1908 Challenge Cup
Duration | 5 rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
Highest attendance | 18,000 |
Winners | Hunslet |
Runners-up | Hull F.C. |
The 1908 Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] Run by the Northern Rugby Football Union, 32 teams took part between 29 February and 25 April 1908. Hunslet won the competition after defeating Hull F.C. in the final.
Calendar[]
The 32 team knockout tournament was held over five rounds.[2]
Round | Date |
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Round One | Saturday, 29 February 1908 |
Round One replay | Wednesday, 4 March 1908 |
Round Two | Saturday, 14 March 1908 |
Round Three | Saturday, 28 March 1908 |
Semi-Finals | Saturday, 11 April 1908 |
Final | Saturday, 25 April 1908 |
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Barrow | 28 | Millom | 5 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Batley | 32 | Barrow St.George's | 5 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Beverley | 3 | Merthyr | 15 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Dewsbury | 2 | Oldham | 13 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Half-Acre | 2 | York | 7 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Huddersfield | 3 | Broughton Rangers | 8 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Hull FC | 9 | Swinton | 5 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Leeds | 5 | Hunslet | 14 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Leigh | 18 | Bradford Northern | 3 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Runcorn | 12 | Keighley | 5 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Salford | 15 | Widnes | 2 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Warrington | 11 | Halifax | 7 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Whitehaven Recs | 13 | St Helens | 8 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Wigan Highfield | 3 | Bramley | 3 |
Saturday, 29 February 1908 | Wigan | 20 | Rochdale Hornets | 3 |
Wednesday, 4 March 1908 | Bramley | 8 | Wigan Highfield | 6 |
Second Round[]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Barrow | 41 | Bramley | 3 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Batley | 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 8 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Broughton Rangers | 18 | Wigan | 6 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Hull FC | 15 | Salford | 9 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Hunslet | 15 | Oldham | 8 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Leigh | 16 | York | 11 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Merthyr | 33 | Whitehaven Recs | 5 |
Saturday, 14 March 1908 | Runcorn | 2 | Warrington | 6 |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
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Saturday, 28 March 1908 | Barrow | 0 | Hunslet | 8 |
Saturday, 28 March 1908 | Broughton Rangers | 7 | Warrington | 2 |
Saturday, 28 March 1908 | Hull FC | 19 | Wakefield Trinity | 0 |
Saturday, 28 March 1908 | Leigh | 8 | Merthyr | 2 |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 April 1908 | Broughton Rangers | 2 | Hunslet | 16 |
11 April 1908 | Hull FC | 7 | Leigh | 0 |
Final[]
The final was contested by Hunslet and Hull F.C. at Fartown in Huddersfield.[3]
The final was played on Saturday 25 April 1908, where Hunslet beat Hull F.C. 14-0 at Fartown in front of a crowd of 18,000.[4]
Hull's 14-0 in the final to win their first Cup in their first final.[5][6]
Teams:
Hunslet: Herbert Place, Fred Farrar, , , Billy Batten, Albert Goldthorpe, Fred Smith, Harry Wilson, Bill Brookes, Bill Jukes, , John Higson, Tom Walsh
Hull: Harry Taylor, L. Parry, G. T. Cottrell, F. J. Cook, (E. or Ned) Rogers, Harry Wallace, , Tom Herridge, J. Owen, W. J. Carroll, G. Kilburn, H. Fulton, William Holder
References[]
- ^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Challenge Cup 1907/08 - Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 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 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "A complete history of Hull's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links[]
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup
- 1908 in English rugby league