1920–21 Challenge Cup
{{short description|Rugby league competition}}
{{Infobox Rugby football league challenge cup
|title = 1920–21 Challenge Cup
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|duration = 5 rounds
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|season = 1920–21
|season_champs = {{leagueicon|Leigh|16px}} Leigh
|season_champ_name = Winners
|second_place = {{leagueicon|Halifax|16px}} Halifax
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|prevseason_link = 1919–20 Challenge Cup
|prevseason_year = 1919–20
|nextseason_link = 1921–22 Challenge Cup
|nextseason_year = 1921–22
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The 1920–21 Challenge Cup was the 21st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1920-21/results.html|title=Challenge Cup 1920/21|publisher=Rugby League Project}}
First round
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb | Askam | 2 | Bradford Northern | 7 |
| 26 Feb | Dewsbury | 12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 41 | Pendlebury | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Halifax | 5 | Batley | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Hull FC | 5 | Warrington | 5 |
| 26 Feb | Hunslet | 7 | Leeds | 8 |
| 26 Feb | Keighley | 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 10 |
| 26 Feb | Leigh | 0 | York | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Oldham | 41 | Elland Wanderers | 5 |
| 26 Feb | St Helens Recs | 9 | Wigan | 6 |
| 26 Feb | St Helens | 0 | Bramley | 7 |
| 26 Feb | Salford | 4 | Barrow | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Swinton | 25 | Hull BOCM | 5 |
| 26 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | Huddersfield | 8 |
| 26 Feb | Widnes | 41 | Dearham | 5 |
| 26 Feb | Wigan Highfield | 10 | Broughton Rangers | 15 |
| 02 Mar | Warrington | 16 | Hull FC | 5 |
| 02 Mar | York | 0 | Leigh | 3 |
Second round
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Bradford Northern | 7 | Swinton | 3 |
| 12 Mar | Bramley | 4 | Halifax | 13 |
| 12 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 3 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 |
| 12 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 0 | Dewsbury | 22 |
| 12 Mar | Huddersfield | 8 | Oldham | 3 |
| 12 Mar | Leigh | 10 | Warrington | 10 |
| 12 Mar | St Helens Recs | 0 | Widnes | 7 |
| 12 Mar | Salford | 0 | Leeds | 21 |
| 16 Mar | Warrington | 3 | Leigh | 8 |
Quarterfinals
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr | Dewsbury | 0 | Rochdale Hornets | 0 |
| 02 Apr | Halifax | 5 | Widnes | 2 |
| 02 Apr | Huddersfield | 5 | Leeds | 3 |
| 02 Apr | Leigh | 7 | Bradford Northern | 0 |
| 05 Apr | Rochdale Hornets | 5 | Dewsbury | 2 |
Semifinals
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | Halifax | 2 | Huddersfield | 0 |
| 16 Apr | Leigh | 10 | Rochdale Hornets | 0 |
Final
Leigh defeated Halifax 13-0 in the final played at The Cliff, Broughton in front of a crowd of 25,000.
{{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}}{{cite news|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/club-records/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214023359/https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/club-records/ |archive-date=14 February 2020 |title=Club Records |work=LeighRL.co.uk |publisher=Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club |access-date=27 April 2020}}
This was Leigh’s first Challenge Cup final win in their first final appearance.
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|date = 30 April 1921
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|team1 = Leigh
|score = 13 – 0
|team2 = Halifax
|try1 = Thomas (2), Parkinson
|goal1 = Clarkson (2)
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|stadium = The Cliff, Broughton
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = F. Renton (Hunslet)
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Tommy Clarkson |
| RW | 2 | Fred Hurst |
| RC | 3 | Peter Heaton |
| LC | 4 | Emlyn Thomas |
| LW | 5 | Cyril Braund |
| SO | 6 | Billy Parkinson |
| SH | 7 | Walter Mooney (c) |
| PR | 8 | Jim Winstanley |
| HK | 9 | Joe Cartwright |
| PR | 10 | Jack Prosser |
| SR | 11 | Joe Darwell |
| SR | 12 | Fred Coffey |
| LF | 13 | Ernie Boardman |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Clem Garforth |
| RW | 2 | Reg Turnbull |
| RC | 3 | Albert Ackroyd |
| LC | 4 | Cyril Stacey |
| LW | 5 | Frank Todd |
| SO | 6 | Bobby Lloyd |
| SH | 7 | Stuart Prosser |
| PR | 8 | Tom Gibson |
| HK | 9 | Alf Milnes |
| PR | 10 | Broadbent |
| SR | 11 | Jack Beames |
| SR | 12 | Whiteley |
| LF | 13 | Tom Schofield |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"| |
|}
References
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{{Leigh - 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Challenge Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1920-21 Challenge Cup}}