1908 Challenge Cup

1908 Challenge Cup
Duration 5 rounds
Number of teams 32
Highest attendance 18,000
Winners Hunslet
Runners-up Hull

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 in the final.

Calendar

The 32 team knockout tournament was held over five rounds.[2]

RoundDate
Round OneSaturday, 29 February 1908
Round One replayWednesday, 4 March 1908
Round TwoSaturday, 14 March 1908
Round ThreeSaturday, 28 March 1908
Semi-FinalsSaturday, 11 April 1908
FinalSaturday, 25 April 1908

First Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
Saturday, 29 February 1908Barrow28Millom5
Saturday, 29 February 1908Batley32Barrow St.George's5
Saturday, 29 February 1908Beverley3Merthyr15
Saturday, 29 February 1908Dewsbury2Oldham13
Saturday, 29 February 1908Half-Acre2York7
Saturday, 29 February 1908Huddersfield3Broughton Rangers8
Saturday, 29 February 1908Hull FC9Swinton5
Saturday, 29 February 1908Leeds5Hunslet14
Saturday, 29 February 1908Leigh18Bradford Northern3
Saturday, 29 February 1908Runcorn12Keighley5
Saturday, 29 February 1908Salford15Widnes2
Saturday, 29 February 1908Wakefield Trinity19Hull Kingston Rovers3
Saturday, 29 February 1908Warrington11Halifax7
Saturday, 29 February 1908Whitehaven Recs13St Helens8
Saturday, 29 February 1908Wigan Highfield3Bramley3
Saturday, 29 February 1908Wigan20Rochdale Hornets3
Wednesday, 4 March 1908Bramley8Wigan Highfield6

Second Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
Saturday, 14 March 1908Barrow41Bramley3
Saturday, 14 March 1908Batley4Wakefield Trinity8
Saturday, 14 March 1908Broughton Rangers18Wigan6
Saturday, 14 March 1908Hull FC15Salford9
Saturday, 14 March 1908Hunslet15Oldham8
Saturday, 14 March 1908Leigh16York11
Saturday, 14 March 1908Merthyr33Whitehaven Recs5
Saturday, 14 March 1908Runcorn2Warrington6

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
Saturday, 28 March 1908Barrow0Hunslet8
Saturday, 28 March 1908Broughton Rangers7Warrington2
Saturday, 28 March 1908Hull FC19Wakefield Trinity0
Saturday, 28 March 1908Leigh8Merthyr2

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
11 April 1908Broughton Rangers2Hunslet16
11 April 1908Hull FC7Leigh0

Final

The final was contested by Hunslet and Hull at Fartown in Huddersfield.[3]

The final was played on Saturday 25 April 1908, where Hunslet beat Hull 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]

25 April 1908
Hunslet 14 – 0 Hull
Try: Smith, Farrar
Goal: Eagers, A. Goldthorpe (3)		 Report
Fartown, Huddersfield
Attendance: 18,000

Teams:

Hunslet: Herbert Place, Fred Farrar, Billy Eagers, Walter Goldthorpe, Billy Batten, Albert Goldthorpe, Fred Smith, Harry Wilson, Bill Brookes, Bill Jukes, John "Jack" Randall, John Higson, Tom Walsh

Hull: Harry Taylor, L. Parry, G. T. Cottrell, F. J. Cook, (E. or Ned) Rogers, Harry Wallace, Billie Anderson, Tom Herridge, J. Owen, W. J. Carroll, G. Kilburn, H. Fulton, William Holder

References

  1. ↑ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
  2. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Challenge Cup 1907/08 - Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  4. ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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