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1897–98 Challenge Cup
The 1898 Challenge Cup was the 2nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
| Highest attendance |
|---|
| Batley |
| Bradford |
The 1898 Challenge Cup was the 2nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Batley and Bradford at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
The final was played on Saturday 23 April 1898, where Batley beat Bradford 7–0 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 27,941.
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham | 8–0 | Salford St Bart's | 26 Feb | The Devisdale |
| Barrow | 13–30 | Dalton | 26 Feb | Cavendish Park |
| Barton | 16–30 | Rochdale Rangers | 26 Feb | Tetlow Fold |
| Batley | 12–70 | St Helens | 26 Feb | Mount Pleasant |
| Birkenhead | 17–00 | Runcorn Recs | 26 Feb | Park Station |
| Bradford | 7–2 | Swinton | 26 Feb | Park Avenue |
| Castleford | 18–20 | Wigan | 26 Feb | Hunt's Field |
| Eastmoor | 22–30 | Smallbridge | 26 Feb | King George's |
| Fleetwood | 6–3 | Warr. St Mary's | 26 Feb | |
| Hull | 8–0 | Morecambe | 26 Feb | The Boulevard |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 46–00 | Hull Marlborough | 26 Feb | Craven Street |
| Hunslet | 8–3 | Lancaster | 26 Feb | Parkside |
| Leeds Parish Church | 07–10 | Bramley | 26 Feb | Clarence Field |
| Leigh | 7–0 | Heckmondwike | 26 Feb | Mather Lane |
| Manningham | 05–11 | Huddersfield | 26 Feb | Valley Parade |
| Millom | 2–9 | Salford | 26 Feb | Salthouse |
| Mossley | 0–9 | Lees | 26 Feb | |
| Oldham | 8–3 | Leeds | 26 Feb | Watersheddings |
| Rochdale Hornets | 10–60 | Holbeck | 26 Feb | Athletic Grounds |
| Stockport | 5–6 | Brighouse Rangers | 26 Feb | Edgeley Park |
| Tyldesley | 2–3 | Broughton Rangers | 26 Feb | Well Street |
| Ulverston | 02–19 | Runcorn | 26 Feb | Fitz Bridge |
| Wakefield Trinity | 5–3 | Warrington | 26 Feb | Belle Vue |
| Walkden | 22–00 | Swinton Church | 26 Feb | Stocks Enclosure |
| Werneth | 14–00 | Oldham Jnrs | 26 Feb | |
| Whitworth | 2–2 | Rochdale Athletic | 26 Feb | |
| Widnes | 26–00 | Liversedge | 26 Feb | Lowerhouse |
| Halifax | 17–00 | St Helens Recreation | 1 Mar | Thrum Hall |
| Rochdale Athletic | 0–4 | Whitworth | 1 Mar - Replay | |
| Source: |
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Hills | 0–2 | Leigh | 5 Mar | Mather Lane |
| Altrincham | 11–20 | Eastmoor | 5 Mar | The Devisdale |
| Barton | 16–40 | Werneth | 5 Mar | Tetlow Fold |
| Birkenhead | 0–5 | Bradford | 5 Mar | Park Station |
| Brighouse Rangers | 3–3 | Runcorn | 5 Mar | Lane Head |
| Broughton Rangers | 3–0 | Wakefield Trinity | 5 Mar | Wheater's Field |
| Castleford | 14–70 | Whitworth | 5 Mar | Hunt's Field |
| Halifax | 3–8 | Oldham | 5 Mar | Thrum Hall |
| Huddersfield | 14–60 | Barrow | 5 Mar | Fartown |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 11–00 | Morley | 5 Mar | Craven Street |
| Lees | 02–65 | Salford | 5 Mar | |
| Lostock Gralam | 00–10 | Fleetwood | 5 Mar | |
| Radcliffe | 00–18 | Hull | 5 Mar | Peel Street |
| Rochdale Hornets | 3–4 | Bramley | 5 Mar | Athletic Grounds |
| Walkden | 0–8 | Batley | 5 Mar | Mount Pleasant |
| Widnes | 8–7 | Hunslet | 5 Mar | Lowerhouse |
| Runcorn | 11–00 | Brighouse Rangers | 9 Mar - replay | Canal Street |
| Source: |
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham | 00–16 | Salford | 19 Mar | The Devisdale |
| Barton | 3–9 | Bramley | 19 Mar | |
| Castleford | 04–10 | Batley | 19 Mar | Hunt's Field |
| Fleetwood | 00–31 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 19 Mar | |
| Huddersfield | 0–6 | Broughton Rangers | 19 Mar | Fartown |
| Hull | 2–6 | Bradford | 19 Mar | The Boulevard |
| Leigh | 3–3 | Widnes | 19 Mar | Mather Lane |
| Oldham | 11–00 | Runcorn | 19 Mar | Wattersheddings |
| Widnes | 22–30 | Leigh | 23 Mar - Replay | Lowerhouse |
| Source: |
| Team One | Score | Team Two | Match information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batley | 3–0 | Oldham | 26 Mar | Mount Pleasant |
| Bradford | 7–5 | Broughton Rangers | 26 Mar | Park Avenue |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 0–0 | Widnes | 26 Mar | The Boulevard |
| Salford | 12–20 | Bramley | 26 Mar | New Barnes |
| Widnes | 6–5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 Mar - replay | Lowerhouse |
| Source: |
| 1 | Arthur Garner |
| 2 | Wattie Davies |
| 3 | John B. Goodall |
| 4 | Dai Fitzgerald |
| 5 | Fred 'Ted' Fozzard |
| 6 | Joe Oakland |
| 7 | Harry Goodall |
| 8 | Mark Shackleton |
| 9 | Jim Gath |
| 10 | George Main |
| 11 | Robert 'Bob' Spurr |
| 12 | Fred Fisher |
| 13 | Charlie Stubley |
| 14 | John T. 'Paudy' Munns |
| 15 | Jack Rogers |
| 1 | B. Patrick |
| 2 | T. H. Dobson |
| 3 | F. W. Cooper |
| 4 | W. Murgatroyd |
| 5 | F. Murgatroyd |
| 6 | R. Wood |
| 7 | H. Prole |
| 8 | T. Broadley |
| 9 | J. Fearnley |
| 10 | R. J. Robertson |
| 11 | H. Holden |
| 12 | E. Kelsey |
| 13 | B. Holt |
| 14 | J. McLoughlin |
| 15 | J. Toothill |
- The Challenge Cup Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1897/98 results at Rugby League Project
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