1899–1900 Challenge Cup
Duration | 6 Rounds |
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Number of teams | 62 |
Highest attendance | 17,864 |
Winners | Swinton |
Runners-up | Salford |
The 1900 Challenge Cup was the 4th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
The final was contested by Swinton and Salford at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester[2] on Saturday 28 April 1900. Swinton won 16–8 in front of a crowd of 17,864.[3] The cup was presented by Mrs Smith, wife of the President of the Northern Union.[4]
First round
The 30 ties of the first round were all played on Saturday 17 March 1900. 64 teams had been in the draw but
Home | Score | Away |
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Altrincham | 24–0 | Pontefract |
Alverthorpe | 2–8 | Workington |
Barrow | 2–3 | Bradford |
Birkenhead | 4–6 | Werneth |
Brighouse Rangers | 16–5 | Todmorden |
Broughton Rangers | 22–7 | Lancaster |
Castleford | 0–0 | Batley |
Dewsbury | 3–0 | Wigan |
Featherstone | 2–19 | Halifax |
Goole | 8–6 | Heckmondwike |
Hebden Bridge | 0–15 | Wakefield Trinity |
Huddersfield | 22–0 | Idle |
Hull FC | 52–0 | Wath Brow Hornets |
Hull Kingston Rovers | 3–0 | Millom |
Kendal Hornets | 0–9 | Maryport |
Leeds Parish Church | 5–0 | Seaton Rangers |
Liversedge | 8–12 | Leigh |
Manningham | 3–3 | Oldham |
Morecambe | 19–0 | Whitehaven Recreation |
Normanton | 5–0 | Leeds |
Ossett | 5–0 | Elland |
Outwood Church | 5–24 | Widnes |
Radcliffe | 13–0 | Whitworth |
Runcorn | 42–0 | Birstall |
St Helens | 0–6 | Warrington |
Salford | 9–0 | York |
Stockport | 2–0 | Hunslet |
Swinton | 53–0 | Eastmoor |
Tyldesley | 12–0 | Brookland |
Windhill | 0–11 | Rochdale Hornets |
Source:[5] |
The two drawn matches were replayed on Tuesday 20 March; Batley beat Castleford 5–0 and Oldham beat Manningham 18–3.[6]
Second round
The second-round games were played on Saturday 24 March 1900.
Home | Score | Away |
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Altrincham | 3–15 | Leeds Parish Church |
Bradford | 12–0 | Ossett |
Bramley | 8–5 | Hull FC |
Brighouse Rangers | 0–4 | Wakefield Trinity |
Dewsbury | 0–2 | Widnes |
Halifax | 5–10 | Oldham |
Holbeck | 8–17 | Swinton |
Huddersfield | 13–0 | Workington |
Leigh | 2–9 | Salford |
Morecambe | 0–7 | Broughton Rangers |
Normanton | 0–3 | Batley |
Radcliffe | 2–0 | Werneth |
Rochdale Hornets | 13–5 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Runcorn | 12–0 | Maryport |
Stockport | 5–2 | Tyldesley |
Warrington | 44–0 | Goole |
Source:[7] |
Third round
The third round matches were played on Saturday 31 March 1900.
Home | Score | Away |
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Bradford | 0–0 | Runcorn |
Bramley | 3–3 | Widnes |
Broughton Rangers | 5–3 | Wakefield Trinity |
Leeds Parish Church | 7–2 | Batley |
Rochdale Hornets | 3–0 | Warrington |
Salford | 6–5 | Huddersfield |
Stockport | 24–3 | Radcliffe |
Swinton | 14–2 | Oldham |
Source:[8] |
The Widnes v Bramley tie was replayed on Tuesday 3 April with Widnes winning 8–0.[9] Runcorn and Bradford replayed their game the following evening and drew again, this time 3–3.[10] With the quarter-finals to be played on the following Saturday, the two clubs had to play a second replay on the following, Thursday, evening. In this third meeting Runcorn came out on top 6–2 in a match played on neutral ground at Broughton Rovers.[11]
Quarter-finals
Saturday 7 April 1900 saw the four quarter final games played.
Home | Score | Away |
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Leeds Parish Church | 5–5 | Runcorn |
Salford | 11–3 | Rochdale Hornets |
Stockport | 0–3 | Widnes |
Swinton | 9–0 | Broughton Rangers |
Source:[12] |
Leeds parish Church and Runcorn replayed the match on 11 April and Leeds Parish Church won 8–6.[13]
Semifinals
The semi finals were played on 14 April 1900
Home | Score | Away | Venue |
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Salford | 11–0 | Widnes | Watersheddings, Oldham |
Swinton | 8–0 | Leeds Parish Church | Fartown, Huddersfield |
Source:[14] |
Final
28 April 1900
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Swinton | 16 – 8 | Salford |
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Try: Davies, Lewis, Messer, R. Valentine Goal: J. Valentine (2) |
Report |
Try: Pearson, T. Williams Goal: Griffiths |
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Notes
- ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
- ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-78091-462-6.
- ^ a b "Summary of Results. Northern Union Cup". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 2,980. 17 March 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Union Cup. First Round—Replayed Ties". The Yorkshire Herald. No. 15,221. 21 March 1900. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Summary of Results. Northern Union Cup". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 2,986. 24 March 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Summary of Results. Northern Union Cup". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 2,992. 31 March 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sport and Play. Football". Lancashire Evening Post. No. 4,194. 4 April 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby. Northern Union Cup". Leicester Daily Post. No. 6,867. 5 April 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Football. Northern Rugby Union Cup—Third Round". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. No. 13,544. 6 April 1900. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby. Northern Union Cup—Fourth Round". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. No. 13,546. 9 April 1900. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Football". The Citizen. Vol. 25, no. 88. 12 April 1900. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "News Summary". Leeds Mercury. No. 19,355. 16 April 1900. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
References
- Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.
External links
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1899/1900 results at Rugby League Project
- The Heritage Numbers - Part 2 at Swinton Lions official website