1898–99 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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The 1899 Challenge Cup was the 3rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
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
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Batley | 38–0 | Rochdale Athletic | 18 Mar | Mount Pleasant |
| Bowling | 12–0 | Warr. St Mary's | 18 Mar | Usher Street |
| Bradford | 8–0 | Wakefield Trinity | 18 Mar | Park Avenue |
| Brighouse Rangers | 10–0 | Stockport | 18 Mar | Lane Head |
| Broughton Rangers | 59–8 | Rothwell | 18 Mar | Wheater's Field |
| Castleford | 8–0 | Halifax | 18 Mar | Hunt's Field |
| Dewsbury | 2–0 | Tyldesley | 18 Mar | Crown Flatt |
| Elland | 13–5 | Workington | 18 Mar | |
| Goole | 0–63 | Oldham | 18 Mar | Watersheddings |
| Groves Utd | 3–28 | Wigan | 18 Mar | Prescott Street |
| Holbeck | 9–3 | Birkenhead | 18 Mar | Elland Road |
| Hull F.C. | 21–0 | Featherstone | 18 Mar | The Boulevard |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 11–2 | Manningham | 18 Mar | Craven Street |
| Hunslet | 11–2 | Maryport | 18 Mar | Parkside |
| Leeds Parish Church | 11–0 | Idle | 18 Mar | Clarence Field |
| Leigh | 14–0 | Bramley | 18 Mar | Mather Lane |
| Liversedge | 0–4 | York | 18 Mar | Hightown |
| Millom | 24–2 | Ulverston | 18 Mar | Salthouse |
| Morecambe | 30–0 | Latchford Rangers | 18 Mar | Quay Meadow |
| Outwood Church | 8–3 | Altrincham | 18 Mar | Coach Road |
| Radcliffe | 0–5 | Normanton | 18 Mar | Hollingwood |
| Rochdale Hornets | 28–0 | Dalton | 18 Mar | Athletic Grounds |
| Rochdale Rangers | 0–20 | Leeds | 18 Mar | Headingley |
| Runcorn Recs | 0–77 | Runcorn | 18 Mar | Canal Street |
| St Helens | 12–3 | Whitworth | 18 Mar | Knowsley Road |
| Saddleworth | 2–43 | Huddersfield | 18 Mar | Fartown |
| Salford St Bart's | 2–4 | Werneth | 18 Mar | |
| Salford | 63–3 | Luddendenfoot | 18 Mar | New Barnes |
| Swinton | 40–5 | Fletcher Russell | 18 Mar | Chorley Road |
| Warrington | 12–2 | Barrow | 18 Mar | Wilderspool |
| Widnes | 48–3 | Fleetwood | 18 Mar | Lowerhouse |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Second round
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Batley | 29–5 | York | 25 Mar | Mount Pleasant |
| Bradford | 19–5 | Rochdale Hornets | 25 Mar | Park Avenue |
| Broughton Rangers | 10–5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 25 Mar | Wheater's Field |
| Castleford | 10–2 | Brighouse Rangers | 25 Mar | Hunt's Field |
| Elland | 10–3 | Bowling | 25 Mar | |
| Huddersfield | 17–0 | Heckmondwike | 25 Mar | Fartown |
| Hull FC | 21–0 | Millom | 25 Mar | The Boulevard |
| Leeds | 3–0 | Wigan | 25 Mar | Headingley |
| Leigh | 4–2 | Runcorn | 25 Mar | MAther Lane |
| Normanton | 7–2 | Holbeck | 25 Mar | Horsfalls |
| Oldham | 14–0 | Warrington | 25 Mar | Watersheddings |
| Outwood Church | 0–6 | Leeds Parish Church | 25 Mar | Coach Road |
| St Helens | 0–0 | Morecambe | 25 Mar | Knowlsey Road |
| Salford | 31–0 | Werneth | 25 Mar | New Barnes |
| Swinton | 0–2 | Hunslet | 25 Mar | Chorley Road |
| Widnes | 28–0 | Dewsbury | 25 Mar | Lowerhouse |
| Morecambe | 5–5 | St Helens | 29 Mar - replay | Quay Meadow |
| St Helens | 17–5 | Morecambe | 31 Mar - replay | Knowlsey Road |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Third round
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Bradford | 3–23 | Oldham | 1 Apr | Park Avenue |
| Broughton Rangers | 6–7 | Leeds Parish Church | 1 Apr | Wheater's Field |
| Huddersfield | 23–2 | Normanton | 1 Apr | Fartown |
| Hull FC | 86–0 | Elland | 1 Apr | The Boulevard |
| Hunslet | 16–0 | Castleford | 1 Apr | Parkside |
| Leigh | 16–6 | Batley | 1 Apr | Mather Lane |
| Salford | 16–0 | St Helens | 1 Apr | New Barnes |
| Widnes | 11–8 | Leeds | 1 Apr | Lowerhouse |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Quarterfinals
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Hunslet | 9–0 | Hull FC | 8 Apr | Parkside |
| Leeds Parish Church | 5–10 | Leigh | 8 Apr | Clarence Field |
| Oldham | 20–0 | Widnes | 8 Apr | Watersheddings |
| Salford | 8–0 | Huddersfield | 8 Apr | New Barnes |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Semifinals
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Hunslet | 15–8 | Salford | 15 Apr | Park Avenue |
| Oldham | 16–2 | Leigh | 15 Apr | Wheater's Field |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Final
29 April 1899 |
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