1902–03 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1903 Challenge Cup 6 rounds 32,507 1902–03 Halifax 16px Halifax Winners Salford City 16px Salford 1902 Challenge Cup 1902 1904 Challenge Cup 1904 The 1903 Challenge Cup was the 7th 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 It featured clubs from the 1902-03 Northern Rugby Football Union season. First round Date Team One Score Team Two14 Feb Birkenhead 15–00 Werneth 14 Feb Bradford 10–50 Huddersfield 14 Feb Bramley 10–50 Pontefract 14 Feb Broughton Rangers 0–2 Oldham 14 Feb Castleford 2–0 Thrum Hall 14 Feb Dewsbury 00–15 Leeds14 Feb Halifax 34–00 Salterhebble 14 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers 2–6 York 14 Feb Hunslet 18–50 Cleckheaton 14 Feb Keighley 37–00 Heckmondwike 14 Feb Kendal Hornets 3–5 Morecambe 14 Feb Kinsley 0–8 Brighouse Rangers 14 Feb Leigh 0–0 Swinton 14 Feb Manningham 0–0 Idle 14 Feb Millom 10–00 Lancaster14 Feb Ossett 0–0 Otley14 Feb Parton 9–5 Workington14 Feb Rochdale Hornets 33–00 Alverthorpe14 Feb Runcorn 7–2 Widnes14 Feb St Helens 6–3 Warrington14 Feb Seaton Rangers 2–5 Barrow14 Feb South Shields 58–00 St. Paul's14 Feb Sowerby Bridge 05–14 Batley 14 Feb Stockport 0–8 Wigan14 Feb Wakefield Trinity 3–0 Holbeck14 Feb Wath Brow Hornets 5–0 Whitehaven Recs14 Feb Windhill 0–8 Normanton18 Feb - replay Idle 00–12 Manningham18 Feb - replay Otley 2–0 Ossett18 Feb - replay Swinton 5–7 Leigh Second round Date Team One Score Team Two21 FebBramley 0–9 Bradford21 FebBrighouse Rangers 12–20 South Shields21 FebCastleford 0–0 Halifax21 FebHull Marlborough 00–45 Hull FC21 FebMaryport 2–2 Parton21 FebMorecambe 0–0 Millom21 FebNormanton 2–9 Batley21 FebOldham 4–0 Wigan21 FebOutwood Church 0–7 Hunslet21 FebRuncorn 18–00 Birkenhead21 FebSt Helens 2–8 Rochdale Hornets21 FebSalford 11–00 Leigh21 FebWakefield Trinity 00–13 Leeds21 FebWath Brow Hornets 05–15 Barrow21 FebYork 17–20 Otley24 FebKeighley 12–00 Manningham25 Feb - replayHalifax 10–30 Castleford25 Feb - replayMillom 10–20 Morecambe25 Feb - replayParton 0–5 Maryport Third round Date Team One Score Team Two07 Mar Barrow 7–2 Batley07 Mar Bradford 0–2 Oldham07 Mar Halifax 0–0 Brighouse Rangers07 Mar Hunslet 5–2 Leeds07 Mar Keighley 2–2 York07 Mar Millom 0–7 Hull FC07 Mar Rochdale Hornets 00–15 Salford07 Mar Runcorn 17–30 Maryport10 Mar - replay Brighouse Rangers 2–8 Halifax11 Mar - replay York 12–90 Keighley Quarterfinals Date Team One Score Team Two21 Mar Barrow 0–3 Hull FC21 Mar Oldham 8–0 Hunslet21 Mar Runcorn 0–2 Halifax21 Mar York 02–25 Salford Semifinals Date Team One Score Team Two04 Apr Halifax 8–5 Hull FC04 Apr Salford 0–0 Oldham08 Apr - replay Salford 8–0 Oldham Final The final was contested by Halifax and Salford at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 Raymond Fletcher David Howes 1995 Headline Book Publishing London 0-7472-7817-2 191 on Saturday 25 April 1903, in front of a crowd of 32,507. Halifax were victorious, beating Salford 7–0.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 25 April 1903 Halifax 7 – 0 Report Salford Headingley, Leeds 32,507 1 William Little2 William Wedgwood3 W. "Wax" Williams4 Archie Rigg5 Herbert Hadwen6 Johnny Morley 7 Joe Riley8 Jack Riley9 Ike Bartle10 Fred Mallinson11 Jack Swinbank12 Walter Morton13 Fred Hammond14 Billy Bulmer15 R. S. "Bob" Winskill1 Dan Smith2 Archie Norris3 Robert Messer4 James Lomas5 Thomas Bell6 Zeke Harter7 Ben Griffiths8 Jack Williams9 Jack Rhapps10 Pat Tunney11 George Heath12 William Brown13 Herbert Buckler14 Robert Shaw15 Hugh Shore References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1902/03 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup