1900–01 Challenge Cup

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The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] Contested during the 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season, the final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[2]

Duration6 rounds
Highest attendance29,563
Winners Batley
Runners-up Warrington
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1901 Challenge Cup
Duration6 rounds
Highest attendance29,563
Winners Batley
Runners-up Warrington
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First round

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Date Venue
Aspatria4–3Altrincham2 March
Barrow11–0Brighouse Rangers2 MarchCavendish Park
Birkenhead Wanderers2–0Millom 2 MarchPark Station
Bradford7–2Swinton2 MarchPark Avenue
Broughton Rangers24–3Tyldesley2 MarchWheater's Field
Dewsbury9–5Featherstone2 MarchCrown Flatt
Goole2–12St Helens2 MarchVictoria Grounds
Hebden Bridge6–0Whitworth2 March
Heckmondwike8–0Seaton Rangers2 MarchBeck Lane
Huddersfield6–3Hull F.C.2 MarchFartown
Hull Kingston Rovers4–0Salford2 MarchCraven Street
Hunslet8–0Wath Brow Hornets2 MarchParkside
Keighley13–0Kinsley2 MarchLawkholme Lane
Lancaster3–3Maryport2 MarchQuay Meadow
Leeds Parish Church11–0Radcliffe2 MarchClarence Field
Leeds0–19Warrington2 MarchHeadingley
Leigh38–0Alverthorpe2 MarchMather Lane
Liversedge3–2Normanton2 MarchHightown
Manningham0–0Castleford2 MarchValley Parade
Morecambe11–0Pontefract2 MarchMoss Lane
Otley0–19Oldham2 MarchWatersheddings
Outwood Church2–5Holbeck2 MarchCoach Road
Rochedale Hornets3–7Bramley2 MarchAthletic Grounds
Runcorn18–0Wigan2 MarchCanal Street
Stockport13–2Shipley2 MarchEdgeley Park
Todmorden2–11Sowerby Bridge2 March
Wakefield Trinity28–6Eastmoor2 MarchBelle Vue
Whitehaven Recs0–3Widnes2 MarchRecreation Ground
Windhill3–5Ossett2 March
York10–2Halifax2 MarchWiggington Road
Barrow0–2Broughton Rangers6 March - replayCavendish Park
Castleford21–2Manningham6 March - replayHunt's Field
Maryport3–0Lancaster6 March - replay
Source:[3]
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Second round

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Date Venue
Aspatria2–21Wakefield Trinity9 MarBelle Vue
Batley6–2Huddersfield9 MarMount Pleasant
Bramley7–10Oldham9 MarHanson Lane
Castleford3–2Workington9 MarHunt's Field
Dewsbury8–0Morecambe9 MarCrown Flatt
Hebden Bridge3–33Broughton Rangers9 Mar
Holbeck3–6Bradford9 MarElland Road
Keighley5–5York9 MarLawkholme Lane
Liversedge0–5Leeds Parish Church9 MarHightown
Maryport0–11Hull Kingston Rovers9 MarCraven Street
Ossett5–5Birkenhead9 Mar
Runcorn16–4Leigh9 MarCanal Street
St Helens0–0Stockport9 MarKnowsley Road
Sowerby Bridge3–6Brighouse Rangers9 MarBeech Road
Warrington19–2Heckmondwike9 MarWilderspool
Widnes8–0Hunslet9 MarLowerhouse
Birkenhead20–2Ossett13 Mar - replayPark Station
Stockport5–11St Helens13 Mar - replayEdgeley Park
York12–0Keighley13 Mar - replayWiggington Road
Source:[3]
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Third round

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Date Venue
Birkenhead Wanderers2–10Widnes23 MarPark Station
Brighouse Rangers0–7Hull Kingston Rovers23 MarLane Head
Broughton Rangers4–11Oldham23 MarWheater's Field
Dewsbury3–5C astleford23 MarCrown Flatt
Runcorn21–0York23 MarCanal Street
St Helens5–7Batley23 MarKnowlsey Road
Wakefield Trinity4–5Bradford23 MarBelle Vue
Warrington11–0Leeds Parish Church23 MarWilderspool
Source:[3]
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Quarterfinals

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Date Venue
Batley5–2Runcorn30 MarMount Pleasant
Hull Kingston Rovers5–5Castleford30 MarCraven Street
Warrington10–8Bradford30 MarWilderspool
Widnes0–8Oldham30 MarLowerhouse
Castleford7–2Hull Kingston Rovers3 Apr - replayHunt's Field
Source:[3]
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Semifinals

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Date Venue
Batley9–2Oldham13 AprFartown
Warrington21–5Castleford13 AprWheater's Field
Source:[3]
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Final

The final was played on Saturday 27 April 1901, where Batley beat Warrington 16-8 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 29,563.[4]

27 April 1901
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Batley 6–0 Warrington
Try: Davies, Auty Report
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Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 29,563
Referee: J. Kidd (Millom)[5]
1Arthur Garner
2Wattie Davies
3Dai Fitzgerald
4John B. Goodall
5Wilf Auty
6Joseph "Joe" Oakland (c)
7James "Jim" Midgley
8Fred Fisher
9Patrick "Pat" "Paddy" Judge
10Jack Rogers
11Charles "Charlie" Stubley
12Robert Spurr
13George Henry Main (often misspelled Maine)
14Fred 'Ted' Fozzard
15Frank Hollingworth
1Jack Hallam
2Jack Fish
3Danny Isherwood
4George Dickenson
5Elliott Harris
6Robert Bate
7Jack Duckworth
8Alf Boardman
9Tom Fell
10Jim Edmondson
11J. Scholtze
12John Eden
13J. Cunningham
14David Morrison
15Jack Swift

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