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 | 15–0 | Werneth |
| 14 Feb | Bradford | 10–5 | Huddersfield |
| 14 Feb | Bramley | 10–5 | Pontefract |
| 14 Feb | Broughton Rangers | 0–2 | Oldham |
| 14 Feb | Castleford | 2–0 | Thrum Hall |
| 14 Feb | Dewsbury | 0–15 | Leeds |
| 14 Feb | Halifax | 34–0 | Salterhebble |
| 14 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2–6 | York |
| 14 Feb | Hunslet | 18–5 | Cleckheaton |
| 14 Feb | Keighley | 37–0 | Heckmondwike |
| 14 Feb | Kendal Hornets | 3–5 | Morecambe |
| 14 Feb | Kinsley | 0–8 | Brighouse Rangers |
| 14 Feb | Leigh | 0–0 | Swinton |
| 14 Feb | Manningham | 0–0 | Idle |
| 14 Feb | Millom | 10–0 | Lancaster |
| 14 Feb | Ossett | 0–0 | Otley |
| 14 Feb | Parton | 9–5 | Workington |
| 14 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 33–0 | Alverthorpe |
| 14 Feb | Runcorn | 7–2 | Widnes |
| 14 Feb | St Helens | 6–3 | Warrington |
| 14 Feb | Seaton Rangers | 2–5 | Barrow |
| 14 Feb | South Shields | 58–0 | St. Paul's |
| 14 Feb | Sowerby Bridge | 5–14 | Batley |
| 14 Feb | Stockport | 0–8 | Wigan |
| 14 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 3–0 | Holbeck |
| 14 Feb | Wath Brow Hornets | 5–0 | Whitehaven Recs |
| 14 Feb | Windhill | 0–8 | Normanton |
| 18 Feb - replay | Idle | 0–12 | Manningham |
| 18 Feb - replay | Otley | 2–0 | Ossett |
| 18 Feb - replay | Swinton | 5–7 | Leigh |
Second round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Bramley | 0–9 | Bradford |
| 21 Feb | Brighouse Rangers | 12–2 | South Shields |
| 21 Feb | Castleford | 0–0 | Halifax |
| 21 Feb | Hull Marlborough | 0–45 | Hull FC |
| 21 Feb | Maryport | 2–2 | Parton |
| 21 Feb | Morecambe | 0–0 | Millom |
| 21 Feb | Normanton | 2–9 | Batley |
| 21 Feb | Oldham | 4–0 | Wigan |
| 21 Feb | Outwood Church | 0–7 | Hunslet |
| 21 Feb | Runcorn | 18–0 | Birkenhead |
| 21 Feb | St Helens | 2–8 | Rochdale Hornets |
| 21 Feb | Salford | 11–0 | Leigh |
| 21 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 0–13 | Leeds |
| 21 Feb | Wath Brow Hornets | 5–15 | Barrow |
| 21 Feb | York | 17–2 | Otley |
| 24 Feb | Keighley | 12–0 | Manningham |
| 25 Feb - replay | Halifax | 10–3 | Castleford |
| 25 Feb - replay | Millom | 10–2 | Morecambe |
| 25 Feb - replay | Parton | 0–5 | Maryport |
Third round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar | Barrow | 7–2 | Batley |
| 07 Mar | Bradford | 0–2 | Oldham |
| 07 Mar | Halifax | 0–0 | Brighouse Rangers |
| 07 Mar | Hunslet | 5–2 | Leeds |
| 07 Mar | Keighley | 2–2 | York |
| 07 Mar | Millom | 0–7 | Hull FC |
| 07 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 0–15 | Salford |
| 07 Mar | Runcorn | 17–3 | Maryport |
| 10 Mar - replay | Brighouse Rangers | 2–8 | Halifax |
| 11 Mar - replay | York | 12–9 | Keighley |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar | Barrow | 0–3 | Hull FC |
| 21 Mar | Oldham | 8–0 | Hunslet |
| 21 Mar | Runcorn | 0–2 | Halifax |
| 21 Mar | York | 2–25 | Salford |
Semifinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr | Halifax | 8–5 | Hull FC |
| 04 Apr | Salford | 0–0 | Oldham |
| 08 Apr - replay | Salford | 8–0 | 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 7–0.[3]
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