1905 Challenge Cup

1904–05 Challenge Cup
Duration 6 rounds
Highest attendance 19,638
Winners Warrington
Runners-up Hull Kingston Rovers

The 1904–05 Challenge Cup was the 9th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

The final was contested by Warrington and Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley in Leeds.[2]

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1905, where Warrington beat Hull KR 6–0 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 19,638.[3]

Warrington won the Cup at their third attempt in a final.[4]

Qualifier

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
18 FebBarrow St.George's2Morecambe8
18 FebBarrow11Millom0
18 FebBeverley2York9
18 FebBramley0Keighley3
18 FebBrighouse Rangers6Normanton8
18 FebBrookland5Maryport10
18 FebCastleford24Lancaster7
18 FebHuddersfield20Vic Rangers3
18 FebOssett5Sharlston Rovers0
18 FebPontefract2Dewsbury22
18 FebRochdale Hornets2Chadderton0
18 FebRochdale Rangers10Egerton9
18 FebSeaton Rangers3Parton5
25 FebBrookland2Maryport0

First Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
04 MarBatley13Barrow5
04 MarBradford42Castleford5
04 MarBrookland5Hull Kingston Rovers73
04 MarBroughton Rangers8Runcorn0
04 MarHalifax2Dewsbury0
04 MarHuddersfield5York0
04 MarHull FC52Leigh Shamrocks0
04 MarHunslet22Parton3
04 MarKeighley8Salford0
04 MarLeeds20Ossett0
04 MarLeigh3Wigan0
04 MarOldham16Normanton3
04 MarSt Helens9Rochdale Rangers2
04 MarSwinton8Rochdale Hornets3
04 MarWarrington30Morecambe0
04 MarWidnes3Wakefield Trinity5
22 MarWigan5Leigh0

Second Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
18 MarBatley10Oldham14
18 MarBroughton Rangers18St Helens0
18 MarHuddersfield3Wakefield Trinity3
18 MarHull FC5Hunslet7
18 MarHull Kingston Rovers3Leeds0
18 MarSwinton0Bradford6
18 MarWarrington3Keighley3
21 MarKeighley0Warrington7
22 MarWakefield Trinity7Huddersfield0
25 MarWigan5Halifax2

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
01 AprBroughton Rangers16Wakefield Trinity10
01 AprHull Kingston Rovers8Hunslet2
01 AprOldham0Bradford0
01 AprWarrington13Wigan0
05 AprBradford8Oldham5

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
15 AprHull Kingston Rovers10Broughton Rangers6
15 AprWarrington7Bradford2

Final

29 April 1905
Warrington 6 – 0 Hull Kingston Rovers
Report
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 19,638

References

  1. ↑ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. p. 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. ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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