1900–01 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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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]
| Duration | 6 rounds |
|---|---|
| Highest attendance | 29,563 |
| Winners |  Batley |
| Runners-up |  Warrington |
First round
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Aspatria | 4–3 | Altrincham | 2 March | |
| Barrow | 11–0 | Brighouse Rangers | 2 March | Cavendish Park |
| Birkenhead Wanderers | 2–0 | Millom | 2 March | Park Station |
| Bradford | 7–2 | Swinton | 2 March | Park Avenue |
| Broughton Rangers | 24–3 | Tyldesley | 2 March | Wheater's Field |
| Dewsbury | 9–5 | Featherstone | 2 March | Crown Flatt |
| Goole | 2–12 | St Helens | 2 March | Victoria Grounds |
| Hebden Bridge | 6–0 | Whitworth | 2 March | |
| Heckmondwike | 8–0 | Seaton Rangers | 2 March | Beck Lane |
| Huddersfield | 6–3 | Hull F.C. | 2 March | Fartown |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 4–0 | Salford | 2 March | Craven Street |
| Hunslet | 8–0 | Wath Brow Hornets | 2 March | Parkside |
| Keighley | 13–0 | Kinsley | 2 March | Lawkholme Lane |
| Lancaster | 3–3 | Maryport | 2 March | Quay Meadow |
| Leeds Parish Church | 11–0 | Radcliffe | 2 March | Clarence Field |
| Leeds | 0–19 | Warrington | 2 March | Headingley |
| Leigh | 38–0 | Alverthorpe | 2 March | Mather Lane |
| Liversedge | 3–2 | Normanton | 2 March | Hightown |
| Manningham | 0–0 | Castleford | 2 March | Valley Parade |
| Morecambe | 11–0 | Pontefract | 2 March | Moss Lane |
| Otley | 0–19 | Oldham | 2 March | Watersheddings |
| Outwood Church | 2–5 | Holbeck | 2 March | Coach Road |
| Rochedale Hornets | 3–7 | Bramley | 2 March | Athletic Grounds |
| Runcorn | 18–0 | Wigan | 2 March | Canal Street |
| Stockport | 13–2 | Shipley | 2 March | Edgeley Park |
| Todmorden | 2–11 | Sowerby Bridge | 2 March | |
| Wakefield Trinity | 28–6 | Eastmoor | 2 March | Belle Vue |
| Whitehaven Recs | 0–3 | Widnes | 2 March | Recreation Ground |
| Windhill | 3–5 | Ossett | 2 March | |
| York | 10–2 | Halifax | 2 March | Wiggington Road |
| Barrow | 0–2 | Broughton Rangers | 6 March - replay | Cavendish Park |
| Castleford | 21–2 | Manningham | 6 March - replay | Hunt's Field |
| Maryport | 3–0 | Lancaster | 6 March - replay | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Second round
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Aspatria | 2–21 | Wakefield Trinity | 9 Mar | Belle Vue |
| Batley | 6–2 | Huddersfield | 9 Mar | Mount Pleasant |
| Bramley | 7–10 | Oldham | 9 Mar | Hanson Lane |
| Castleford | 3–2 | Workington | 9 Mar | Hunt's Field |
| Dewsbury | 8–0 | Morecambe | 9 Mar | Crown Flatt |
| Hebden Bridge | 3–33 | Broughton Rangers | 9 Mar | |
| Holbeck | 3–6 | Bradford | 9 Mar | Elland Road |
| Keighley | 5–5 | York | 9 Mar | Lawkholme Lane |
| Liversedge | 0–5 | Leeds Parish Church | 9 Mar | Hightown |
| Maryport | 0–11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 9 Mar | Craven Street |
| Ossett | 5–5 | Birkenhead | 9 Mar | |
| Runcorn | 16–4 | Leigh | 9 Mar | Canal Street |
| St Helens | 0–0 | Stockport | 9 Mar | Knowsley Road |
| Sowerby Bridge | 3–6 | Brighouse Rangers | 9 Mar | Beech Road |
| Warrington | 19–2 | Heckmondwike | 9 Mar | Wilderspool |
| Widnes | 8–0 | Hunslet | 9 Mar | Lowerhouse |
| Birkenhead | 20–2 | Ossett | 13 Mar - replay | Park Station |
| Stockport | 5–11 | St Helens | 13 Mar - replay | Edgeley Park |
| York | 12–0 | Keighley | 13 Mar - replay | Wiggington Road |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Third round
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Birkenhead Wanderers | 2–10 | Widnes | 23 Mar | Park Station |
| Brighouse Rangers | 0–7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 Mar | Lane Head |
| Broughton Rangers | 4–11 | Oldham | 23 Mar | Wheater's Field |
| Dewsbury | 3–5 | C astleford | 23 Mar | Crown Flatt |
| Runcorn | 21–0 | York | 23 Mar | Canal Street |
| St Helens | 5–7 | Batley | 23 Mar | Knowlsey Road |
| Wakefield Trinity | 4–5 | Bradford | 23 Mar | Belle Vue |
| Warrington | 11–0 | Leeds Parish Church | 23 Mar | Wilderspool |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Quarterfinals
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Batley | 5–2 | Runcorn | 30 Mar | Mount Pleasant |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 5–5 | Castleford | 30 Mar | Craven Street |
| Warrington | 10–8 | Bradford | 30 Mar | Wilderspool |
| Widnes | 0–8 | Oldham | 30 Mar | Lowerhouse |
| Castleford | 7–2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 Apr - replay | Hunt's Field |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Semifinals
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Batley | 9–2 | Oldham | 13 Apr | Fartown |
| Warrington | 21–5 | Castleford | 13 Apr | Wheater's Field |
| Source:[3] | ||||
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]
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