1910–11 Challenge Cup Explained

1910–11 Challenge Cup
Duration:5 rounds
Highest Attendance:8,000
Season:1910–11
Season Champs: Broughton Rangers
Season Champ Name:Winners
Prevseason Link:1909–10 Challenge Cup
Prevseason Year:1909–10
Nextseason Link:1911–12 Challenge Cup
Nextseason Year:1911–12

The 1910–11 Challenge Cup was the 15th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

The final was contested by the Broughton Rangers and Wigan at the Willows in Salford.[2]

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1911, where Broughton beat Wigan 4-0 at the Willows in front of a crowd of 8,000.[3]

Broughton won their second, and to date, last Challenge Cup.[4]

The scoreline set a record for the lowest winning score and lowest aggregate score in a Challenge Cup final.[5]

First round

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18 Feb Barrow Hull FC 7-0
18 Feb Batley Ebbw Vale 7-2
18 Feb Broughton Moor Runcorn 6-23
18 Feb Coventry Warrington 10-18
18 Feb Dewsbury York Groves Utd 47-0
18 Feb Halifax York 63-0
18 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Oldham 7-9
18 Feb Keighley Salford 0-5
18 Feb Lane End Utd Widnes 0-3
18 Feb Leeds Leigh 8-3
18 Feb Normanton St John's Broughton Rangers 6-10
18 Feb Pemberton Rovers Bradford Northern 4-12
18 Feb Rochdale Hornets Hunslet 11-5
18 FebSt Helens Bramley 26-7
18 FebWakefield Trinity Swinton 15-0
18 FebWigan Huddersfield 18-13

Second round

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04 Mar Barrow Salford 5-6
04 Mar Broughton Rangers Dewsbury 9-0
04 Mar Halifax Bradford Northern 5-7
04 Mar Oldham Wakefield Trinity 11-3
04 Mar Rochdale Hornets Widnes 8-0
04 MarRuncorn Batley 3-9
04 Mar St Helens Leeds 6-11
04 Mar Wigan Warrington 21-2

Quarterfinals

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18 Mar Broughton Rangers Bradford Northern 10-0
18 Mar Leeds Wigan 4-13
18 Mar Oldham Rochdale Hornets 8-8
18 Mar Salford Batley 3-18
21 Mar Rochdale Hornets Oldham 4-3

Semifinals

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08 Apr Batley Wigan 2-4
08 Apr Broughton Rangers Rochdale Hornets 12-9

Final

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29 Apr Broughton Rangers Wigan 4-0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. John Huxley. David Howes. 1980. Robert Hale. London. 0-7091-8133-7. 41–43.
  2. Book: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. Raymond Fletcher. David Howes. 1995. Headline Book Publishing . London . 0-7472-7817-2. 191.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: RFL All Time Records. 2009-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20080527024354/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=64. 2008-05-27.