1901–02 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1902 Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 6 rounds |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,006 |
| Season: | 1901–02 |
| Season Champs: | Broughton Rangers |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | Salford |
| Prevseason Link: | 1901 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1901 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1903 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1903 |
The 1902 Challenge Cup was the 6th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] It featured clubs from England's 1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season.
First round
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| 15 March 1902 | Altrincham | 12 | Carnforth | 4 |
| 15 March 1902 | Askam | 0 | Widnes | 3 |
| 15 March 1902 | Aspatria | 2 | Rochdale Hornets | 4 |
| 15 March 1902 | Batley | 8 | Brighouse Rangers | 4 |
| 15 March 1902 | Castleford | 15 | Hebden Bridge | 7 |
| 15 March 1902 | Dewsbury | 10 | Manningham | 3 |
| 15 March 1902 | Featherstone | 0 | Todmorden | 38 |
| 15 March 1902 | Halifax | 0 | Swinton | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | Heckmondwike | 5 | Birkenhead | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Holbeck | 29 | Alverthorpe | 8 |
| 15 March 1902 | Hull FC | 28 | York | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | St Helens | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Hunslet | 37 | Wath Brow Hornets | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Keighley | 7 | Broughton Rangers | 15 |
| 15 March 1902 | Kendal Hornets | 0 | Huddersfield | 22 |
| 15 March 1902 | Kirkstall | 3 | Eastmoor | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Leigh | 2 | Runcorn | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | Maryport | 0 | Oldham | 27 |
| 15 March 1902 | Ossett | 5 | Seaton Rangers | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | Otley | 0 | Leeds | 5 |
| 15 March 1902 | Outwood Church | 5 | Morecambe | 5 |
| 15 March 1902 | Penrith Utd | 0 | Whitehaven Recs | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | Radcliffe | 6 | Goole | 7 |
| 15 March 1902 | Salford | 28 | Pontefract | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | South Shields | 5 | Bradford | 23 |
| 15 March 1902 | Stockport | 18 | Liversedge | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | Wakefield Trinity | 5 | Normanton | 2 |
| 15 March 1902 | Warrington | 6 | Barrow | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Werneth | 4 | Lancaster | 6 |
| 15 March 1902 | Wigan | 2 | Bramley | 0 |
| 15 March 1902 | Windhill | 5 | Millom | 0 |
| 19 March 1902 | Morecambe | 15 | Outwood Church | 0 |
| 19 March 1902 | Runcorn | 8 | Leigh | 0 | |
Second round
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| 22 March 1902 | Altrincham | 0 | Batley | 16 |
| 22 March 1902 | Broughton Rangers | 5 | Stockport | 0 |
| 22 March 1902 | Castleford | 16 | Wigan | 0 |
| 22 March 1902 | Dewsbury | 0 | Salford | 2 |
| 22 March 1902 | Goole | 3 | Kirkstall | 3 |
| 22 March 1902 | Heckmondwike | 7 | Holbeck | 5 |
| 22 March 1902 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 | Hull FC | 10 |
| 22 March 1902 | Idle | 5 | Whitehaven Recs | 5 |
| 22 March 1902 | Lancaster | 2 | Hunslet | 7 |
| 22 March 1902 | Morecambe | 6 | Swinton | 17 |
| 22 March 1902 | Ossett | 15 | Todmorden | 2 |
| 22 March 1902 | Rochdale Hornets | 9 | Huddersfield | 19 |
| 22 March 1902 | Runcorn | 10 | Oldham | 0 |
| 22 March 1902 | Warrington | 0 | Bradford | 11 |
| 22 March 1902 | Widnes | 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 7 |
| 22 March 1902 | Windhill | 0 | Leeds | 31 |
| 26 March 1902 | Kirkstall | 0 | Goole | 3 |
| 26 March 1902 | Whitehaven Recs | 6 | Idle | 3 | |
Third round
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| 29 March 1902 | Batley | 15 | Bradford | 10 |
| 29 March 1902 | Broughton Rangers | 13 | Hull FC | 2 |
| 29 March 1902 | Castleford | 6 | Runcorn | 5 |
| 29 March 1902 | Heckmondwike | 7 | Ossett | 4 |
| 29 March 1902 | Huddersfield | 11 | Leeds | 0 |
| 29 March 1902 | Salford | 67 | Goole | 0 |
| 29 March 1902 | Swinton | 34 | Whitehaven Recs | 0 |
| 29 March 1902 | Widnes | 5 | Hunslet | 5 |
| 2 April 1902 | Hunslet | 21 | Widnes | 0 | |
Quarterfinals
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| 5 April 1902 | | 21 | | 2 |
| 5 April 1902 | | 13 | | 0 |
| 5 April 1902 | | 2 | | 2 |
| 5 April 1902 | Huddersfield | 6 | | 9 |
| 5 April 1902 | | 6 | | 2 | |
Semifinals
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| 12 April 1902 | | 5 | | 9 |
| 12 April 1902 | | 8 | | 0 | |
Final
The final was contested by the Broughton Rangers and Salford at the Athletic Grounds in Rochdale.[2]
The final was played on Saturday 26 April 1902, where Broughton beat Salford 25–0 at Rochdale in front of a crowd of 15,006.[3]
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| 1 | J. Fielding | | 2 | A. Widdeson | | 3 | Frank Harry | | 4 | Robert Wilson (c) | | 5 | Andrew Hogg | | 6 | Willie James | | 7 | Sam James | | 8 | H. Woodhead | | 9 | George Woodhead | | 10 | Billy Winskill | | 11 | Stead | | 12 | Bill Oram | | 13 | Jim Trotter | | 14 | J. Garrety | | 15 | Charlie Thompson | |
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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 .
