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1900 Challenge Cup Duration 6 Rounds Number of teams 62 Highest attendance 17,864 Winners Swinton Runners-up Salford
The 1900 Challenge Cup was the 4th staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup .[ 1]
The final was contested by Swinton and Salford at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester .[ 2]
The final was played on Saturday 28 April 1900, where Swinton beat Salford 16-8 at Fallowfield Stadium in front of a crowd of 17,864.[ 3] The cup was presented by Mrs Smith, wife of the President of the Northern Union.[ 4]
First Round
Date
Team One
Score One
Team Two
Score Two
17 Mar
Altrincham
24
Pontefract
0
17 Mar
Alverthorpe
2
Workington
8
17 Mar
Barrow
2
Bradford
3
17 Mar
Birkenhead
4
Werneth
6
17 Mar
Brighouse Rangers
16
Todmorden
5
17 Mar
Broughton Rangers
22
Lancaster
7
17 Mar
Castleford
0
Batley
0
17 Mar
Dewsbury
3
Wigan
0
17 Mar
Featherstone
2
Halifax
19
17 Mar
Goole
8
Heckmondwike
6
17 Mar
Hebden Bridge
0
Wakefield Trinity
15
17 Mar
Huddersfield
22
Idle
0
17 Mar
Hull FC
52
Wath Brow Hornets
0
17 Mar
Hull Kingston Rovers
3
Millom
0
17 Mar
Kendal Hornets
0
Maryport
9
17 Mar
Leeds Parish Church
5
Seaton Rangers
0
17 Mar
Liversedge
8
Leigh
12
17 Mar
Manningham
3
Oldham
3
17 Mar
Morecambe
19
Whitehaven Recs
0
17 Mar
Normanton
5
Leeds
0
17 Mar
Ossett
5
Elland
0
17 Mar
Outwood Church
5
Widnes
24
17 Mar
Radcliffe
13
Whitworth
0
17 Mar
Runcorn
42
Birstall
0
17 Mar
St Helens
0
Warrington
6
17 Mar
Salford
9
York City Knights
0
17 Mar
Stockport
2
Hunslet
0
17 Mar
Swinton
53
Eastmoor
0
17 Mar
Tyldesley
12
Brookland
0
17 Mar
Windhill
0
Rochdale Hornets
11
17 Mar
Batley
5
Castleford
0
17 Mar
Oldham
18
Manningham
3
Second Round
Date
Team One
Score One
Team Two
Score Two
24 Mar
Altrincham
3
Leeds Parish Church
15
24 Mar
Bradford
12
Ossett
0
24 Mar
Bramley
8
Hull FC
5
24 Mar
Brighouse Rangers
0
Wakefield Trinity
4
24 Mar
Dewsbury
0
Widnes
2
24 Mar
Halifax
5
Oldham
10
24 Mar
Holbeck
8
Swinton
17
24 Mar
Huddersfield
13
Workington
0
24 Mar
Leigh
2
Salford
9
24 Mar
Morecambe
0
Broughton Rangers
7
24 Mar
Normanton
0
Batley
3
24 Mar
Radcliffe
2
Werneth
0
24 Mar
Rochdale Hornets
13
Hull Kingston Rovers
5
24 Mar
Runcorn
12
Maryport
0
24 Mar
Stockport
5
Tyldesley
2
24 Mar
Warrington
44
Goole
0
Third Round
Date
Team One
Score One
Team Two
Score Two
31 Mar
Bradford
0
Runcorn
0
31 Mar
Bramley
3
Widnes
3
31 Mar
Broughton Rangers
5
Wakefield Trinity
3
31 Mar
Leeds Parish Church
7
Batley
2
31 Mar
Rochdale Hornets
3
Warrington
0
31 Mar
Salford
6
Huddersfield
5
31 Mar
Stockport
24
Radcliffe
3
31 Mar
Swinton
14
Oldham
2
03 Apr - replay
Widnes
8
Bramley
0
04 Apr - replay
Runcorn
3
Bradford
3
05 Apr - replay
Runcorn
6
Bradford
2
Quarter Finals
Date
Team One
Score One
Team Two
Score Two
07 Apr
Leeds Parish Church
5
Runcorn
5
07 Apr
Salford
11
Rochdale Hornets
3
07 Apr
Stockport
0
Widnes
3
07 Apr
Swinton
9
Broughton Rangers
0
11 Apr - replay
Runcorn
6
Leeds Parish Church
8
Semi Finals
Date
Team One
Score One
Team Two
Score Two
14 Apr
Salford
11
Widnes
0
14 Apr
Swinton
8
Leeds Parish Church
0
Final
Swinton
16 – 8
Salford
Try: Davies, Lewis, Messer, R. ValentineGoal: J. Valentine (2)
Report
Try: Pearson, T. WilliamsGoal: Griffiths
1
Dan Smith
2
Arthur Pearson
3
Tom Williams
4
E. T. Harter
5
Herbert Hadwen
6
Ben Griffiths
7
Ivor Grey
8
Hugh Shore
9
Robert Shaw
10
Pat Tunney
11
Miles Gledhill
12
William Brown
13
George Fisher
14
Jack Williams
15
Jack Rhapps
Notes
References
Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club . Salford Rugby League Club.
External links
Template:Salford - 1900 Challenge Cup Final runners-up