1898–99 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1899 Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 6 Rounds |
| No Of Teams: | 64 |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,763 |
| Season: | 1898–99 |
| Season Champs: | Oldham |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | Hunslet |
| Prevseason Link: | 1898 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1898 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1900 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1900 |
The 1899 Challenge Cup was the 3rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
The final was contested by Oldham and Hunslet at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester.[2]
The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1899, where Oldham beat Hunslet 19-9 at Fallowfield Stadium in front of a crowd of 15,763.[3] The cup was presented by Mrs Burnley, wife of the President of the Northern Union.[4]
First round
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| 01 Mar | Halifax | 17 | St Helens Recs | 0 |
| 01 Mar | Rochdale Athletic | 0 | Whitworth | 4 |
| 18 Mar | Batley | 38 | Rochdale Athletic | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Bowling | 12 | Warr. St Mary's | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Bradford | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Brighouse Rangers | 10 | Stockport | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 59 | Rothwell | 8 |
| 18 Mar | Castleford | 8 | Halifax | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Dewsbury | 2 | Tyldesley | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Elland | 13 | Workington | 5 |
| 18 Mar | Goole | 0 | Oldham | 63 |
| 18 Mar | Groves Utd | 3 | Wigan | 28 |
| 18 Mar | Holbeck | 9 | Birkenhead | 3 |
| 18 Mar | Hull FC | 21 | Featherstone | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11 | Manningham | 2 |
| 18 Mar | Hunslet | 11 | Maryport | 2 |
| 18 Mar | Leeds Parish Church | 11 | Idle | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Leigh | 14 | Bramley | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Liversedge | 0 | York | 4 |
| 18 Mar | Millom | 24 | Ulverston | 2 |
| 18 Mar | Morecambe | 30 | Latchford Rangers | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Outwood Church | 8 | Altrincham | 3 |
| 18 Mar | Radcliffe | 0 | Normanton | 5 |
| 18 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | Dalton | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Rochdale Rangers | 0 | Leeds | 20 |
| 18 Mar | Runcorn Recs | 0 | Runcorn | 77 |
| 18 Mar | St Helens | 12 | Whitworth | 3 |
| 18 Mar | Saddleworth | 2 | Huddersfield | 43 |
| 18 Mar | Salford St Bart's | 2 | Werneth | 4 |
| 18 Mar | Salford | 63 | Luddendenfoot | 3 |
| 18 Mar | Swinton | 40 | Fletcher Russell | 5 |
| 18 Mar | Warrington | 12 | Barrow | 2 |
| 18 Mar | Widnes | 48 | Fleetwood | 3 | |
Second round
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| 25 Mar | Batley | 29 | York | 5 |
| 25 Mar | Bradford | 19 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 |
| 25 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 |
| 25 Mar | Castleford | 10 | Brighouse Rangers | 2 |
| 25 Mar | Elland | 10 | Bowling | 3 |
| 25 Mar | Huddersfield | 17 | Heckmondwike | 0 |
| 25 Mar | Hull FC | 21 | Millom | 0 |
| 25 Mar | Leeds | 3 | Wigan | 0 |
| 25 Mar | Leigh | 4 | Runcorn | 2 |
| 25 Mar | Normanton | 7 | Holbeck | 2 |
| 25 Mar | Oldham | 14 | Warrington | 0 |
| 25 Mar | Outwood Church | 0 | Leeds Parish Church | 6 |
| 25 Mar | St Helens | 0 | Morecambe | 0 |
| 25 Mar | Salford | 31 | Werneth | 0 |
| 25 Mar | Swinton | 0 | Hunslet | 2 |
| 25 Mar | Widnes | 28 | Dewsbury | 0 |
| 29 Mar - replay | Morecambe | 5 | St Helens | 5 |
| 31 Mar - replay | St Helens | 17 | Morecambe | 5 | |
Third round
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| 01 Apr | Bradford | 3 | Oldham | 23 |
| 01 Apr | Broughton Rangers | 6 | Leeds Parish Church | 7 |
| 01 Apr | Huddersfield | 23 | Normanton | 2 |
| 01 Apr | Hull FC | 86 | Elland | 0 |
| 01 Apr | Hunslet | 16 | Castleford | 0 |
| 01 Apr | Leigh | 16 | Batley | 6 |
| 01 Apr | Salford | 16 | St Helens | 0 |
| 01 Apr | Widnes | 11 | Leeds | 8 | |
Quarterfinals
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| 08 Apr | Hunslet | 9 | Hull FC | 0 |
| 08 Apr | Leeds Parish Church | 5 | Leigh | 10 |
| 08 Apr | Oldham | 20 | Widnes | 0 |
| 08 Apr | Salford | 8 | Huddersfield | 0 | |
Semifinals
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| 15 Apr | Hunslet | 15 | Salford | 8 |
| 15 Apr | Oldham | 16 | Leigh | 2 | |
Final
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| 1 | Jack Mitchell | | 2 | Billy Hannah | | 3 | Albert Goldthorpe | | 4 | Walter Goldthorpe | | 5 | John Wright | | 6 | Herbert Robinson | | 7 | William Fletcher | | 8 | Tommy Leach | | 9 | Tom Young | | 10 | Harry Wilson | | 11 | Richard Rubrey | | 12 | Owen Walsh | | 13 | Tommy Walsh | | 14 | James Ramage | | 15 | James Harrison | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Book: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. John Huxley. David Howes. 1980. Robert Hale. London. 0-7091-8133-7. 41–43.
- Book: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 . Raymond Fletcher . David Howes. 1995. Headline Book Publishing . London . 0-7472-7817-2. 191.
- Web site: RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour . 2009-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 . 2009-04-03 . dead .
- Book: Hoole. Les. The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. 2015. DB Publishing. 978-1-78091-462-6. 13.
