FORTY-FIVE years ago today the towns of Warrington and Widnes emptied as over 85,000 watched the two teams battle it out in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.

Although The Wire lost 14-7 to the Chemics on May 10, 1975, these fantastic pictures have been unearthed from the Guardian's archives by Mike Boden and we thought you would like to see if you can spot anybody you recognise – perhaps your parents or grandparents.

Warrington Guardian ran a promotion, with The Wire heading to Wembley as the holders of the cup, asking fans to wave their Guardians at chief photographer Eddie Fuller and those who spotted themselves circled in pictures in the next edition could win a prize.

Firstly, here's the arrival of the teams and presentation of the Wire team to Princess Alexandra:

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You can watch highlights of the match here:

And now here's the crowd pictures:

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Two more photographers on duty that day, Eddie Whitham, left, and Mike Boden