1924–25 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1924–25 Challenge Cup 5 rounds 32 116–0 Wigan v Flimby & Fothergill1st round 74–5 St Helens Recs v Dalton2nd round 1924–25 Oldham 16px Oldham Winners Hull Kingston Rovers 16px Hull Kingston Rovers 1923–24 Challenge Cup 1923–24 1925–26 Challenge Cup 1925–26 The 1924–25 Challenge Cup was the 25th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1924-25/results.html Challenge Cup 1924/25 Rugby League Project First round The draw for the first round of the competition was made on 21 January 1925 and brought together the 27 teams of the rugby league joined by 5 junior clubs. The junior clubs involved in the tournament were Barnsley United of Hull, Twelve Apostles of Leigh, Castleford (who were to join the league in 1926), Dalton from Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire and Flimby and Fothergill from Cumberland. Twelve Apostles were drawn at home but ceded home advantage to Leeds as this would generate greater gate receipts. Ties were to be played on Saturday 14 February but the game between Keighley and Dewsbury was postponed due to the pitch at Lawkholme Lane being waterlogged.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000986/19250216/009/0001 Rugby League Ties. Yorkshire's Challenge to the Red Rose Clubs Athletic News 16 February 1925 1 ((2,576)) subscription British Newspaper Archive The tie was played on Wednesday 18 February HomeScoreAwayRefereehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000986/19250209/147/0008 The Rugby League: Junior Challengers in Cup Competition Athletic News 9 February 1925 8 ((2,575)) subscription British Newspaper ArchiveBarnsley United3–3DaltonW. WoodBroughton Rangers0–8HuddersfieldF. RentonHalifax0–0Featherstone RoversC. JamesonHull Kingston Rovers9–0BramleyC. DenhamHunslet25–0CastlefordB. R. EnnionLeigh0–5OldhamH. HorsfallRochdale Hornets7–0BarrowH. SwiftSt Helens Recs15–5Hull F.C.A. BrownSwinton2–3BatleyR. RobinsonLeeds27–0Twelve ApostlesJ. EddenWakefield Trinity14–3SalfordF. FairhurstWarrington11–3Bradford NorthernW. CrossWidnes10–8St HelensT. JohnsonWigan116–0Flimby & FothergillH. CooperYork3–8Wigan HighfieldR. JonesKeighley4–0DewsburyF. Mills Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000687/19250216/133/0003 Rugby League Cup: First Round Yorkshire Post ((24,217)) 16 February 1925 3 subscription British Newspaper Archivehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000687/19250219/240/0012 Keighley defeat Dewsbury. A Gruelling Game. Yorkshire Post ((24,220)) 19 February 1925 12 subscription British Newspaper Archive Wigan's victory against Flimby & Fothergill set records for the Wigan club that still stand in 2018, the score was the club's biggest victory and Jim Sullivan's kicking 22 goals and his points total of 44 set an individual record for a Wigan player.Rugby League Yearbook 2017–2018 League Publications 2017 978 19013 47364 202 Butcher Tim Spencer Daniel amp Sullivan's 22 goals (out of 22 attempts) also remains a record for any player in the Challenge Cup.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=64 RFL All Time Records 22 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527024354/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=64 27 May 2008 dead Replays Both drawn games were replayed on 18 February 2018. HomeScoreAwayRefereeDalton3–2Barnsley UnitedF. RentonFeatherstone Rovers2–2HalifaxC. Jameson Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19250219/129/0005 To-day's Football. Dalton v. Barnsley United Lancashire Evening Post 5 19 February 1925 ((11,728)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000687/19250219/240/0012 Rugby League Cup. First Round Replay Yorkshire Post ((24,220)) 19 February 1925 12 subscription British Newspaper Archive The Halifax v Featherstone tie required a second replay which was played at a neutral venue, Headingley, Leeds, on Monday 23 February. The tie had taken fours hours of play to resolve but no tries had been scored as all the points came from kicked goals.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19250224/247/0012 Rugby League Cup. Featherstone win at third attempt. Yorkshire Post ((24,224)) 24 February 1925 12 subscription British Newspaper Archive HomeScoreAwayRefereeHalifax2–6Featherstone RoversC. Jameson Source: Second round The second round had been drawn on 16 February before three of the first round ties had been resolved, with the ties to be played on Saturday 28 February.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19250217/175/0006 Rugby League Cup. Draw for the Second Round Lancashire Evening Post 17 February 1925 6 ((11,726)) subscription British Newspaper Archive HomeScoreAwayRefereehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19250223/096/0008 This week's fixtures Athletic News 23 February 1925 8 ((2,577)) subscription British Newspaper ArchiveBatley30–3WidnesF. MillsDalton5–74St Helens RecsH. SwiftFeatherstone Rovers6–2HunsletF. FairhurstHull Kingston Rovers13–5Wigan HighfieldW. WoodKeighley3–0Wakefield TrinityC. JamesonLeeds2–0WiganR. JonesOldham12–7WolvesA. BrownRochdale Hornets5–0HuddersfieldR. Robinson Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19250302/175/0009 Rugby League Daily Herald 2 March 1925 9 ((2,831)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Third round The third round was drawn on Monday 2 March with ties to be played on 14 March. HomeScoreAwayRefereehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19250309/115/0008 Next Saturday's matches Athletic News 9 March 1925 8 ((2,579)) subscription British Newspaper ArchiveBatley4–5LeedsF. FairhurstKeighley0–5Hull Kingston RoversR. JonesOldham26–0Featherstone RoversR. RobinsonRochdale Hornets9–5St Helens RecsA. Brown Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19250316/174/0004 Rugby League Cup. The Third Round Yorkshire Post 16 March 1925 4 ((24,241)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was made on Monday 16 March 1925 and produced a Yorkshire derby and a Lancashire derby. Both games were played at neutral venues on 4 April.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19250317/127/0009 Rugby League Cup Semi-Finals Leeds Mercury 17 March 1925 9 ((26,634)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Team 1ScoreTeam 2VenueRefereeAttendanceReceiptsLeeds6–7Hull Kingston RoversBelle Vue, WakefieldC. Jameson25,263£2,115 18sOldham9–0Rochdale HornetsCentral Park, WiganH. Horsfall26,208£1,853 12s 2d Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19250406/119/0004 Rugby League. Cup Semi-Finals Yorkshire Post 6 April 1925 4 ((24,259)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Final The week after the semi-finals, the Rugby League Council announced that the final would be played at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 25 April 1925. The match referee was to be R. Jones with F. Fairhurst and W. K. Hirst as the touch judges.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19250406/276/0010 Rugby League Cup Final Yorkshire Evening Post 6 April 1925 10 ((10,775)) subscription British Newspaper Archive 25 April 1925 3:00 pm Oldham R.L.F.C. 16 – 3 Hull Kingston Rovers Tries Farrar, Brough, Corsi, Davies Goals Farrar (2) Tries J. H. Wilkinson Headingley, Leeds 28,335 R. Jones (Widnes) Reporthttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19250427/156/0008 After twenty six years. Rugby League Challenge Cup returns to Oldham Athletic News 27 April 1925 8 ((2,586)) subscription British Newspaper Archive OldhamPositionHull Kingston Rovers E. Knapman Fullback L. Osbourne (c) R. Farrar Threequarters L. Harris S. Rix J. Cooke E. Davies J. Hoult J. Corsi G. Austin G. Hesketh Halfbacks J. Raynor D. Benyon J. McIntyre A. Tomkins Forwards J. H. Wilkinson R. Marlow F. Boagey J. Collins J. R. Wilkinson R. Sloman C. W. Westerdale A. Brough F. Bielby H. Hilton (c) A. Carmichael Oldham's win was played before a crowd of 28,335, gate receipts totalled £2,878 10s 9d. This was Oldham’s fifth appearance in the final, having been losing finalists the previous season and their second win, their previous victory being in 1899. For Hull Kingston Rovers the match was a second appearance in the final, the previous occasion having been in 1905.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 22 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 3 April 2009 dead References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup