1925–26 Challenge Cup

The 1925–26 Challenge Cup was the 26th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1925–26 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Swinton
Runners-up Oldham

First Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
13 FebBarnsley Utd0Hull Kingston Rovers28
13 FebBarrow44Barrow Cambridge St0
13 FebBradford Northern2Keighley2
13 FebBramley0Rochdale Hornets11
13 FebCastleford12St Helens Recs18
13 FebFeatherstone Rovers7Broughton Rangers8
13 FebHalifax16Dewsbury0
13 FebHensingham0Huddersfield33
13 FebHull FC27Pemberton Rovers3
13 FebHunslet7Warrington11
13 FebLeigh6Oldham18
13 FebSalford2Leeds3
13 FebSwinton19Batley9
13 FebWidnes7St Helens10
13 FebWigan Highfield7Wakefield Trinity2
13 FebWigan45York10
17 FebKeighley5Bradford Northern5
22 FebBradford Northern9Keighley4

Second Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
27 FebBarrow0Halifax3
27 FebBradford Northern3Hull Kingston Rovers6
27 FebLeeds17Wigan10
27 FebOldham12Rochdale Hornets3
27 FebSt Helens7Hull FC10
27 FebSwinton8Broughton Rangers8
27 FebWarrington17St Helens Recs12
27 FebWigan Highfield5Huddersfield3
03 MarBroughton Rangers3Swinton20

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
13 MarHull FC15Warrington2
13 MarOldham8Halifax5
13 MarSwinton24Hull Kingston Rovers3
13 MarWigan Highfield11Leeds2

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
27 MarOldham15Wigan Highfield6
27 MarSwinton13Hull FC2

Final

Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 27,000.

This was Swinton's second appearance in the Final and their second Cup Final win. Their previous victory was in 1900.[2]

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1925/26". Rugby League Project.
  2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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