1898–99 Challenge Cup

The 1899 Challenge Cup was the 3rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

1899 Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Number of teams	64
Highest attendance	15,763
Winners	Oldham
Runners-up	Hunslet
← 1898 1900 →

The final was contested by Oldham and Hunslet at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester.^[2]

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1899, where Oldham beat Hunslet 19-9 at Fallowfield Stadium in front of a crowd of 15,763.^[3] The cup was presented by Mrs Burnley, wife of the President of the Northern Union.^[4]

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
01 Mar	Halifax	17	St Helens Recs	0
01 Mar	Rochdale Athletic	0	Whitworth	4
18 Mar	Batley	38	Rochdale Athletic	0
18 Mar	Bowling	12	Warr. St Mary's	0
18 Mar	Bradford	8	Wakefield Trinity	0
18 Mar	Brighouse Rangers	10	Stockport	0
18 Mar	Broughton Rangers	59	Rothwell	8
18 Mar	Castleford	8	Halifax	0
18 Mar	Dewsbury	2	Tyldesley	0
18 Mar	Elland	13	Workington	5
18 Mar	Goole	0	Oldham	63
18 Mar	Groves Utd	3	Wigan	28
18 Mar	Holbeck	9	Birkenhead	3
18 Mar	Hull FC	21	Featherstone	0
18 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	11	Manningham	2
18 Mar	Hunslet	11	Maryport	2
18 Mar	Leeds Parish Church	11	Idle	0
18 Mar	Leigh	14	Bramley	0
18 Mar	Liversedge	0	York	4
18 Mar	Millom	24	Ulverston	2
18 Mar	Morecambe	30	Latchford Rangers	0
18 Mar	Outwood Church	8	Altrincham	3
18 Mar	Radcliffe	0	Normanton	5
18 Mar	Rochdale Hornets	28	Dalton	0
18 Mar	Rochdale Rangers	0	Leeds	20
18 Mar	Runcorn Recs	0	Runcorn	77
18 Mar	St Helens	12	Whitworth	3
18 Mar	Saddleworth	2	Huddersfield	43
18 Mar	Salford St Bart's	2	Werneth	4
18 Mar	Salford	63	Luddendenfoot	3
18 Mar	Swinton	40	Fletcher Russell	5
18 Mar	Warrington	12	Barrow	2
18 Mar	Widnes	48	Fleetwood	3

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
25 Mar	Batley	29	York	5
25 Mar	Bradford	19	Rochdale Hornets	5
25 Mar	Broughton Rangers	10	Hull Kingston Rovers	5
25 Mar	Castleford	10	Brighouse Rangers	2
25 Mar	Elland	10	Bowling	3
25 Mar	Huddersfield	17	Heckmondwike	0
25 Mar	Hull FC	21	Millom	0
25 Mar	Leeds	3	Wigan	0
25 Mar	Leigh	4	Runcorn	2
25 Mar	Normanton	7	Holbeck	2
25 Mar	Oldham	14	Warrington	0
25 Mar	Outwood Church	0	Leeds Parish Church	6
25 Mar	St Helens	0	Morecambe	0
25 Mar	Salford	31	Werneth	0
25 Mar	Swinton	0	Hunslet	2
25 Mar	Widnes	28	Dewsbury	0
29 Mar - replay	Morecambe	5	St Helens	5
31 Mar - replay	St Helens	17	Morecambe	5

Third round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
01 Apr	Bradford	3	Oldham	23
01 Apr	Broughton Rangers	6	Leeds Parish Church	7
01 Apr	Huddersfield	23	Normanton	2
01 Apr	Hull FC	86	Elland	0
01 Apr	Hunslet	16	Castleford	0
01 Apr	Leigh	16	Batley	6
01 Apr	Salford	16	St Helens	0
01 Apr	Widnes	11	Leeds	8

Quarterfinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
08 Apr	Hunslet	9	Hull FC	0
08 Apr	Leeds Parish Church	5	Leigh	10
08 Apr	Oldham	20	Widnes	0
08 Apr	Salford	8	Huddersfield	0

Semifinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
15 Apr	Hunslet	15	Salford	8
15 Apr	Oldham	16	Leigh	2

Final

Oldham	19 – 9	Hunslet
Try: Williams (2), S. Lees, Moffatt, J. Lees Goal: Thomas, S. Lees	Report	Try: W. Goldthorpe Goal: A. Goldthorpe (3)

29 April 1899

Fallowfield, Manchester Attendance: 15,763 Referee: T. H. Marshall (Bradford)[4]

1 Richard L. "Dicky" Thomas 2 Samuel Williams 3 Samuel Lees 4 Thomas Fletcher 5 Thomas D. Davies 6 Arthur Lees (c) 7 Joseph Lawton 8 E. W. Telfer 9 William Barnes 10 George Frater 11 Herbert Ellis 12 Emanuel Bonser 13 James Moffatt 14 Joseph Lees 15 Harry Broome

1 Jack Mitchell 2 Billy Hannah 3 Albert Goldthorpe 4 Walter Goldthorpe 5 John Wright 6 Herbert Robinson 7 William Fletcher 8 Tommy Leach 9 Tom Young 10 Harry Wilson 11 Richard Rubrey 12 Owen Walsh 13 Tommy Walsh 14 James Ramage 15 James Harrison

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 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
4. Hoole, Les (2015). The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. DB Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-78091-462-6.

External links

• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1898/99 results at Rugby League Project
• Oldham Rugby League Player Statistics at Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust
• Player Stats at Hunslet Rugby Foundation