1908–09 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1908–09 Challenge Cup 6 rounds 23,587 1908–09 Wakefield 16px Wakefield Trinity Winners Hull 16px Hull F.C. 1907–08 Challenge Cup 1907–08 1909–10 Challenge Cup 1909–10 The 1908–09 Challenge Cup was the 13th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football John Huxley David Howes 1980 Robert Hale London 0-7091-8133-7 41–43 The cup was won by Wakefield Trinity who beat Hull F.C. 17-0 at Headingley, Leeds on 24 April 1909 in front of a crowd of 23,587.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 27 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 3 April 2009 dead This was the first time Wakefield Trinity had won the cup as well as the club's first appearance in the final.http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-Hull-FC-s-Challenge-Cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html A complete history of Hull's Challenge Cup finals Hull Daily Mail Local World 22 August 2013 26 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045202/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-Hull-FC-s-Challenge-Cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html 24 September 2015 Before the competition proper started in February 1909, a three round qualifying competition had been held in December 1908 and January 1909, to whittle 32 clubs down to five to join the 26 senior clubs who were exempt from the qualifying rounds.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19080715/007/0002 Northern Rugby Union. Cup Qualifying Competition Manchester Courier 15 July 1908 2 16127 subscription British Newspaper Archive The 32 clubs attempting to qualify included junior teams and most of the newly formed Welsh senior teams who were in their first season in the Northern Union.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003364/19081213/137/0011 Northern Union Cup Preliminary Round Empire News 13 December 1908 13 1294 subscription British Newspaper Archivehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001711/19090101/183/0011 Northern Union Cup Shipley Times 1 January 1909 11 1697 subscription British Newspaper Archive First round The first round draw was made on 21 January 1909 with the ties played on 27 February 1909.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001442/19090122/161/0007 Northern Union Cup Draw Leigh Chronicle 22 January 1909 7 3683 subscription British Newspaper Archive + Challenge Cup first roundHomeScoreAway Barrow 36–00 Barrow St.George'sHomeAdvantage Barrow St George's and Widnes were drawn as the home teams but under the competition rules a team drawn at home could cede ground advantage to their opponents.Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League. No 14 1908-09 League Publications 1981 7 Beverley 7–2 Ebbw Vale Bradford Northern 3–13 Wakefield Trinity Bramley 13–23 Broughton Rangers Halifax 15–80 St Helens Huddersfield 25–20 WidnesHomeAdvantage Hunslet 25–50 Mid-Rhondda Leigh 6–5 Batley Normanton 10–20 Hull FC Oldham 8–7 Hull Kingston Rovers Pemberton Rovers 06–41 Keighley Rochdale Hornets 3–3 Swinton Runcorn 23–50 Egremont Salford 28–00 Dewsbury Warrington 3–5 Leeds Wigan 20–70 York Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003364/19090228/235/0012 The Northern Union Challenge Cup Empire News 28 February 1909 12 1305 subscription British Newspaper Archive The single drawn match between Swinton and Rochdale was replayed on 3 March with Swinton winning 3–0.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002148/19090304/149/0006 Northern Union Cup Leicester Daily Post 4 March 1909 6 3896 subscription British Newspaper Archive Second round The draw for the second round was made on 2 March with the ties played on 13 March.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19090303/014/0002 Northern Union Cup. The Second Round Draw Manchester Courier 3 March 1909 2 16,324 subscription British Newspaper Archive + Challenge Cup second roundHomeScoreAway Broughton Rangers 0–4 Salford Halifax 53–20 Beverley Huddersfield 34–30 Barrow Hunslet 15–90 Leeds Leigh 3–9 Wakefield Trinity Runcorn 09–11 Hull FC Swinton 3–3 Oldham Wigan 47–00 Keighley Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002038/19090317/056/0006 Northern Union Cup Winsford & Middlewich Guardian 17 March 1909 6 subscription British Newspaper Archive Swinton were, again, involved in the only drawn tie, but this time they lost the replay 17–3 to Oldham on 16 March.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002148/19090317/149/0006 Northern Union Cup. Replay Leicester Daily Post 17 March 1909 6 8906 subscription British Newspaper Archive Third round The third round produced one all-Yorkshire tie and three Lancashire v Yorkshire ties when the draw was made on 16 March, the ties to be played on 27 March.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19090317/007/0002 Northern Union Cup Draw. An Attractive List Manchester Courier 17 March 1909 2 16336 subscription British Newspaper Archive + Challenge Cup third roundHomeScoreAway Huddersfield 10–10 Wigan Oldham 06–13 Hull F.C. Salford 07–13 Halifax Wakefield Trinity 19–00 Hunslet Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19090329/009/0002 Northern Union Cup. Exit Of Salford and Oldham Manchester Courier 29 March 1909 2 16346 subscription British Newspaper Archive The replayed tie was played on 31 March with Wigan prevailing 16–3.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19090401/224/0006 Northern Union Cup. Huddersfield Beaten in the Re-play at Wigan Leeds Mercury 1 April 1909 6 21673 subscription British Newspaper Archive Semi-finals The semi-final games were played at neutral venues on 10 April, the draw being made on 29 March.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/19090330/175/0008 Northern Union Cup Semi-Final Daily News 30 March 1909 8 19670 subscription British Newspaper Archive + Challenge Cup semi-finalsTeam oneScoreTeam twoVenue Halifax 04–10 Hull F.C. Fartown, Huddersfield Wigan 02–14 Wakefield Trinity Wheater's Field, Broughton Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19090412/012/0002 The Northern Union Cup. County Cupholders Beaten: A Yorkshire Final Athletic News 12 April 1909 2 1750 subscription British Newspaper Archive Final The final was played at Leeds' Headingley stadium on Saturday 24 April 1909. The official attendance was given as 23,587 but several commentators assessed the attendance as nearer 30,000.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002864/19090430/160/0011 Northern Union Cup Final Bradford Weekly Telegraph 30 April 1909 11 5296 subscription British Newspaper Archive 24 April 1909 15:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) Wakefield Trinity 17 – 0 Report Hull Newbould, Crosland, Bennett (2), Simpson Metcalfe Headingley, Leeds 23,587 E. H. Smirke (Wigan) + Challenge Cup Final teamsWakefield TrinityNumberHull F.C. Fullback Jimmy Metcalfe 1 Harry Taylor Threequarter backs Ernest Bennett 2 J. Dechan Ezra Sidwell 3 G. Connell Billy Lynch 4 George Cottrell William Simpson 5 E. Rogers Halfbacks Tommy Newbould 6 Harry Wallace Harry Slater 7 Billie Anderson Forwards Nealy Crosland 8 Tom Herridge James Auton 9 William Holder Joseph Taylor 10 Frank Boylen Harry Beaumont 11 S. Britton Jack Walton 12 Harry Havelock Herbert Kershaw 13 W. J. Carroll Source:Hoole Les The Rugby League Challenge Cup: An Illustrated History 1897–1998 1998 978-1-78091-462-6 Breedon Books See also 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup