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1911–12 Challenge Cup

{{short description|Rugby league competition}}

{{Infobox Rugby football league challenge cup

|title = 1911–12 Challenge Cup

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|duration = 5 rounds

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|highest_attendance = 15,271

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|season = 1911–12

|season_champs = {{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury

|season_champ_name = Winners

|second_place = {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} Oldham

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|prevseason_link = 1910–11 Challenge Cup

|prevseason_year = 1910–11

|nextseason_link = 1912-13 Challenge Cup

|nextseason_year = 1912–13

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The 1911–12 Challenge Cup was the 16th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football|author1=John Huxley|author2=David Howes|year=1980|publisher=Robert Hale|location=London|isbn=0-7091-8133-7|pages=41–43}}

The final was contested by Dewsbury and Oldham at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds.{{cite book |title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995–1996|author1=Raymond Fletcher|author2=David Howes|year=1995|publisher=Headline Book Publishing |location=London |isbn=0-7472-7817-2|page=191}}

The final was played on Saturday, 27 April 1912, where Dewsbury caused an upset to beat Oldham 8–5 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 15,271.{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |access-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archive-date=3 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/3429991.stm|title=No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham|publisher=BBC|date=27 February 2004|access-date=7 February 2017}}

Dewsbury won the Challenge Cup in their first appearance in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |access-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archive-date=3 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}

First round

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17 FebBarrowSt Helens13-3
17 FebBatleyRuncorn22-0
17 FebBeverleyHull Kingston Rovers5-34
17 FebBradford NorthernRochdale Hornets0-13
17 FebBroughton RangersBramley25-3
17 FebCoventryOldham3-21
17 FebDewsburyLane End Utd36-9
17 FebHalifaxEbbw Vale10-2
17 FebHuddersfieldSwinton30-0
17 FebHull FCYork20-8
17 FebLeighHunslet13-0
17 FebMillomKeighley0-11
17 FebNormanton St John'sWarrington6-6
17 FebWakefield TrinityLeeds10-2
17 FebWidnesSalford3-8
17 FebWiganWg. Highfield35-10
19 Feb - replayWarringtonNormanton St John's75-0

Second round

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02 MarBarrowBatley0-0
02 MarHalifaxBroughton Rangers19-8
02 MarHull FCRochdale Hornets27-5
02 MarHull Kingston RoversWarrington3-3
02 MarKeighleyWakefield Trinity2-13
02 MarLeighHuddersfield6-33
02 MarOldhamWigan12-8
02 MarSalfordDewsbury8-9
05 Mar - replayBatleyBarrow7-5
06 Mar - replayWarringtonHull Kingston Rovers3-0

Quarter-finals

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23 MarDewsburyBatley5-2
23 MarHull FCHalifax2-11
23 MarOldhamHuddersfield2-0
23 MarWarringtonWakefield Trinity3-3
27 Mar - replayWakefield TrinityWarrington10-5

Semi-finals

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13 AprHalifaxDewsbury5-8
13 AprOldhamWakefield Trinity17-0

Final

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27 AprDewsburyOldham8-5

References

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External links

  • [http://www.thechallengecup.com/ Challenge Cup official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ |date=2014-01-22 }}
  • [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1911-12/results.html Challenge Cup 1911/12 results] at Rugby League Project

{{Dewsbury - 1911–12 Challenge Cup Final winners}}

{{Challenge Cup}}

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Category:Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup