1926–27 Challenge Cup

The 1926–27 Challenge Cup was the 27th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1926–27 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Oldham
Runners-up Swinton

First Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
12 FebBatley32Cottingham5
12 FebBroughton Rangers18Castleford5
12 FebDearham5Dewsbury20
12 FebFeatherstone Rovers14Barrow0
12 FebHalifax37Bramley5
12 FebHull FC6St Helens Recs5
12 FebHull Kingston Rovers22Keighley3
12 FebHunslet10Bradford Northern5
12 FebOldham8Salford0
12 FebRochdale Hornets8Leigh2
12 FebSwinton11Huddersfield2
12 FebWakefield Trinity13Wigan Highfield5
12 FebWarrington3Leeds12
12 FebWidnes23Pontypridd2
12 FebWigan51Pemberton Rovers11
12 FebYork9St Helens3

Second Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
26 FebBatley7Featherstone Rovers0
26 FebHull FC29Broughton Rangers15
26 FebHunslet3Oldham15
26 FebLeeds13Wigan3
26 FebRochdale Hornets0Hull Kingston Rovers14
26 FebSwinton10York8
26 FebWakefield Trinity7Halifax2
26 FebWidnes2Dewsbury2
01 MarDewsbury13Widnes2

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
12 MarDewsbury7Hull Kingston Rovers2
12 MarLeeds5Oldham11
12 MarSwinton19Hull FC2
12 MarWakefield Trinity10Batley6

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
02 AprDewsbury0Swinton10
02 AprOldham7Wakefield Trinity3

Final

In the Challenge Cup tournament's final Oldham faced Swinton. It was the first radio broadcast of the Challenge Cup final by the BBC.[2] Oldham won 26-7 in the final played at Wigan in front of a crowd of 33,448. This was Oldham’s fourth consecutive appearance in the final and their second win in that period. It was their seventh overall appearance in a Challenge Cup Final and their third success overall. [3]

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1926/27". Rugby League Project.
  2. "The History Of Rugby League". Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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