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1897–98 Challenge Cup

The 1898 Challenge Cup was the 2nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1898 Challenge Cup
Highest attendance27,941
Winners Batley
Runners-up Bradford

The final was contested by Batley and Bradford at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.

The final was played on Saturday 23 April 1898, where Batley beat Bradford 7–0 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 27,941.[2]

First round

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Date Team One Team Two Score
26 Feb Altrincham Salford St Bart's 8-0
26 Feb Barrow Dalton 13-3
26 Feb Barton Rochdale Rangers 16-3
26 Feb Batley St Helens 12-7
26 Feb Birkenhead Runcorn Recs 17-0
26 Feb Bradford Swinton 7-2
26 Feb Castleford Wigan 18-2
26 Feb Eastmoor Smallbridge 22-3
26 Feb Fleetwood Warr. St Mary's 6-3
26 Feb Hull Morecambe 8-0
26 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Marlborough 46-0
26 Feb Hunslet Lancaster 8-3
26 Feb Leeds Parish Church Bramley 7-10
26 Feb Leigh Heckmondwike 7-0
26 Feb Manningham Huddersfield 5-11
26 Feb Millom Salford 2-9
26 Feb Mossley Lees 0-9
26 Feb Oldham Leeds 8-3
26 Feb Rochdale Hornets Holbeck 10-6
26 Feb Stockport Brighouse Rangers 5-6
26 Feb Tyldesley Broughton Rangers 2-3
26 Feb Ulverston Runcorn 2-19
26 Feb Wakefield Trinity Warrington 5-3
26 Feb Walkden Swinton Church 22-0
26 Feb Werneth Oldham Jnrs 14-0
26 Feb Whitworth Rochdale Athletic 2-2
26 Feb Widnes Liversedge 26-0
1 Mar Halifax St Helens Recreation 17-0
1 Mar - Replay Rochdale Athletic Whitworth 0-4

Second round

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Date Team One Team Two Score
05 Mar Abbey Hills Leigh 0-2
05 Mar Altrincham Eastmoor 11-2
05 Mar Barton Werneth 16-4
05 Mar Birkenhead Bradford 0-5
05 Mar Brighouse Rangers Runcorn 3-3
05 Mar Broughton Rangers Wakefield Trinity 3-0
05 Mar Castleford Whitworth 14-7
05 Mar Halifax Oldham 3-8
05 Mar Huddersfield Barrow 14-6
05 Mar Hull Kingston Rovers Morley 11-0
05 Mar Lees Salford 2-65
05 Mar Lostock Gralam Fleetwood 0-10
05 Mar Radcliffe Hull 0-18
05 Mar Rochdale Hornets Bramley 3-4
05 Mar Walkden Batley 0-8
05 Mar Widnes Hunslet 8-7
09 Mar - replay Runcorn Brighouse Rangers 11-0

Third round

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Date Team One Team Two Score
19 Mar Altrincham Salford 0-16
19 Mar Barton Bramley 3-9
19 Mar Castleford Batley 4-10
19 Mar Fleetwood Hull Kingston Rovers 0-31
19 Mar Huddersfield Broughton Rangers 0-6
19 Mar Hull Bradford 2-6
19 Mar Leigh Widnes 3-3
19 Mar Oldham Runcorn 11-0
23 Mar - Replay Widnes Leigh 22-3

Quarter-finals

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Date Team One Team Two Score
26 Mar Batley Oldham 3-0
26 Mar Bradford Broughton Rangers 7-5
26 Mar Hull Kingston Rovers Widnes 0-0
26 Mar Salford Bramley 12-2
30 Mar - replay Widnes Hull Kingston Rovers 6-5

Semi-finals

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Batley 5–0 Salford
Watersheddings, Oldham
Attendance: 15,000

Final

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23 April 1898
Batley 7–0 Bradford
Try: J. Goodall, Davies
Goal: J. Goodall 		Report
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 27,941
Referee: J. H. Smith (Widnes)[3]
1 Arthur Garner
2 Wattie Davies
3 John B. Goodall
4 Dai Fitzgerald
5 Fred 'Ted' Fozzard
6 Joe Oakland
7 Harry Goodall
8 Mark Shackleton
9 Jim Gath
10 George Main
11 Robert 'Bob' Spurr
12 Fred Fisher
13 Charlie Stubley
14 John T. 'Paudy' Munns
15 Jack Rogers
1 B. Patrick
2 T. H. Dobson
3 F. W. Cooper
4 W. Murgatroyd
5 F. Murgatroyd
6 R. Wood
7 H. Prole
8 T. Broadley
9 J. Fearnley
10 R. J. Robertson
11 H. Holden
12 E. Kelsey
13 B. Holt
14 J. McLoughlin
15 J. Toothill

References

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  1. ^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
  2. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. ^ Hoole, Les (2015). The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. DB Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-78091-462-6.
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