KEIGHLEY remembered one of the most famous moments in their history last weekend as the daughter of Dai Davies, who captained the club to their only Challenge Cup final appearance 80 years ago, returned to Lawkholme Lane.

Jean Pownall was presented with a special jersey in honour of her father, who skippered Keighley at Wembley in 1937, at Cougars' match against South Wales Ironmen.

It was a nostalgic occasion for Jean, who had last visited Lawkholme Lane with Dai in the 1970s. She still remembers the team training on Ilkley Moor before the final, which saw Keighley lose to Widnes 18-5.

Club volunteer David Kirkley said: "Jean thoroughly enjoyed her day at Keighley. She was hosted by Cougars volunteer Richard Lee, who also presented her with memorabilia of her dad's Keighley career."

Dai, who played 35 games for Keighley in the 1936-37 season in which he scored 12 tries and one goal, had featured in three previous Challenge Cup finals – two with Warrington, in 1928 and 1933, and one with Huddersfield in 1935.

He was born near Ammanford in South Wales in 1902 and originally came north to join Broughton Rangers in 1926, moving to Warrington in 1927. He was part of their Lancashire Cup success in 1929, earned four caps for Wales Rugby League and played six times for Glamorgan.

Dai’s elder brother Jack Davies also played for Keighley from 1926 to 1928 before moving on to Dewsbury, for whom he played for in the first ever Wembley Challenge Cup final in 1929, scoring the first rugby league drop goal at the national stadium.