1904–05 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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The 1904â05 Challenge Cup was the 9th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
| Duration | 6 rounds |
|---|---|
| Highest attendance | 19,638 |
| Winners |  Warrington |
| Runners-up |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
Warrington, the previous year's beaten finalists, won the Cup at their third attempt.[2]
Qualifier
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | Barrow St.George's | 2â8 | Morecambe |
| 18 Feb | Barrow | 11â0 | Millom |
| 18 Feb | Beverley | 2â9 | York |
| 18 Feb | Bramley | 0â3 | Keighley |
| 18 Feb | Brighouse Rangers | 6â8 | Normanton |
| 18 Feb | Brookland | 5â10 | Maryport |
| 18 Feb | Castleford | 24â7 | Lancaster |
| 18 Feb | Huddersfield | 20â3 | Vic Rangers |
| 18 Feb | Ossett | 5â0 | Sharlston Rovers |
| 18 Feb | Pontefract | 2â22 | Dewsbury |
| 18 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 2â0 | Chadderton |
| 18 Feb | Rochdale Rangers | 10â9 | Egerton |
| 18 Feb | Seaton Rangers | 3â5 | Parton |
| 25 Feb - replay | Brookland | 2â0 | Maryport |
First round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar | Batley | 13â5 | Barrow |
| 04 Mar | Bradford | 42â5 | Castleford |
| 04 Mar | Brookland | 5â73 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 04 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 8â0 | Runcorn |
| 04 Mar | Halifax | 2â0 | Dewsbury |
| 04 Mar | Huddersfield | 5â0 | York |
| 04 Mar | Hull FC | 52â0 | Leigh Shamrocks |
| 04 Mar | Hunslet | 22â3 | Parton |
| 04 Mar | Keighley | 8â0 | Salford |
| 04 Mar | Leeds | 20â0 | Ossett |
| 04 Mar | Leigh | 3â0 | Wigan |
| 04 Mar | Oldham | 16â3 | Normanton |
| 04 Mar | St Helens | 9â2 | Rochdale Rangers |
| 04 Mar | Swinton | 8â3 | Rochdale Hornets |
| 04 Mar | Warrington | 30â0 | Morecambe |
| 04 Mar | Widnes | 3â5 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 22 Mar - replay | Wigan | 5â0 | Leigh |
Second round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | Batley | 10â14 | Oldham |
| 18 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 18â0 | St Helens |
| 18 Mar | Huddersfield | 3â3 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 18 Mar | Hull FC | 5â7 | Hunslet |
| 18 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3â0 | Leeds |
| 18 Mar | Swinton | 0â6 | Bradford |
| 18 Mar | Warrington | 3â3 | Keighley |
| 21 Mar - replay | Keighley | 0â7 | Warrington |
| 22 Mar - replay | Wakefield Trinity | 7â0 | Huddersfield |
| 25 Mar | Wigan | 5â2 | Halifax |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | Broughton Rangers | 16â10 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 01 Apr | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8â2 | Hunslet |
| 01 Apr | Oldham | 0â0 | Bradford |
| 01 Apr | Warrington | 13â0 | Wigan |
| 05 Apr - replay | Bradford | 8â5 | Oldham |
Semifinals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr | Hull Kingston Rovers | 10â6 | Broughton Rangers |
| 15 Apr | Warrington | 7â2 | Bradford |
Final
The final was contested by Warrington and Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley in Leeds[3] on Saturday 29 April 1905, in front of a crowd of 19,638.[4] Warrington beat Hull KR 6â0.