1906–07 Challenge Cup

The 1906–07 Challenge Cup was the 11th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

1906–07 Challenge Cup

Duration	6 rounds
Highest attendance	18,500
Winners	Warrington
Runners-up	Oldham
← 1905–06 1907–08 →

The final was contested by Warrington and Oldham at Wheater's Field in Broughton, Salford.^[2]

The final was played on Saturday 27 April 1907, where Warrington beat Oldham 17–3 at Wheater's Field in front of a crowd of 18,500.^[3]

Warrington's win was their second in three seasons.^[4]

Qualifier

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
02 Mar	Askam	5	Millom	14
02 Mar	Barrow	24	Pemberton Rovers	0
02 Mar	Brighouse St.James	15	Sharlston Rovers	0
02 Mar	Egerton	0	Radcliffe	14
02 Mar	Newington	3	York	3
02 Mar	Saville Green	10	Bramley	0
02 Mar	Workington	5	Maryport	4
06 Mar	Maryport	6	Workington	8
06 Mar	York	13	Newington	13
08 Mar	Newington	5	York	14

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
16 Mar	Barrow	0	Dewsbury	0
16 Mar	Broughton Rangers	38	Widnes	0
16 Mar	Huddersfield	38	Brighouse St.James	0
16 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	9	Bradford	8
16 Mar	Keighley	18	Brookland	0
16 Mar	Leeds	18	Rochdale Hornets	11
16 Mar	Millom	3	Halifax	45
16 Mar	Oldham	5	Runcorn	0
16 Mar	Radcliffe	0	York	13
16 Mar	Salford	10	Leigh	5
16 Mar	Swinton	16	St Helens	9
16 Mar	Warrington	34	Batley	9
16 Mar	Whitehaven Recs	10	Saville Green	0
16 Mar	Liverpool City	2	Hull FC	63
16 Mar	Wigan	20	Hunslet	6
16 Mar	Workington	3	Wakefield Trinity	3
20 Mar	Dewsbury	16	Barrow	3
20 Mar	Wakefield Trinity	16	Workington	5

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
23 Mar	Broughton Rangers	7	Leeds	11
23 Mar	Halifax	5	Oldham	10
23 Mar	Huddersfield	17	Hull Kingston Rovers	0
23 Mar	Salford	18	Wigan	5
23 Mar	Wakefield Trinity	12	Dewsbury	12
23 Mar	Warrington	16	Hull FC	0
23 Mar	Whitehaven Recs	0	Keighley	14
23 Mar	York	3	Swinton	11
26 Mar	Dewsbury	5	Wakefield Trinity	21

Quarterfinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
30 Mar	Huddersfield	9	Warrington	15
30 Mar	Salford	12	Leeds	3
30 Mar	Swinton	22	Keighley	8
30 Mar	Wakefield Trinity	10	Oldham	14

Semifinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
13 Apr	Oldham	6	Salford	0
13 Apr	Warrington	21	Swinton	0

Final

Warrington	17 – 3	Oldham
	Report

27 April 1907

Wheater's Field, Broughton Attendance: 18,500

References

1. John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
2. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
3. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
4. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

External links

• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1906/07 results at Rugby League Project