1910–11 Challenge Cup

1910–11 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Highest attendance8,000
Winners Broughton Rangers
Runners-up Wigan

The 1910–11 Challenge Cup was the 15th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

The final was contested by the Broughton Rangers and Wigan at the Willows in Salford.[2]

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1911, where Broughton beat Wigan 4-0 at the Willows in front of a crowd of 8,000.[3]

Broughton won their second, and to date, last Challenge Cup.[4]

The scoreline set a record for the lowest winning score and lowest aggregate score in a Challenge Cup final.[5]

First round

Date Team one Team two Score
18 Feb Barrow Hull FC 7-0
18 Feb Batley Ebbw Vale 7-2
18 Feb Broughton Moor Runcorn 6-23
18 Feb Coventry Warrington 10-18
18 Feb Dewsbury York Groves Utd 47-0
18 Feb Halifax York 63-0
18 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Oldham 7-9
18 Feb Keighley Salford 0-5
18 Feb Lane End Utd Widnes 0-3
18 Feb Leeds Leigh 8-3
18 Feb Normanton St John's Broughton Rangers 6-10
18 Feb Pemberton Rovers Bradford Northern 4-12
18 Feb Rochdale Hornets Hunslet 11-5
18 Feb St Helens Bramley 26-7
18 Feb Wakefield Trinity Swinton 15-0
18 Feb Wigan Huddersfield 18-13

Second round

Date Team one Team two Score
04 Mar Barrow Salford 5-6
04 Mar Broughton Rangers Dewsbury 9-0
04 Mar Halifax Bradford Northern 5-7
04 Mar Oldham Wakefield Trinity 11-3
04 Mar Rochdale Hornets Widnes 8-0
04 Mar Runcorn Batley 3-9
04 Mar St Helens Leeds 6-11
04 Mar Wigan Warrington 21-2

Quarterfinals

Date Team one Team two Score
18 Mar Broughton Rangers Bradford Northern 10-0
18 Mar Leeds Wigan 4-13
18 Mar Oldham Rochdale Hornets 8-8
18 Mar Salford Batley 3-18
21 Mar Rochdale Hornets Oldham 4-3

Semifinals

Date Team one Team two Score
08 Apr Batley Wigan 2-4
08 Apr Broughton Rangers Rochdale Hornets 12-9

Final

Date Team one Team two Score
29 Apr Broughton Rangers Wigan 4-0

References

  1. ^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
  2. ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  3. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ^ "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2009-08-07.