1920–21 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1920–21 Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 5 rounds |
| Season: | 1920–21 |
| Season Champs: | Leigh |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Prevseason Link: | 1919–20 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1919–20 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1921–22 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1921–22 |
The 1920–21 Challenge Cup was the 21st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition.[1]
First round
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| 26 Feb | Askam | 2 | Bradford Northern | 7 |
| 26 Feb | Dewsbury | 12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 41 | Pendlebury | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Halifax | 5 | Batley | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Hull FC | 5 | Warrington | 5 |
| 26 Feb | Hunslet | 7 | Leeds | 8 |
| 26 Feb | Keighley | 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 10 |
| 26 Feb | Leigh | 0 | York | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Oldham | 41 | Elland Wanderers | 5 |
| 26 Feb | St Helens Recs | 9 | Wigan | 6 |
| 26 Feb | St Helens | 0 | Bramley | 7 |
| 26 Feb | Salford | 4 | Barrow | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Swinton | 25 | | 5 |
| 26 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | Huddersfield | 8 |
| 26 Feb | Widnes | 41 | Dearham | 5 |
| 26 Feb | Wigan Highfield | 10 | Broughton Rangers | 15 |
| 02 Mar | Warrington | 16 | Hull FC | 5 |
| 02 Mar | York | 0 | Leigh | 3 | |
Second round
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| 12 Mar | Bradford Northern | 7 | Swinton | 3 |
| 12 Mar | Bramley | 4 | Halifax | 13 |
| 12 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 3 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 |
| 12 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 0 | Dewsbury | 22 |
| 12 Mar | Huddersfield | 8 | Oldham | 3 |
| 12 Mar | Leigh | 10 | Warrington | 10 |
| 12 Mar | St Helens Recs | 0 | Widnes | 7 |
| 12 Mar | Salford | 0 | Leeds | 21 |
| 16 Mar | Warrington | 3 | Leigh | 8 | |
Quarterfinals
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| 02 Apr | Dewsbury | 0 | Rochdale Hornets | 0 |
| 02 Apr | Halifax | 5 | Widnes | 2 |
| 02 Apr | Huddersfield | 5 | Leeds | 3 |
| 02 Apr | Leigh | 7 | Bradford Northern | 0 |
| 05 Apr | Rochdale Hornets | 5 | Dewsbury | 2 | |
Semifinals
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| 16 Apr | Halifax | 2 | Huddersfield | 0 |
| 16 Apr | Leigh | 10 | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | |
Final
Leigh defeated Halifax 13-0 in the final played at The Cliff, Broughton in front of a crowd of 25,000. [2] [3]
This was Leigh’s first Challenge Cup final win in their first final appearance.
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| FB | 1 | Tommy Clarkson | | RW | 2 | Fred Hurst | | RC | 3 | Peter Heaton | | LC | 4 | Emlyn Thomas | | LW | 5 | Cyril Braund | | SO | 6 | Billy Parkinson | | SH | 7 | Walter Mooney (c) | | PR | 8 | Jim Winstanley | | HK | 9 | Joe Cartwright | | PR | 10 | Jack Prosser | | SR | 11 | Joe Darwell | | SR | 12 | Fred Coffey | | LF | 13 | Ernie Boardman | | Coach: | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Challenge Cup 1920/21. Rugby League Project.
- Book: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 . Raymond Fletcher . David Howes. 1995. Headline Book Publishing . London . 0-7472-7817-2. 191.
- News: Club Records . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200214023359/https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/club-records/ . 14 February 2020 . LeighRL.co.uk . Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club . 27 April 2020.
