1898–99 Challenge Cup

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1899 Challenge Cup
Duration6 Rounds
Number of teams64
Highest attendance15,763
Winners Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
Runners-up Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet

The 1899 Challenge Cup was the 3rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. [1]

Contents

The final was contested by Oldham and Hunslet at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester. [2]

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1899, where Oldham beat Hunslet 19-9 at Fallowfield Stadium in front of a crowd of 15,763. [3] The cup was presented by Mrs Burnley, wife of the President of the Northern Union. [4]

First round

DateTeam oneScore oneTeam twoScore two
01 MarHalifax17St Helens Recs0
01 MarRochdale Athletic0Whitworth4
18 MarBatley38Rochdale Athletic0
18 MarBowling12Warr. St Mary's0
18 MarBradford8Wakefield Trinity0
18 MarBrighouse Rangers10Stockport0
18 MarBroughton Rangers59Rothwell8
18 MarCastleford8Halifax0
18 MarDewsbury2Tyldesley0
18 MarElland13Workington5
18 MarGoole0Oldham63
18 MarGroves Utd3Wigan28
18 MarHolbeck9Birkenhead3
18 MarHull FC21Featherstone0
18 MarHull Kingston Rovers11Manningham2
18 MarHunslet11Maryport2
18 MarLeeds Parish Church11Idle0
18 MarLeigh14Bramley0
18 MarLiversedge0York4
18 MarMillom24Ulverston2
18 MarMorecambe30Latchford Rangers0
18 MarOutwood Church8Altrincham3
18 MarRadcliffe0Normanton5
18 MarRochdale Hornets28Dalton0
18 MarRochdale Rangers0Leeds20
18 MarRuncorn Recs0Runcorn77
18 MarSt Helens12Whitworth3
18 MarSaddleworth2Huddersfield43
18 MarSalford St Bart's2Werneth4
18 MarSalford63Luddendenfoot3
18 MarSwinton40Fletcher Russell5
18 MarWarrington12Barrow2
18 MarWidnes48Fleetwood3

Second round

DateTeam oneScore oneTeam twoScore two
25 MarBatley29York5
25 MarBradford19Rochdale Hornets5
25 MarBroughton Rangers10Hull Kingston Rovers5
25 MarCastleford10Brighouse Rangers2
25 MarElland10Bowling3
25 MarHuddersfield17Heckmondwike0
25 MarHull FC21Millom0
25 MarLeeds3Wigan0
25 MarLeigh4Runcorn2
25 MarNormanton7Holbeck2
25 MarOldham14Warrington0
25 MarOutwood Church0Leeds Parish Church6
25 MarSt Helens0Morecambe0
25 MarSalford31Werneth0
25 MarSwinton0Hunslet2
25 MarWidnes28Dewsbury0
29 Mar - replayMorecambe5St Helens5
31 Mar - replaySt Helens17Morecambe5

Third round

DateTeam oneScore oneTeam twoScore two
01 AprBradford3Oldham23
01 AprBroughton Rangers6Leeds Parish Church7
01 AprHuddersfield23Normanton2
01 AprHull FC86Elland0
01 AprHunslet16Castleford0
01 AprLeigh16Batley6
01 AprSalford16St Helens0
01 AprWidnes11Leeds8

Quarterfinals

DateTeam oneScore oneTeam twoScore two
08 AprHunslet9Hull FC0
08 AprLeeds Parish Church5Leigh10
08 AprOldham20Widnes0
08 AprSalford8Huddersfield0

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScore oneTeam twoScore two
15 AprHunslet15Salford8
15 AprOldham16Leigh2

Final

29 April 1899
Oldham 19 – 9 Hunslet
Try: Williams (2), S. Lees, Moffatt, J. Lees
Goal: Thomas, S. Lees		 Report
Try: W. Goldthorpe
Goal: A. Goldthorpe (3)
Fallowfield, Manchester
Attendance: 15,763
Referee: T. H. Marshall (Bradford) [4]
1 Richard L. "Dicky" Thomas
2 Samuel Williams
3 Samuel Lees
4 Thomas Fletcher
5 Thomas D. Davies
6 Arthur Lees (c)
7 Joseph Lawton
8 E. W. Telfer
9 William Barnes
10 George Frater
11 Herbert Ellis
12 Emanuel Bonser
13 James Moffatt
14 Joseph Lees
15 Harry Broome
1 Jack Mitchell
2 Billy Hannah
3 Albert Goldthorpe
4 Walter Goldthorpe
5 John Wright
6 Herbert Robinson
7 William Fletcher
8 Tommy Leach
9 Tom Young
10 Harry Wilson
11 Richard Rubrey
12 Owen Walsh
13 Tommy Walsh
14 James Ramage
15 James Harrison

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References

  1. ↑ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN   0-7091-8133-7.
  2. ↑ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN   0-7472-7817-2.
  3. ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. 1 2 Hoole, Les (2015). The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. DB Publishing. p. 13. ISBN   978-1-78091-462-6.
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