1900–01 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1901 Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 6 rounds |
| Highest Attendance: | 29,563 |
| Season: | 1900–01 |
| Season Champs: | Batley |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | Warrington |
| Prevseason Link: | 1900 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1900 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1902 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1902 |
The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] Contested during the 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season, the final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[2]
First round
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| 2 March 1901 | Aspatria | 4 | Altrincham | 3 |
| 2 March 1901 | Barrow | 11 | Brighouse Rangers | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Birkenhead | 2 | Millom | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Bradford | 7 | Swinton | 2 |
| 2 March 1901 | Broughton Rangers | 24 | Tyldesley | 3 |
| 2 March 1901 | Dewsbury | 9 | Featherstone | 5 |
| 2 March 1901 | Goole | 2 | St Helens | 12 |
| 2 March 1901 | Hebden Bridge | 6 | Whitworth | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Heckmondwike | 8 | Seaton Rangers | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 6 | | 3 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 4 | | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 8 | Wath Brow Hornets | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 13 | Kinsley | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Lancaster | 3 | Maryport | 3 |
| 2 March 1901 | Leeds Parish Church | 11 | Radcliffe | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 0 | | 19 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 38 | Alverthorpe | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Liversedge | 3 | Normanton | 2 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 0 | | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Morecambe | 11 | Pontefract | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Otley | 0 | | 19 |
| 2 March 1901 | Outwood Church | 2 | Holbeck | 5 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 3 | | 7 |
| 2 March 1901 | Runcorn | 18 | | 0 |
| 2 March 1901 | Stockport | 13 | Shipley | 2 |
| 2 March 1901 | Todmorden | 2 | Sowerby Bridge | 11 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 28 | Eastmoor | 6 |
| 2 March 1901 | Whitehaven Recs | 0 | | 3 |
| 2 March 1901 | Windhill | 3 | Ossett | 5 |
| 2 March 1901 | | 10 | | 2 |
| 6 March 1901 - replay | | 0 | | 2 |
| 6 March 1901 - replay | | 21 | | 2 |
| 6 March 1901 - replay | Maryport | 3 | Lancaster | 0 | |
Second round
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| 09 Mar | Aspatria | 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 21 |
| 09 Mar | Batley | 6 | Huddersfield | 2 |
| 09 Mar | Bramley | 7 | Oldham | 10 |
| 09 Mar | Castleford | 3 | Workington | 2 |
| 09 Mar | Dewsbury | 8 | Morecambe | 0 |
| 09 Mar | Hebden Bridge | 3 | Broughton Rangers | 33 |
| 09 Mar | Holbeck | 3 | Bradford | 6 |
| 09 Mar | Keighley | 5 | York | 5 |
| 09 Mar | Liversedge | 0 | Leeds Parish Church | 5 |
| 09 Mar | Maryport | 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11 |
| 09 Mar | Ossett | 5 | Birkenhead | 5 |
| 09 Mar | Runcorn | 16 | Leigh | 4 |
| 09 Mar | St Helens | 0 | Stockport | 0 |
| 09 Mar | Sowerby Bridge | 3 | Brighouse Rangers | 6 |
| 09 Mar | Warrington | 19 | Heckmondwike | 2 |
| 09 Mar | Widnes | 8 | Hunslet | 0 |
| 13 Mar - replay | Birkenhead | 20 | Ossett | 2 |
| 13 Mar - replay | Stockport | 5 | St Helens | 11 |
| 13 Mar - replay | York | 12 | Keighley | 0 | |
Third round
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| 23 Mar | Birkenhead | 2 | Widnes | 10 |
| 23 Mar | Brighouse Rangers | 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 |
| 23 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 4 | Oldham | 11 |
| 23 Mar | Dewsbury | 3 | Castleford | 5 |
| 23 Mar | Runcorn | 21 | York | 0 |
| 23 Mar | St Helens | 5 | Batley | 7 |
| 23 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | Bradford | 5 |
| 23 Mar | Warrington | 11 | Leeds Parish Church | 0 | |
Quarterfinals
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| 30 Mar | Batley | 5 | Runcorn | 2 |
| 30 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 | Castleford | 5 |
| 30 Mar | Warrington | 10 | Bradford | 8 |
| 30 Mar | Widnes | 0 | Oldham | 8 |
| 03 Apr - replay | Castleford | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 | |
Semifinals
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| 13 Apr | Batley | 9 | Oldham | 2 |
| 13 Apr | Warrington | 21 | Castleford | 5 | |
Final
The final was played on Saturday 27 April 1901, where Batley beat Warrington 16-8 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 29,563.[3]
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| 1 | Arthur Garner | | 2 | Wattie Davies | | 3 | Dai Fitzgerald | | 4 | John B. Goodall | | 5 | Wilf Auty | | 6 | Joseph "Joe" Oakland (c) | | 7 | James "Jim" Midgley | | 8 | Fred Fisher | | 9 | Patrick "Pat" "Paddy" Judge | | 10 | Jack Rogers | | 11 | Charles "Charlie" Stubley | | 12 | Robert "Bob" Spurr | | 13 | George Henry Main (often misspelled Maine) | | 14 | Fred 'Ted' Fozzard | | 15 | Frank Hollingworth | |
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| 1 | Jack Hallam | | 2 | Jack Fish | | 3 | Danny Isherwood | | 4 | George Dickenson | | 5 | Elliott Harris | | 6 | Robert Bate | | 7 | Jack Duckworth | | 8 | Alf Boardman | | 9 | Tom Fell | | 10 | Jim Edmondson | | 11 | J. Scholtze | | 12 | John Eden | | 13 | J. Cunningham | | 14 | David Morrison | | 15 | Jack Swift | |
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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 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 . 3 April 2009 . dead .
