1902–03 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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The 1903 Challenge Cup was the 7th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] It featured clubs from the 1902-03 Northern Rugby Football Union season.
First round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb | Birkenhead | 15â0 | Werneth |
| 14 Feb | Bradford | 10â5 | Huddersfield |
| 14 Feb | Bramley | 10â5 | Pontefract |
| 14 Feb | Broughton Rangers | 0â2 | Oldham |
| 14 Feb | Castleford | 2â0 | Thrum Hall |
| 14 Feb | Dewsbury | 0â15 | Leeds |
| 14 Feb | Halifax | 34â0 | Salterhebble |
| 14 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2â6 | York |
| 14 Feb | Hunslet | 18â5 | Cleckheaton |
| 14 Feb | Keighley | 37â0 | Heckmondwike |
| 14 Feb | Kendal Hornets | 3â5 | Morecambe |
| 14 Feb | Kinsley | 0â8 | Brighouse Rangers |
| 14 Feb | Leigh | 0â0 | Swinton |
| 14 Feb | Manningham | 0â0 | Idle |
| 14 Feb | Millom | 10â0 | Lancaster |
| 14 Feb | Ossett | 0â0 | Otley |
| 14 Feb | Parton | 9â5 | Workington |
| 14 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 33â0 | Alverthorpe |
| 14 Feb | Runcorn | 7â2 | Widnes |
| 14 Feb | St Helens | 6â3 | Warrington |
| 14 Feb | Seaton Rangers | 2â5 | Barrow |
| 14 Feb | South Shields | 58â0 | St. Paul's |
| 14 Feb | Sowerby Bridge | 5â14 | Batley |
| 14 Feb | Stockport | 0â8 | Wigan |
| 14 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 3â0 | Holbeck |
| 14 Feb | Wath Brow Hornets | 5â0 | Whitehaven Recs |
| 14 Feb | Windhill | 0â8 | Normanton |
| 18 Feb - replay | Idle | 0â12 | Manningham |
| 18 Feb - replay | Otley | 2â0 | Ossett |
| 18 Feb - replay | Swinton | 5â7 | Leigh |
Second round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Bramley | 0â9 | Bradford |
| 21 Feb | Brighouse Rangers | 12â2 | South Shields |
| 21 Feb | Castleford | 0â0 | Halifax |
| 21 Feb | Hull Marlborough | 0â45 | Hull FC |
| 21 Feb | Maryport | 2â2 | Parton |
| 21 Feb | Morecambe | 0â0 | Millom |
| 21 Feb | Normanton | 2â9 | Batley |
| 21 Feb | Oldham | 4â0 | Wigan |
| 21 Feb | Outwood Church | 0â7 | Hunslet |
| 21 Feb | Runcorn | 18â0 | Birkenhead |
| 21 Feb | St Helens | 2â8 | Rochdale Hornets |
| 21 Feb | Salford | 11â0 | Leigh |
| 21 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 0â13 | Leeds |
| 21 Feb | Wath Brow Hornets | 5â15 | Barrow |
| 21 Feb | York | 17â2 | Otley |
| 24 Feb | Keighley | 12â0 | Manningham |
| 25 Feb - replay | Halifax | 10â3 | Castleford |
| 25 Feb - replay | Millom | 10â2 | Morecambe |
| 25 Feb - replay | Parton | 0â5 | Maryport |
Third round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar | Barrow | 7â2 | Batley |
| 07 Mar | Bradford | 0â2 | Oldham |
| 07 Mar | Halifax | 0â0 | Brighouse Rangers |
| 07 Mar | Hunslet | 5â2 | Leeds |
| 07 Mar | Keighley | 2â2 | York |
| 07 Mar | Millom | 0â7 | Hull FC |
| 07 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 0â15 | Salford |
| 07 Mar | Runcorn | 17â3 | Maryport |
| 10 Mar - replay | Brighouse Rangers | 2â8 | Halifax |
| 11 Mar - replay | York | 12â9 | Keighley |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar | Barrow | 0â3 | Hull FC |
| 21 Mar | Oldham | 8â0 | Hunslet |
| 21 Mar | Runcorn | 0â2 | Halifax |
| 21 Mar | York | 2â25 | Salford |
Semifinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr | Halifax | 8â5 | Hull FC |
| 04 Apr | Salford | 0â0 | Oldham |
| 08 Apr - replay | Salford | 8â0 | Oldham |
Final
The final was contested by Halifax and Salford at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[2] on Saturday 25 April 1903, in front of a crowd of 32,507. Halifax were victorious, beating Salford 7â0.[3]
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