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1900–01 Challenge Cup

1900–01 Challenge Cup

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The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] Contested during the 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season, the final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[2]

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Final

The final was played on Saturday 27 April 1901, where Batley beat Warrington 16-8 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 29,563.[3]

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27 April 1901
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 29,563
Referee: J. Kidd (Millom)[4]
1Arthur Garner
2Wattie Davies
3Dai Fitzgerald
4John B. Goodall
5Wilf Auty
6Joseph "Joe" Oakland (c)
7James "Jim" Midgley
8Fred Fisher
9Patrick "Pat" "Paddy" Judge
10Jack Rogers
11Charles "Charlie" Stubley
12Robert "Bob" Spurr
13George Henry Main (often misspelled Maine)
14Fred 'Ted' Fozzard
15Frank Hollingworth
1Jack Hallam
2Jack Fish
3Danny Isherwood
4George Dickenson
5Elliott Harris
6Robert Bate
7Jack Duckworth
8Alf Boardman
9Tom Fell
10Jim Edmondson
11J. Scholtze
12John Eden
13J. Cunningham
14David Morrison
15Jack Swift

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. Hoole, Les (2015). The Rugby League Challenge Cup An Illustrated History 1897-1998. DB Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-78091-462-6.

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