1920–21 Challenge Cup

The 1920–21 Challenge Cup was the 21st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1920–21 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Leigh
Runners-up Halifax

First Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
26 FebAskam2Bradford Northern7
26 FebDewsbury12Hull Kingston Rovers0
26 FebFeatherstone Rovers41Pendlebury0
26 FebHalifax5Batley0
26 FebHull FC5Warrington5
26 FebHunslet7Leeds8
26 FebKeighley5Rochdale Hornets10
26 FebLeigh0York0
26 FebOldham41Elland Wanderers5
26 FebSt Helens Recs9Wigan6
26 FebSt Helens0Bramley7
26 FebSalford4Barrow0
26 FebSwinton25Hull BOCM5
26 FebWakefield Trinity4Huddersfield8
26 FebWidnes41Dearham5
26 FebWigan Highfield10Broughton Rangers15
02 MarWarrington16Hull FC5
02 MarYork0Leigh3

Second Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
12 MarBradford Northern7Swinton3
12 MarBramley4Halifax13
12 MarBroughton Rangers3Rochdale Hornets5
12 MarFeatherstone Rovers0Dewsbury22
12 MarHuddersfield8Oldham3
12 MarLeigh10Warrington10
12 MarSt Helens Recs0Widnes7
12 MarSalford0Leeds21
16 MarWarrington3Leigh8

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
02 AprDewsbury0Rochdale Hornets0
02 AprHalifax5Widnes2
02 AprHuddersfield5Leeds3
02 AprLeigh7Bradford Northern0
05 AprRochdale Hornets5Dewsbury2

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
16 AprHalifax2Huddersfield0
16 AprLeigh10Rochdale Hornets0

Final

Leigh defeated Halifax 13-0 in the final played at The Cliff, Broughton in front of a crowd of 25,000. [2][3]

This was Leigh’s first Challenge Cup Final win in their first final appearance.

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1920/21". Rugby League Project.
  2. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  3. "Club Records". LeighRL.co.uk. Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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