1904–05 Challenge Cup
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- 1905–06 →
The 1904–05 Challenge Cup was the 9th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
Warrington, the previous year's beaten finalists, won the Cup at their third attempt.[2]
Qualifier
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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18 Feb | Barrow St.George's | 2 | Morecambe | 8 |
18 Feb | Barrow | 11 | Millom | 0 |
18 Feb | Beverley | 2 | York | 9 |
18 Feb | Bramley | 0 | Keighley | 3 |
18 Feb | Brighouse Rangers | 6 | Normanton | 8 |
18 Feb | Brookland | 5 | Maryport | 10 |
18 Feb | Castleford | 24 | Lancaster | 7 |
18 Feb | Huddersfield | 20 | Vic Rangers | 3 |
18 Feb | Ossett | 5 | Sharlston Rovers | 0 |
18 Feb | Pontefract | 2 | Dewsbury | 22 |
18 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | Chadderton | 0 |
18 Feb | Rochdale Rangers | 10 | Egerton | 9 |
18 Feb | Seaton Rangers | 3 | Parton | 5 |
25 Feb | Brookland | 2 | Maryport | 0 |
First round
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
04 Mar | Batley | 13 | Barrow | 5 |
04 Mar | Bradford | 42 | Castleford | 5 |
04 Mar | Brookland | 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 73 |
04 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 8 | Runcorn | 0 |
04 Mar | Halifax | 2 | Dewsbury | 0 |
04 Mar | Huddersfield | 5 | York | 0 |
04 Mar | Hull FC | 52 | Leigh Shamrocks | 0 |
04 Mar | Hunslet | 22 | Parton | 3 |
04 Mar | Keighley | 8 | Salford | 0 |
04 Mar | Leeds | 20 | Ossett | 0 |
04 Mar | Leigh | 3 | Wigan | 0 |
04 Mar | Oldham | 16 | Normanton | 3 |
04 Mar | St Helens | 9 | Rochdale Rangers | 2 |
04 Mar | Swinton | 8 | Rochdale Hornets | 3 |
04 Mar | Warrington | 30 | Morecambe | 0 |
04 Mar | Widnes | 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 5 |
22 Mar | Wigan | 5 | Leigh | 0 |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 Mar | Batley | 10 | Oldham | 14 |
18 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 18 | St Helens | 0 |
18 Mar | Huddersfield | 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 3 |
18 Mar | Hull FC | 5 | Hunslet | 7 |
18 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | Leeds | 0 |
18 Mar | Swinton | 0 | Bradford | 6 |
18 Mar | Warrington | 3 | Keighley | 3 |
21 Mar | Keighley | 0 | Warrington | 7 |
22 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 7 | Huddersfield | 0 |
25 Mar | Wigan | 5 | Halifax | 2 |
Quarterfinals
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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01 Apr | Broughton Rangers | 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 10 |
01 Apr | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | Hunslet | 2 |
01 Apr | Oldham | 0 | Bradford | 0 |
01 Apr | Warrington | 13 | Wigan | 0 |
05 Apr | Bradford | 8 | Oldham | 5 |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
15 Apr | Hull Kingston Rovers | 10 | Broughton Rangers | 6 |
15 Apr | Warrington | 7 | Bradford | 2 |
Final
The final was contested by Warrington and Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley in Leeds[3] on Saturday 29 April 1905, in front of a crowd of 19,638.[4] Warrington beat Hull KR 6–0.
29 April 1905 |
Warrington | 6 – 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
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Report |
Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 19,638 |
References
- ^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1904/05 results at Rugby League Project
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Warrington squad – 1904–05 Challenge Cup Final winners
- 1 Jack Hallam (c)
- 2 Jack Fish
- 3 Danny Isherwood
- 4 George Dickenson
- 5 Tommy Kenyon
- 6 Dai Davies
- 7 Ernest Brooks
- 8 Alfred Boardman
- 9 George Thomas
- 10 Frank Shugars
- 11 G. Jolley
- 12 James Belton (W. Belton?)
- 13 Arthur "Crack" Naylor
- 14 Walter Swift
- 15 Bill Harmer (J. Harmer?)
- Coach: … unknown
№14 and №15 were forwards, as the role of interchange/substitute was not introduced until 1964
see also… 1904–05 season
see also… 1904–05 season