The 1913–14 Challenge Cup was the 18th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
 | |
| Duration | 5 rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners |  Hull |
| Runners-up |  Wakefield Trinity |
First round
edit| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb | Barrow | 6 | Broughton Rangers | 11 |
| 28 Feb | Bramley | 4 | Halifax | 13 |
| 28 Feb | Castleford | 8 | Wigan | 27 |
| 28 Feb | Elland | 2 | Featherstone Rovers | 7 |
| 28 Feb | Huddersfield | 119 | Swinton Park | 0 |
| 28 Feb | Hull FC | 8 | Salford | 5 |
| 28 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 62 | Millom | 0 |
| 28 Feb | Leeds | 39 | Keighley | 0 |
| 28 Feb | Leigh | 0 | Oldham | 9 |
| 28 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 9 | Hunslet | 3 |
| 28 Feb | Runcorn | 16 | Bradford Northern | 6 |
| 28 Feb | St Helens | 27 | Wigan Highfield | 4 |
| 28 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | Swinton | 0 |
| 28 Feb | Warrington | 3 | Batley | 3 |
| 28 Feb | Widnes | 16 | Dewsbury | 0 |
| 28 Feb | York | 45 | Glasson | 0 |
| 03 Mar | Batley | 6 | Warrington | 5 |
Second round
edit| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 24 | York | 4 |
| 14 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 3 | Hull FC | 27 |
| 14 Mar | Halifax | 11 | Batley | 0 |
| 14 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 | Huddersfield | 17 |
| 14 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 3 | St Helens | 3 |
| 14 Mar | Runcorn | 2 | Wigan | 13 |
| 14 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 9 | Leeds | 8 |
| 14 Mar | Widnes | 8 | Oldham | 0 |
| 18 Mar | St Helens | 0 | Rochdale Hornets | 10 |
Quarterfinals
edit| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar | Halifax | 0 | Hull FC | 13 |
| 21 Mar | Huddersfield | 21 | Widnes | 10 |
| 21 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 7 | Broughton Rangers | 9 |
| 21 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 9 | Wigan | 6 |
Semifinals
edit| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr | Broughton Rangers | 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 3 |
| 04 Apr | Huddersfield | 3 | Hull FC | 11 |
| 08 Apr | Wakefield Trinity | 5 | Broughton Rangers | 0 |
Final
edit| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | Hull | 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 0 |
A Hull team featuring Billy Batten and Jim Devereux defeated Wakefield Trinity 6-0. This was Hull's first Challenge Cup win in their fourth final appearance.[2][3]
Hull: 6
Tries: Jack Harrison, Alfred Francis
Wakefield Trinity: 0
Half-time: 0-0
Attendance: 19,000 (at Thrum Hall, Halifax)
Teams: Hull: Rogers, Jack Harrison, Billy Batten, Herb Gilbert, Alfred Francis, Jim Devereux, Billie Anderson, Tom Herridge, William Holder, Dick Taylor, Percy Oldham, Joe Hammill, Steve Darmody
Wakefield Trinity: Leonard Land, Benjamin Johnson, William "Billy" Lynch, Thomas "Tommy" Poynton, Bruce Howarth, Jonty Parkin, William Milligan/Millican, Albert Dixon, Arthur Kenealy "Nealy" Crosland, William Beattie, Herbert Kershaw, Ernest Parkin, Arthur Burton
References
edit- ^ "Challenge Cup 1913/14". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "A complete history of Hull's Challenge Cup finals". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 1 January 2014.