1898–99 Challenge Cup

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

Duration6 Rounds
Number of teams64
Highest attendance15,763
Winners Oldham
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1899 Challenge Cup
Duration6 Rounds
Number of teams64
Highest attendance15,763
Winners Oldham
Runners-up Hunslet
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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

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Date Venue
Batley38–0Rochdale Athletic18 MarMount Pleasant
Bowling12–0Warr. St Mary's18 MarUsher Street
Bradford8–0Wakefield Trinity18 MarPark Avenue
Brighouse Rangers10–0Stockport18 MarLane Head
Broughton Rangers59–8Rothwell18 MarWheater's Field
Castleford8–0Halifax18 MarHunt's Field
Dewsbury2–0Tyldesley18 MarCrown Flatt
Elland13–5Workington18 Mar
Goole0–63Oldham18 MarWatersheddings
Groves Utd3–28Wigan18 MarPrescott Street
Holbeck9–3Birkenhead18 MarElland Road
Hull F.C.21–0Featherstone18 MarThe Boulevard
Hull Kingston Rovers11–2Manningham18 MarCraven Street
Hunslet11–2Maryport18 MarParkside
Leeds Parish Church11–0Idle18 MarClarence Field
Leigh14–0Bramley18 MarMather Lane
Liversedge0–4York18 MarHightown
Millom24–2Ulverston18 MarSalthouse
Morecambe30–0Latchford Rangers18 MarQuay Meadow
Outwood Church8–3Altrincham18 MarCoach Road
Radcliffe0–5Normanton18 MarHollingwood
Rochdale Hornets28–0Dalton18 MarAthletic Grounds
Rochdale Rangers0–20Leeds18 MarHeadingley
Runcorn Recs0–77Runcorn18 MarCanal Street
St Helens12–3Whitworth18 MarKnowsley Road
Saddleworth2–43Huddersfield18 MarFartown
Salford St Bart's2–4Werneth18 Mar
Salford63–3Luddendenfoot18 MarNew Barnes
Swinton40–5Fletcher Russell18 MarChorley Road
Warrington12–2Barrow18 MarWilderspool
Widnes48–3Fleetwood18 MarLowerhouse
Source:[5]
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Second round

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Date Venue
Batley29–5York25 MarMount Pleasant
Bradford19–5Rochdale Hornets25 MarPark Avenue
Broughton Rangers10–5Hull Kingston Rovers25 MarWheater's Field
Castleford10–2Brighouse Rangers25 MarHunt's Field
Elland10–3Bowling25 Mar
Huddersfield17–0Heckmondwike25 MarFartown
Hull FC21–0Millom25 MarThe Boulevard
Leeds3–0Wigan25 MarHeadingley
Leigh4–2Runcorn25 MarMAther Lane
Normanton7–2Holbeck25 MarHorsfalls
Oldham14–0Warrington25 MarWatersheddings
Outwood Church0–6Leeds Parish Church25 MarCoach Road
St Helens0–0Morecambe25 MarKnowlsey Road
Salford31–0Werneth25 MarNew Barnes
Swinton0–2Hunslet25 MarChorley Road
Widnes28–0Dewsbury25 MarLowerhouse
Morecambe5–5St Helens29 Mar - replayQuay Meadow
St Helens17–5Morecambe31 Mar - replayKnowlsey Road
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Third round

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Date Venue
Bradford3–23Oldham1 AprPark Avenue
Broughton Rangers6–7Leeds Parish Church1 AprWheater's Field
Huddersfield23–2Normanton1 AprFartown
Hull FC86–0Elland1 AprThe Boulevard
Hunslet16–0Castleford1 AprParkside
Leigh16–6Batley1 AprMather Lane
Salford16–0St Helens1 AprNew Barnes
Widnes11–8Leeds1 AprLowerhouse
Source:[5]
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Quarterfinals

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Date Venue
Hunslet9–0Hull FC8 AprParkside
Leeds Parish Church5–10Leigh8 AprClarence Field
Oldham20–0Widnes8 AprWatersheddings
Salford8–0Huddersfield8 AprNew Barnes
Source:[5]
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Semifinals

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Date Venue
Hunslet15–8Salford15 AprPark Avenue
Oldham16–2Leigh15 AprWheater's Field
Source:[5]
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Final

29 April 1899
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Oldham 19 – 9 Hunslet
Try: Williams (2), S. Lees, Moffatt, J. Lees
Goal: Thomas, S. Lees		 Report
 Try: W. Goldthorpe
Goal: A. Goldthorpe (3)
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Fallowfield, Manchester
Attendance: 15,763
Referee: T. H. Marshall (Bradford)[4]
1Richard L. "Dickie" Thomas
2Samuel Williams
3Samuel Lees
4Thomas Fletcher
5Thomas D. Davies
6Arthur Lees (c)
7Joseph Lawton
8E. W. Telfer
9William Barnes
10George Frater
11Herbert Ellis
12Emanuel Bonser
13James Moffatt
14Joseph Lees
15Harry Broome
1Jack Mitchell
2Billy Hannah
3Albert Goldthorpe
4Walter Goldthorpe
5John Wright
6Herbert Robinson
7William Fletcher
8Tommy Leach
9Tom Young
10Harry Wilson
11Richard Rubrey
12Owen Walsh
13Tommy Walsh
14James Ramage
15James Harrison

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