1919–20 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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The 1919–20 Challenge Cup was the 20th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
| Duration | 5 rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners |  Huddersfield |
| Runners-up |  Wigan |
First round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Barrow | 17 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 |
| 21 Feb | Batley | 19 | Salford | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Bradford Northern | 2 | Oldham | 2 |
| 21 Feb | Bramley | 13 | Wigan Highfield | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Brookland | 0 | Halifax | 55 |
| 21 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | Broughton Rangers | 17 |
| 21 Feb | Huddersfield | 19 | Swinton | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Hull FC | 75 | Hull BOCM | 2 |
| 21 Feb | Hunslet | 0 | St Helens Recs | 9 |
| 21 Feb | Keighley | 5 | York | 7 |
| 21 Feb | Millom | 5 | Leeds | 44 |
| 21 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 10 | Dewsbury | 7 |
| 21 Feb | St Helens | 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 |
| 21 Feb | Warrington | 9 | Askham | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Widnes | 3 | Leigh | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Wigan | 64 | Healey St Adults | 3 |
| 23 Feb | Oldham | 28 | Bradford Northern | 3 |
| 24 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | St Helens | 2 |
| 26 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 12 | St Helens | 3 |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb | Bramley | 5 | Broughton Rangers | 3 |
| 28 Feb | Hull FC | 29 | Batley | 10 |
| 28 Feb | Oldham | 9 | Warrington | 0 |
| 28 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | Leeds | 5 |
| 28 Feb | St Helens Recs | 9 | Barrow | 2 |
| 28 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | Huddersfield | 3 |
| 28 Feb | Widnes | 4 | Halifax | 0 |
| 28 Feb | Wigan | 35 | York | 5 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar | Bramley | 0 | Wigan | 10 |
| 13 Mar | Huddersfield | 2 | St Helens Recs | 2 |
| 13 Mar | Oldham | 9 | Leeds | 0 |
| 13 Mar | Widnes | 0 | Hull FC | 3 |
| 17 Mar | St Helens Recs | 6 | Huddersfield | 8 |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar | Huddersfield | 17 | Oldham | 0 |
| 27 Mar | Wigan | 12 | Hull FC | 5 |
Final
Huddersfield defeated Wigan 21-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Headingley, Leeds in front of a crowd of 14,000.
This was Huddersfield’s third Challenge Cup final win in their third final appearance. They retained the trophy, having won the Cup in the last season before the suspension due to the First World War.[2]