1919–20 Challenge Cup Explained

1919–20 Challenge Cup
Duration:5 rounds
Season:1919–20
Season Champs: Huddersfield
Season Champ Name:Winners
Prevseason Link:1914–15 Challenge Cup
Prevseason Year:1914–15
Nextseason Link:1920–21 Challenge Cup
Nextseason Year:1920–21

The 1919–20 Challenge Cup was the 20th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

First round

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21 FebBarrow 17 Hull Kingston Rovers 4
21 FebBatley 19 Salford 0
21 FebBradford Northern 2 Oldham 2
21 FebBramley 13 Wigan Highfield 0
21 FebBrookland 0 Halifax 55
21 FebFeatherstone Rovers 2 Broughton Rangers 17
21 FebHuddersfield 19 Swinton 0
21 FebHull FC 75 2
21 FebHunslet 0 St Helens Recs 9
21 FebKeighley 5 York 7
21 FebMillom 5 Leeds 44
21 FebRochdale Hornets 10 Dewsbury 7
21 FebSt Helens 2 Wakefield Trinity 2
21 FebWarrington 9 Askham 0
21 FebWidnes 3 Leigh 0
21 FebWigan 64 Healey St Adults 3
23 FebOldham 28 Bradford Northern 3
24 FebWakefield Trinity 2 St Helens 2
26 FebWakefield Trinity 12 St Helens 3

Second round

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28 FebBramley 5 Broughton Rangers 3
28 FebHull FC 29 Batley 10
28 FebOldham 9 Warrington 0
28 FebRochdale Hornets 0 Leeds 5
28 FebSt Helens Recs 9 Barrow 2
28 FebWakefield Trinity 2 Huddersfield 3
28 FebWidnes 4 Halifax 0
28 FebWigan 35 York5

Quarterfinals

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13 MarBramley 0 Wigan 10
13 MarHuddersfield 2 St Helens Recs 2
13 MarOldham 9 Leeds 0
13 MarWidnes 0 Hull FC 3
17 MarSt Helens Recs 6 Huddersfield 8

Semifinals

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27 Mar Huddersfield 17 Oldham 0
27 Mar Wigan 12 Hull FC 5

Final

Huddersfield defeated Wigan 21-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Headingley, Leeds in front of a crowd of 14,000.

This was Huddersfield’s third Challenge Cup final win in their third final appearance. They retained the trophy, having won the Cup in the last season before the suspension due to the First World War.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Challenge Cup 1919/20. Rugby League Project.
  2. 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 .