1903–04 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1903–04 Challenge Cup 6 rounds 17,041 1903–04 Halifax 16px Halifax Winners Warrington 16px Warrington 1902–03 Challenge Cup 1902–03 1904–05 Challenge Cup 1904–05 The 1903–04 Challenge Cup was the 8th 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 Halifax became the second team to record back-to-back Cup wins but would not reach another final until 1921, nor win the Cup again until 1931.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 29 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 3 April 2009 dead Qualifier Date Team One Score Team Two05 MarBirkenhead 6–0 Marsh Hornets05 MarBramley 15–80 Hebden Bridge05 MarBrighouse Rangers 6–0 Otley05 MarBrookland 2–0 Maryport05 MarCastleford 5–5 York05 MarDewsbury 18–10 Beverley05 MarHolbeck 11–00 Outwood Church05 MarLancaster 0–0 Morecambe05 MarMillom 7–8 Parton05 MarNormanton 02–20 Wakefield Trinity05 MarPontefract 21–20 South Shields05 MarRochdale Athletic 06–28 Rochdale Hornets05 MarRoose 00–34 Barrow05 MarSt Helens 48–50 Wigan Highfield05 MarMorecambe 04–13 Lancaster05 MarYork 2–0 Castleford First round Date Team One Score Team Two12 MarBarrow 10–10 Bramley12 MarBatley 5–0 Oldham12 MarBrookland 00–57 Salford12 MarDewsbury 00–15 Hunslet12 MarHalifax 15–00 St Helens12 MarHolbeck 17–00 Birkenhead12 MarHuddersfield 0–7 Wigan12 MarHull FC 9–0 Widnes12 MarHull Kingston Rovers 2–3 Leeds12 MarLancaster 0–8 Keighley12 MarParton 00–26 Broughton Rangers12 MarPontefract 0–0 Brighouse Rangers12 MarRochdale Hornets 03–10 Leigh12 MarRuncorn 0–0 Wakefield Trinity12 MarSwinton 0–0 Warrington12 MarYork 0–8 Bradford16 Mar - replayBramley 7–7 Barrow16 Mar - replayBrighouse Rangers 0–2 Pontefract16 Mar - replayWakefield Trinity 5–7 Runcorn16 Mar - replayWarrington 20–00 Swinton17 Mar - 2nd replayBramley 03–14 Barrow Second round Date Team One Score Team Two19 Mar Barrow 06–11 Halifax19 Mar Broughton Rangers 11–00 Runcorn19 Mar Holbeck 0–9 Bradford19 Mar Hull FC 05–23 Salford19 Mar Leeds 13–00 Keighley19 Mar Leigh 0–8 Hunslet19 Mar Pontefract 9–3 Batley19 Mar Warrington 3–0 Wigan Quarterfinals Date Team One Score Team Two02 AprBroughton Rangers 0–0 Bradford02 AprHalifax 8–2 Leeds02 AprPontefract 04–10 Warrington02 AprSalford 2–5 Hunslet05 Apr - replayBradford 0–0 Broughton Rangers08 Apr - 2nd replayBradford 15–00 Broughton Rangers Semifinals Date Team One Score Team Two16 Apr Halifax 7–2 Hunslet16 Apr Warrington 3–3 Bradford20 Apr - replay Bradford 0–8 Warrington Final The final was contested by the Halifax and Warrington clubs at the Willows in SalfordRothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 Raymond Fletcher David Howes 1995 Headline Book Publishing London 0-7472-7817-2 191 on Saturday 30 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 17,041. Halifax retained their title beating Warrington 8–3.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 30 April 1904 Halifax 8 – 3 Report Warrington The Willows, Salford 17,041 References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1903/04 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup