1901 Challenge Cup6 rounds |
29,563 |
Batley |
Warrington |
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The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] Contested during the 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season, the final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[2]
First Round[edit]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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2 March 1901 | Aspatria | 4 | Altrincham | 3 |
2 March 1901 | Barrow | 11 | Brighouse Rangers | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Birkenhead | 2 | Millom | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Bradford | 7 | Swinton | 2 |
2 March 1901 | Broughton Rangers | 24 | Tyldesley | 3 |
2 March 1901 | Dewsbury | 9 | Featherstone | 5 |
2 March 1901 | Goole | 2 | St Helens | 12 |
2 March 1901 | Hebden Bridge | 6 | Whitworth | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Heckmondwike | 8 | Seaton Rangers | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Huddersfield | 6 | Hull F.C. | 3 |
2 March 1901 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 | Salford | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Hunslet | 8 | Wath Brow Hornets | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Keighley | 13 | Kinsley | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Lancaster | 3 | Maryport | 3 |
2 March 1901 | Leeds Parish Church | 11 | Radcliffe | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Leeds | 0 | Warrington | 19 |
2 March 1901 | Leigh | 38 | Alverthorpe | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Liversedge | 3 | Normanton | 2 |
2 March 1901 | Manningham | 0 | Castleford | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Morecambe | 11 | Pontefract | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Otley | 0 | Oldham | 19 |
2 March 1901 | Outwood Church | 2 | Holbeck | 5 |
2 March 1901 | Rochedale Hornets | 3 | Bramley | 7 |
2 March 1901 | Runcorn | 18 | Wigan | 0 |
2 March 1901 | Stockport | 13 | Shipley | 2 |
2 March 1901 | Todmorden | 2 | Sowerby Bridge | 11 |
2 March 1901 | Wakefield Trinity | 28 | Eastmoor | 6 |
2 March 1901 | Whitehaven Recs | 0 | Widnes | 3 |
2 March 1901 | Windhill | 3 | Ossett | 5 |
2 March 1901 | York City Knights | 10 | Halifax | 2 |
6 March 1901 - replay | Barrow | 0 | Broughton Rangers | 2 |
6 March 1901 - replay | Castleford | 21 | Manningham | 2 |
6 March 1901 - replay | Maryport | 3 | Lancaster | 0 |
Second Round[edit]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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09 Mar | Aspatria | 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 21 |
09 Mar | Batley | 6 | Huddersfield | 2 |
09 Mar | Bramley | 7 | Oldham | 10 |
09 Mar | Castleford | 3 | Workington | 2 |
09 Mar | Dewsbury | 8 | Morecambe | 0 |
09 Mar | Hebden Bridge | 3 | Broughton Rangers | 33 |
09 Mar | Holbeck | 3 | Bradford | 6 |
09 Mar | Keighley | 5 | York City Knights | 5 |
09 Mar | Liversedge | 0 | Leeds Parish Church | 5 |
09 Mar | Maryport | 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11 |
09 Mar | Ossett | 5 | Birkenhead | 5 |
09 Mar | Runcorn | 16 | Leigh | 4 |
09 Mar | St Helens | 0 | Stockport | 0 |
09 Mar | Sowerby Bridge | 3 | Brighouse Rangers | 6 |
09 Mar | Warrington | 19 | Heckmondwike | 2 |
09 Mar | Widnes | 8 | Hunslet | 0 |
13 Mar - replay | Birkenhead | 20 | Ossett | 2 |
13 Mar - replay | Stockport | 5 | St Helens | 11 |
13 Mar - replay | York City Knights | 12 | Keighley | 0 |
Third Round[edit]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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23 Mar | Birkenhead | 2 | Widnes | 10 |
23 Mar | Brighouse Rangers | 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 |
23 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 4 | Oldham | 11 |
23 Mar | Dewsbury | 3 | Castleford | 5 |
23 Mar | Runcorn | 21 | York City Knights | 0 |
23 Mar | St Helens | 5 | Batley | 7 |
23 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | Bradford | 5 |
23 Mar | Warrington | 11 | Leeds Parish Church | 0 |
Quarter Finals[edit]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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30 Mar | Batley | 5 | Runcorn | 2 |
30 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 | Castleford | 5 |
30 Mar | Warrington | 10 | Bradford | 8 |
30 Mar | Widnes | 0 | Oldham | 8 |
03 Apr - replay | Castleford | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 |
Semi Finals[edit]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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13 Apr | Batley | 9 | Oldham | 2 |
13 Apr | Warrington | 21 | Castleford | 5 |
Final[edit]
The final was played on Saturday 27 April 1901, where Batley beat Warrington 16-8 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 29,563.[3]
Batley | 6–0 | Warrington |
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Try: Davies, Auty | Report | |
Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 29,563 Referee: J. Kidd (Millom)[4] |
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1 | Arthur Garner | 2 | Wattie Davies | 3 | Dai Fitzgerald | 4 | John B. Goodall | 5 | Wilf Auty | 6 | Joseph "Joe" Oakland (c) | 7 | James "Jim" Midgley | 8 | Fred Fisher | 9 | Patrick "Pat" "Paddy" Judge | 10 | Jack Rogers | 11 | Charles "Charlie" Stubley | 12 | Robert "Bob" Spurr | 13 | George Henry Main (often misspelled Maine) | 14 | Fred 'Ted' Fozzard | 15 | Frank Hollingworth |
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1 | Jack Hallam | 2 | Jack Fish | 3 | Danny Isherwood | 4 | George Dickenson | 5 | Elliott Harris | 6 | Robert Bate | 7 | Jack Duckworth | 8 | Alf Boardman | 9 | Tom Fell | 10 | Jim Edmondson | 11 | J. Scholtze | 12 | John Eden | 13 | J. Cunningham | 14 | David Morrison | 15 | Jack Swift |
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References[edit]
- ^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
- ^ 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 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2015). The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. DB Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-78091-462-6.
External links[edit]
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1900/01 results at Rugby League Project
- Warrington Wolves Heritage Numbers 1-300 at Warrington Guardian
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- 1 Arthur Garner
- 2 Wattie Davies
- 3 Dai Fitzgerald
- 4 John B. Goodall
- 5 Wilf Auty
- 6 Joseph "Joe" Oakland (c)
- 7 James "Jim" Midgley
- 8 Fred Fisher
- 9 Patrick "Pat" "Paddy" Judge
- 10 Jack Rogers
- 11 Charles "Charlie" Stubley
- 12 Robert "Bob" Spurr
- 13 George Henry Main (often misspelled Maine)
- 14 Fred 'Ted' Fozzard
- 15 Frank Hollingworth
- Coach: Joseph "Joe" Wilson (Trainer), Mark Shackleton (Trainer), and William Cairns (Assistant Trainer)
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Reserves to travel… Isaac "Ike" Carroll, Richard Lloyd, Joseph "Joe" Wolstenholme
see also… 1900–01 season
№14 and №15 were Forwards, as the role of Interchange/Substitute was not introduced until 1964 |
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- 1 Jack Hallam
- 2 Jack Fish
- 3 Danny Isherwood
- 4 George Dickenson
- 5 Elliott Harris
- 6 Robert Bate
- 7 Jack Duckworth
- 8 Alfred Boardman
- 9 Tom Fell
- 10 Jim Edmondson
- 11 J. Scholtze
- 12 John Eden
- 13 J. Cunningham
- 14 David Morrison
- 15 Jack Swift
- Coach: … unknown ((c) unknown)
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№14 and №15 were forwards, as the role of interchange/substitute was not introduced until 1964 see also… 1900–01 season |
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