1903–04 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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The 1903–04 Challenge Cup was the 8th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
| Duration | 6 rounds |
|---|---|
| Highest attendance | 17,041 |
| Winners |  Halifax |
| Runners-up |  Warrington |
Halifax became the second team to record back-to-back Cup wins but would not reach another final until 1921, nor win the Cup again until 1931.[2]
Qualifier
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar | Birkenhead | 6–0 | Marsh Hornets |
| 05 Mar | Bramley | 15–8 | Hebden Bridge |
| 05 Mar | Brighouse Rangers | 6–0 | Otley |
| 05 Mar | Brookland | 2–0 | Maryport |
| 05 Mar | Castleford | 5–5 | York |
| 05 Mar | Dewsbury | 18–10 | Beverley |
| 05 Mar | Holbeck | 11–0 | Outwood Church |
| 05 Mar | Lancaster | 0–0 | Morecambe |
| 05 Mar | Millom | 7–8 | Parton |
| 05 Mar | Normanton | 2–20 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 05 Mar | Pontefract | 21–2 | South Shields |
| 05 Mar | Rochdale Athletic | 6–28 | Rochdale Hornets |
| 05 Mar | Roose | 0–34 | Barrow |
| 05 Mar | St Helens | 48–5 | Wigan Highfield |
| 05 Mar | Morecambe | 4–13 | Lancaster |
| 05 Mar | York | 2–0 | Castleford |
First round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Barrow | 10–10 | Bramley |
| 12 Mar | Batley | 5–0 | Oldham |
| 12 Mar | Brookland | 0–57 | Salford |
| 12 Mar | Dewsbury | 0–15 | Hunslet |
| 12 Mar | Halifax | 15–0 | St Helens |
| 12 Mar | Holbeck | 17–0 | Birkenhead |
| 12 Mar | Huddersfield | 0–7 | Wigan |
| 12 Mar | Hull FC | 9–0 | Widnes |
| 12 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2–3 | Leeds |
| 12 Mar | Lancaster | 0–8 | Keighley |
| 12 Mar | Parton | 0–26 | Broughton Rangers |
| 12 Mar | Pontefract | 0–0 | Brighouse Rangers |
| 12 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 3–10 | Leigh |
| 12 Mar | Runcorn | 0–0 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 12 Mar | Swinton | 0–0 | Warrington |
| 12 Mar | York | 0–8 | Bradford |
| 16 Mar - replay | Bramley | 7–7 | Barrow |
| 16 Mar - replay | Brighouse Rangers | 0–2 | Pontefract |
| 16 Mar - replay | Wakefield Trinity | 5–7 | Runcorn |
| 16 Mar - replay | Warrington | 20–0 | Swinton |
| 17 Mar - 2nd replay | Bramley | 3–14 | Barrow |
Second round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | Barrow | 6–11 | Halifax |
| 19 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 11–0 | Runcorn |
| 19 Mar | Holbeck | 0–9 | Bradford |
| 19 Mar | Hull FC | 5–23 | Salford |
| 19 Mar | Leeds | 13–0 | Keighley |
| 19 Mar | Leigh | 0–8 | Hunslet |
| 19 Mar | Pontefract | 9–3 | Batley |
| 19 Mar | Warrington | 3–0 | Wigan |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr | Broughton Rangers | 0–0 | Bradford |
| 02 Apr | Halifax | 8–2 | Leeds |
| 02 Apr | Pontefract | 4–10 | Warrington |
| 02 Apr | Salford | 2–5 | Hunslet |
| 05 Apr - replay | Bradford | 0–0 | Broughton Rangers |
| 08 Apr - 2nd replay | Bradford | 15–0 | Broughton Rangers |
Semifinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | Halifax | 7–2 | Hunslet |
| 16 Apr | Warrington | 3–3 | Bradford |
| 20 Apr - replay | Bradford | 0–8 | Warrington |
Final
The final was contested by the Halifax and Warrington clubs at the Willows in Salford[3] on Saturday 30 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 17,041. Halifax retained their title beating Warrington 8–3.[4]