1927–28 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1927–28 Challenge Cup 5 rounds 1927–28 Swinton 16px Swinton Winners Warrington 16px Warrington 1926–27 Challenge Cup 1926–27 1928–29 Challenge Cup 1928–29 The 1927–28 Challenge Cup was the 28th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1927-28/results.html Challenge Cup 1927/28 Rugby League Project First round Date Home Score Away11 FebruaryBarrow20–5York11 FebruaryBatley31–2Cottingham11 FebruaryBradford Northern17–0Twelve Apostles11 FebruaryBramleygame played at Headingley2–5Hull FC11 FebruaryCastleford7–3Salford11 FebruaryDewsbury20–2Broughton Rangers11 FebruaryFeatherstone Rovers28–0Keighley11 FebruaryHalifax4–4Hunslet11 FebruaryHull Kingston Rovers19–0Widnes11 FebruaryOldham15–5St Helens11 FebruaryRochdale Hornets5–2Leigh11 FebruarySt Helens Recs12–0Wakefield Trinity11 FebruaryWarrington43–2KinsleyKinsley ceded home advantage11 FebruaryWhitehaven Recs0–44Swinton11 FebruaryWigan Highfield2–13Leeds11 FebruaryWigan2–13HuddersfieldSource:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000986/19280213/014/0002 Rugby League Challenge Cup: First Round Athletic News 13 February 1928 2 ((2,731)) subscription British Newspaper Archive In the single first round replay Halifax beat Hunslet 16–2 on 15 February.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19280216/426/0019 Summary of Results Yorkshire Post 16 February 1928 19 ((25,148)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Second round Date Home Score Away25 FebruaryBarrow8–11Oldham25 FebruaryBatley12–6Bradford Northern25 FebruaryCastleford3–0Featherstone Rovers25 FebruaryDewsbury7-7Huddersfield25 FebruaryHalifax2–3Swinton25 FebruaryHull Kingston Rovers0–5Warrington25 FebruaryLeeds13–12St Helens Recs25 FebruaryRochdale Hornets3–3Hull FCSource:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000748/19280227/036/0002 Rugby League: Challenge Cup-Second Round Leeds Mercury 27 February 1928 2 ((27,549)) subscription British Newspaper Archive In the two replays Huddersfield beat Dewsbury 16–8 on 29 February and Hull FC beat 16–0 on 1 March.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19280301/202/0009 Football Results: Rugby League Leeds Mercury 1 March 1928 9 ((27,552)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/19280302/017/0005 Rugby League Cup Western Daily Press 2 March 1928 5 ((23,442)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Third round Date Home Score Away10 MarchCastleford0–3Swinton10 MarchHull FC0–0Batley10 MarchLeeds10–5Oldham10 MarchWarrington10–3HuddersfieldSource:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19280312/020/0002 Rugby League Challenge Cup: Third Round Athletic News 12 March 1928 2 ((2,735)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Having played out a scoreless game Batley and Hull FC repeated the score in a replay on 20 March and the tie went to a second replay which Hull won 6–2 on neutral territory, Headingley, on 26 March.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19280321/246/0011 Rugby League: Challenge Cup Replay Leeds Mercury 21 March 1928 11 ((27,569)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19280327/039/0008 Hull as R.L. Cup Semi-Finalists Hull Daily Mail 27 March 1928 8 ((13,251)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Semi-finals Date Drawn first Score Drawn second Venue Attendance Receipts31 March Swinton5–3Hull FCFartown, Huddersfield12,000£79431 March Warrington9–2LeedsAthletic Grounds, Rochdale22,000£1,463Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000687/19280402/160/0005 Rugby League Cup Yorkshire Post 2 April 1928 5 ((25,187)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Final Swinton beat Warrington 5–3 in the final played at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 14 April 1928.https://www.newspapers.com/image/258944928/ Rugby League Cup. Swinton's Third Success in the Final The Manchester Guardian 16 April 1928 4 ((25,469)) subscription Newspapers.com The game generated receipts of £3159 1s 11d and the attendance of 33,909 set a new record for a game at Central Park.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19280418/046/0008 R.L. Cup Final Hull Daily Mail 18 April 1928 8 ((13,269)) subscription British Newspaper Archive This was Swinton's third Challenge Cup Final win from four Final appearances and completed a League and Cup double for the club.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 7 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 3 April 2009 dead 14 April 1928 Swinton 5 – 3 Warrington Brockbank J. Evans Seeling Central Park, Wigan 33,909 H. Horsfall (Batley) Warrington 3-5 Swinton - 14.04.1928 https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/matchdetails.php?tselect=108203 Rugby League Records 12 August 2025 FB 1 Billy YoungRW 2 Frank EvansRC 3 Hector HalsallLC 4 Jack EvansLW 5 Chris BrockbankSO 6 William ReesSH 7 Albert AtkinsonPR 8 Miller StrongHK 9 Henry BlewerPR 10 Herbert MorrisSR 11 Martin HodgsonSR 12 Dick CracknellLF 13 Fred BeswickCoach: FB 1 Arthur FrowenRW 2 Billy RhodesRC 3 Jesse MeredithLC 4 Les PerkinsLW 5 Dai DaviesSO 6 Tommy FlynnSH 7 Billy KirkPR 8 Billy CunliffeHK 9 Alf PeacockPR 10 Cod MillerSR 11 Jim TranterSR 12 Frank WilliamsLF 13 Charles SeelingCoach: References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup