1904–05 Challenge Cup

1904–05 Challenge Cup
Duration	6 rounds
Highest attendance	19,638
Winners	Warrington
Runners-up	Hull Kingston Rovers
	← 1903–04; 1905–06 →;

The 1904–05 Challenge Cup was the 9th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

The final was contested by Warrington and Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley in Leeds.^[2]

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1905, where Warrington beat Hull KR 6–0 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 19,638.^[3]

Warrington won the Cup at their third attempt in a final.^[4]

Qualifier

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
18 Feb	Barrow St.George's	2	Morecambe	8
18 Feb	Barrow	11	Millom	0
18 Feb	Beverley	2	York	9
18 Feb	Bramley	0	Keighley	3
18 Feb	Brighouse Rangers	6	Normanton	8
18 Feb	Brookland	5	Maryport	10
18 Feb	Castleford	24	Lancaster	7
18 Feb	Huddersfield	20	Vic Rangers	3
18 Feb	Ossett	5	Sharlston Rovers	0
18 Feb	Pontefract	2	Dewsbury	22
18 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	2	Chadderton	0
18 Feb	Rochdale Rangers	10	Egerton	9
18 Feb	Seaton Rangers	3	Parton	5
25 Feb	Brookland	2	Maryport	0

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
04 Mar	Batley	13	Barrow	5
04 Mar	Bradford	42	Castleford	5
04 Mar	Brookland	5	Hull Kingston Rovers	73
04 Mar	Broughton Rangers	8	Runcorn	0
04 Mar	Halifax	2	Dewsbury	0
04 Mar	Huddersfield	5	York	0
04 Mar	Hull FC	52	Leigh Shamrocks	0
04 Mar	Hunslet	22	Parton	3
04 Mar	Keighley	8	Salford	0
04 Mar	Leeds	20	Ossett	0
04 Mar	Leigh	3	Wigan	0
04 Mar	Oldham	16	Normanton	3
04 Mar	St Helens	9	Rochdale Rangers	2
04 Mar	Swinton	8	Rochdale Hornets	3
04 Mar	Warrington	30	Morecambe	0
04 Mar	Widnes	3	Wakefield Trinity	5
22 Mar	Wigan	5	Leigh	0

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
18 Mar	Batley	10	Oldham	14
18 Mar	Broughton Rangers	18	St Helens	0
18 Mar	Huddersfield	3	Wakefield Trinity	3
18 Mar	Hull FC	5	Hunslet	7
18 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	3	Leeds	0
18 Mar	Swinton	0	Bradford	6
18 Mar	Warrington	3	Keighley	3
21 Mar	Keighley	0	Warrington	7
22 Mar	Wakefield Trinity	7	Huddersfield	0
25 Mar	Wigan	5	Halifax	2

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
01 Apr	Broughton Rangers	16	Wakefield Trinity	10
01 Apr	Hull Kingston Rovers	8	Hunslet	2
01 Apr	Oldham	0	Bradford	0
01 Apr	Warrington	13	Wigan	0
05 Apr	Bradford	8	Oldham	5

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
15 Apr	Hull Kingston Rovers	10	Broughton Rangers	6
15 Apr	Warrington	7	Bradford	2

Final

29 April 1905

Warrington	6 – 0	Hull Kingston Rovers
	Report

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 19,638

References

^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. p. 41-43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1904/05 results at Rugby League Project

[Challenge_Cup-1] John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. p. 41-43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.

[Records-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 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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