Widnes| 15 | | Craven Park | | > | | Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Batley | 4 | Wigan | 13 | | Mount Pleasant | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Blackpool B. | 7 | Huddersfield | 8 | | Borough Park | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Leeds | 49 | Oldham | 2 | | Headingley | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Swinton | 13 | Huyton | 2 | | Station Road | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Thames Board Mills | 5 | Hunslet | 49 | | Parkside | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Warrington | 13 | Rochdale H. | 7 | | Wilderspool | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Whitehaven | 0 | Castleford | 15 | | Recreation Gnd | | > |
| Sat | 23 Jan 1971 | Workington | 6 | St Helens | 8 | | Derwent Park | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | BOCM | 3 | Dewsbury | 25 | | Crown Flatt | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | Bramley | 6 | Doncaster | 5 | | McLaren | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | Halifax | 13 | Featherstone R. | 18 | | Thrum | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | Keighley | 9 | Hull KR | 9 | | Lawkholme Lane | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | Leigh | 9 | Bradford N. | 2 | | Hilton Park | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | Salford | 6 | Wakefield T. | 6 | | The Willows | | > |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1971 | York | 0 | Hull | 2 | | Wigginton Rd | | > |
| Wed | 27 Jan 1971 | Hull KR | 11 | Keighley | 18 | | Craven Park | | > |
| Wed | 27 Jan 1971 | Wakefield T. | 8 | Salford | 15 | | Belle Vue | | > |
| Challenge Cup - Round 2
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| Fri | 19 Feb 1971 | Castleford | 9 | Keighley | 6 | | Wheldon Road | | > |
| Sat | 20 Feb 1971 | Leeds | 4 | St Helens | 0 | | Headingley | | > |
| Sun | 21 Feb 1971 | Dewsbury | 13 | Bramley | 17 | | Crown Flatt | | > |
| Sun | 21 Feb 1971 | Featherstone R. | 7 | Hull | 7 | | Post Office Road | | > |
| Sun | 21 Feb 1971 | Hunslet | 0 | Huddersfield | 16 | | Parkside | | > |
| Sun | 21 Feb 1971 | Salford | 20 | Warrington | 9 | | The Willows | | > |
| Sun | 21 Feb 1971 | Swinton | 8 | Wigan | 2 | | Station Road | | > |
| Sun | 21 Feb 1971 | Widnes | 11 | Leigh | 14 | | Naughton | | > |
| Wed | 24 Feb 1971 | Hull | 12 | Featherstone R. | 8 | | Boulevard | | > |
| Challenge Cup - Round 3
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| Sat | 06 Mar 1971 | Bramley | 0 | Leeds | 14 | | McLaren | | > |
| Sat | 06 Mar 1971 | Castleford | 9 | Salford | 8 | | Wheldon Road | | > |
| Sun | 07 Mar 1971 | Huddersfield | 11 | Swinton | 8 | | Fartown | | > |
| Sun | 07 Mar 1971 | Leigh | 8 | Hull | 4 | | Hilton Park | | > |
| Challenge Cup - Semi Final
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| Sat | 27 Mar 1971 | Leeds | 19 | Castleford | 8 | | Odsal | 24,464 | > |
| Sat | 03 Apr 1971 | Leigh | 10 | Huddersfield | 4 | | Central Park | 14,875 | > |
| Challenge Cup - Final
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| Sat | 15 May 1971 | Leigh | 24 | Leeds | 7 | | Wembley | 85,514 | > |