1899–1900 Challenge Cup
| Duration | 6 Rounds |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 62 |
| Highest attendance | 17,864 |
| Winners | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton |
| Runners-up | File:Redscolours.svg 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
[edit | edit source]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]
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]The second-round games were played on Saturday 24 March 1900.
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]The third round matches were played on Saturday 31 March 1900.
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]Saturday 7 April 1900 saw the four quarter final games played.
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]The semi finals were played on 14 April 1900
| Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salford | 11–0 | Widnes | Watersheddings, Oldham |
| Swinton | 8–0 | Leeds Parish Church | Fartown, Huddersfield |
| Source:[14] | |||
Final
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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) |
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Try: Pearson, T. Williams Goal: Griffiths |
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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