1899–1900 Challenge Cup

Last updated
1900 Challenge Cup
Duration6 Rounds
Number of teams62
Highest attendance17,864
Winners Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
Runners-up Redscolours.svg Salford

The 1900 Challenge Cup was the 4th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. [1]

Contents

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 Holbeck and Bramley received byes as their opponents, Whitehaven Town and Rothwell respectively withdrew from the competition before the games were played. [5]

HomeScoreAway
Altrincham24–0Pontefract
Alverthorpe2–8Workington
Barrow2–3Bradford
Birkenhead4–6Werneth
Brighouse Rangers16–5Todmorden
Broughton Rangers22–7Lancaster
Castleford0–0Batley
Dewsbury3–0Wigan
Featherstone2–19Halifax
Goole8–6Heckmondwike
Hebden Bridge0–15Wakefield Trinity
Huddersfield22–0Idle
Hull FC52–0Wath Brow Hornets
Hull Kingston Rovers3–0Millom
Kendal Hornets0–9Maryport
Leeds Parish Church5–0Seaton Rangers
Liversedge8–12Leigh
Manningham3–3Oldham
Morecambe19–0Whitehaven Recreation
Normanton5–0Leeds
Ossett5–0Elland
Outwood Church5–24Widnes
Radcliffe13–0Whitworth
Runcorn42–0Birstall
St Helens0–6Warrington
Salford9–0York
Stockport2–0Hunslet
Swinton53–0Eastmoor
Tyldesley12–0Brookland
Windhill0–11Rochdale 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.

HomeScoreAway
Altrincham3–15Leeds Parish Church
Bradford12–0Ossett
Bramley8–5Hull FC
Brighouse Rangers0–4Wakefield Trinity
Dewsbury0–2Widnes
Halifax5–10Oldham
Holbeck8–17Swinton
Huddersfield13–0Workington
Leigh2–9Salford
Morecambe0–7Broughton Rangers
Normanton0–3Batley
Radcliffe2–0Werneth
Rochdale Hornets13–5Hull Kingston Rovers
Runcorn12–0Maryport
Stockport5–2Tyldesley
Warrington44–0Goole
Source: [7]

Third round

The third round matches were played on Saturday 31 March 1900.

HomeScoreAway
Bradford0–0Runcorn
Bramley3–3Widnes
Broughton Rangers5–3Wakefield Trinity
Leeds Parish Church7–2Batley
Rochdale Hornets3–0Warrington
Salford6–5Huddersfield
Stockport24–3Radcliffe
Swinton14–2Oldham
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.

HomeScoreAway
Leeds Parish Church5–5Runcorn
Salford11–3Rochdale Hornets
Stockport0–3Widnes
Swinton9–0Broughton 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

HomeScoreAwayVenue
Salford11–0Widnes Watersheddings, Oldham
Swinton8–0Leeds Parish Church Fartown, Huddersfield
Source: [14]

Final

Handbill distributed at the final giving the names of the players and officials Salford swinton 1900 cup final.jpg
Handbill distributed at the final giving the names of the players and officials
28 April 1900
Swinton 16 – 8 Salford
Try: Davies, Lewis, Messer, R. Valentine
Goal: J. Valentine (2)		 Report Try: Pearson, T. Williams
Goal: Griffiths
Fallowfield, Manchester
Attendance: 17,864
Referee: F. Renton (Hunslet) [4]
1 Alf Chorley
2Jack Lewis
3Bobby Messer
4 Bob Valentine
5Vernon Hampson
6 Dai Davies
7Joey Morgan
8Evan Vigors
9George Harris
10 Jack Preston
11Dick Jones
12 Jim Valentine
13Charlie Pollitt
14 Jack Evans
15Ben Murphy
1Dan Smith
2Arthur Pearson
3Tom Williams
4E. T. Harter
5Herbert Hadwen
6Ben Griffiths
7Ivor Grey
8Hugh Shore
9Robert Shaw
10 Pat Tunney
11Miles Gledhill
12William Brown
13George Fisher
14Jack Williams
15 Jack Rhapps

Notes

  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 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 Hoole, Les (2015). The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. DB Publishing. p. 15. ISBN   978-1-78091-462-6.
  5. 1 2 "Summary of Results. Northern Union Cup" . Yorkshire Evening Post . No. 2,980. 17 March 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Northern Union Cup. First Round—Replayed Ties" . The Yorkshire Herald . No. 15,221. 21 March 1900. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Summary of Results. Northern Union Cup" . Yorkshire Evening Post . No. 2,986. 24 March 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Summary of Results. Northern Union Cup" . Yorkshire Evening Post . No. 2,992. 31 March 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Sport and Play. Football" . Lancashire Evening Post . No. 4,194. 4 April 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Rugby. Northern Union Cup" . Leicester Daily Post . No. 6,867. 5 April 1900. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Rugby. Northern Union Cup—Fourth Round" . Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser . No. 13,546. 9 April 1900. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Football" . The Citizen . Vol. 25, no. 88. 12 April 1900. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "News Summary" . Leeds Mercury . No. 19,355. 16 April 1900. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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