THE CHALLENGE CUP
Lance Todd Trophy
The Lance Todd Trophy
The Lance Todd Trophy is presented to the Man of the Match at the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final. The winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writer's Association present at the game. The winner is presented with the trophy at a celebratory dinner at The Willows, home of the Salford City Reds.
The trophy belongs to the Red Devils Association, the official body representing ex-Salford players, and it has been awarded to the Man of the Match at Challenge Cup Finals since 1946. The trophy was introduced in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand born player and administrator who was killed in a road accident during the Second World War.
In 2006, St Helens' scrum half Sean Long became the first player in the history of Rugby League to be awarded the Lance Todd Trophy on three separate occasions. His Man of the Match performance against Huddersfield at Twickenham followed similar feats against Bradford (2001) and Wigan (2004).
Winners
| 2010 | Lee Briers | Warrington Wolves (v Leeds Rhinos) | Stand-Off |
| 2009 | Michael Monaghan | Warrington Wolves(v Huddersfield Giants) |
Hooker |
| 2008 | Paul Wellens | St Helens (v Hull FC) |
Full Back |
| 2007 | Leon Pryce | St Helens (v Catalans Dragons) |
Stand-off |
| 2007 | Paul Wellens | St Helens (v Catalans Dragons) | Full back |
| 2006 | Sean Long | St Helens (v Huddersfield Giants) | Scrum half |
| 2005 | Kevin Sinfield | Leeds Rhinos (v Hull FC) | Loose forward |
| 2004 | Sean Long | St Helens (v Wigan Warriors) | Scrum half |
| 2003 | Gary Connolly | Leeds Rhinos (v Bradford Bulls) | Full back |
| 2002 | Kris Radlinski | Wigan Warriors (v St. Helens) | Full back |
| 2001 | Sean Long | St. Helens (v Bradford bulls) | Scrum half |
| 2000 | Henry Paul | Bradford Bulls (v Leeds Rhinos) | Stand off |
| 1999 | Leroy Rivett | Leeds Rhinos (v London Broncos) | Winger |
| 1998 | Mark Aston | Sheffield Eagles (v Wigan) | Scrum half |
| 1997 | Tommy Martyn | St. Helens (v Bradford Bulls) | Stand off |
| 1996 | Robbie Paul | Bradford Bulls (v St. Helens) | Scrum half |
| 1995 | Jason Robinson | Wigan (v Leeds) | Winger |
| 1994 | Martin Offiah | Wigan (v Leeds) | Winger |
| 1993 | Dean Bell | Wigan (v Widnes) | Loose forward |
| 1992 | Martin Offiah | Wigan (v Castleford) | Winger |
| 1991 | Denis Betts | Wigan (v St. Helens) | Second row |
| 1990 | Andy Gregory | Wigan (v Warrington) | Scrum half |
| 1989 | Ellery Hanley | Wigan (v St. Helens) | Loose forward |
| 1988 | Andy Gregory | Wigan (v Halifax) | Scrum half |
| 1987 | Graham Eadie | Halifax (v St. Helens) | Full back |
| 1986 | Bob Beardmore | Castleford (v Hull Kingston Rovers) | Scrum half |
| 1985 | Brett Kenny | Wigan (v Hull) | Stand off |
| 1984 | Joe Lydon | Widnes (v Wigan) | Centre |
| 1983 | David Hobbs | Featherstone Rovers (v Hull) | Second row |
| 1982 | Eddie Cunningham | Widnes (v. Hull) | Centre |
| 1981 | Mick Burke | Widnes (v Hull Kingston Rovers) | Full back |
| 1980 | Brian Lockwood | Hull Kingston Rovers (v Hull) | Prop |
| 1979 | David Topliss | Wakefield Trinity* (v Widnes) | Stand off |
| 1978 | George Nicholls | St. Helens (v Leeds) | Second row |
| 1977 | Steve Pitchford | Leeds (v Widnes) | Prop |
| 1976 | Geoff Pimblett | St. Helens (v Widnes) | Full back |
| 1975 | Ray Dutton | Widnes (v Warrington) | Full back |
| 1974 | Derek Whitehead | Warrington (v Featherstone Rovers) | Full back |
| 1973 | Steve Nash | Featherstone Rovers (v Bradford Northern) | Scrum half |
| 1972 | Kel Coslett | St. Helens (v Leeds) | Loose forward |
| 1971 | Alex Murphy | Leigh (v Leeds) | Scrum half |
| 1970 | Bill Kirkbride | Castleford (v Wigan) | Second row |
| 1969 | Malcolm Reilly | Castleford (v Salford) | Loose forward |
| 1968 | Don Fox | Wakefield Trinity (v Leeds) | Prop |
| 1967 | Carl Dooler | Featherstone Rovers (v Barrow) | Scrum half |
| 1966 | Len Killeen | St. Helens (v Wigan) | Winger |
| Brian Gabbitas | Hunslet | Stand off | |
| 1965 | Ray Ashby | Wigan | Full back |
| 1964 | Frank Collier | Widnes (v Hull Kingston Rovers) | Prop |
| 1963 | Harold Poynton | Wakefield Trinity (v Wigan) | Stand off |
| 1962 | Neil Fox | Wakefield Trinity (v Huddersfield) | Centre |
| 1961 | Dick Huddart | St. Helens (v Wigan) | Second row |
| 1960 | Tommy Harris | Hull (v Wakefield Trinity) | Hooker |
| 1959 | Brian McTigue | Wigan (v Hull) | Second row |
| 1958 | Rees Thomas | Wigan (v Workington Town) | Scrum half |
| 1957 | Jeff Stevenson | Leeds (v Barrow) | Scrum half |
| 1956 | Alan Prescott | St. Helens (v Halifax) | Prop |
| 1955 | Jack Grundy | Barrow (v Workington Town) | Second row |
| 1954 | Gerry Helme | Warrington (v Halifax) | Scrum half |
| 1953 | Peter Ramsden | Huddersfield (v St. Helens) | Stand off |
| 1952 | Billy Ivison | Workington Town (v Featherstone Rovers) | Loose forward |
| 1951 | Cec Mountford | Wigan (v Barrow) | Stand off |
| 1950 | Gerry Helme | Warrington (v Widnes) | Scrum half |
| 1949 | Ernest Ward | Bradford Northern (v Halifax) | Centre |
| 1948 | Frank Whitcombe | Bradford Northern (v Wigan) | Prop |
| 1947 | Willie Davies | Bradford Northern (v Leeds) | Stand off |
| 1946 | Billy Stott | Wakefield Trinity(v Wigan) | Centre |
| Year | Winner | Team | Position |
The Carnegie Challenge Cup
