1926–27 Challenge Cup
{{short description|Rugby league competition}}
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|title = 1926–27 Challenge Cup
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|duration = 5 rounds
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|season = 1926–27
|season_champs = {{leagueicon|Oldham|16px}} Oldham
|season_champ_name = Winners
|second_place = {{leagueicon|Swinton|16px}} Swinton
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|prevseason_link = 1925–26 Challenge Cup
|prevseason_year = 1925–26
|nextseason_link = 1927–28 Challenge Cup
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The 1926–27 Challenge Cup was the 27th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1926-27/results.html|title=Challenge Cup 1926/27|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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Batley | 32 | Cottingham | 5 |
| 12 Feb | Broughton Rangers | 18 | Castleford | 5 |
| 12 Feb | Dearham | 5 | Dewsbury | 20 |
| 12 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 14 | Barrow | 0 |
| 12 Feb | Halifax | 37 | Bramley | 5 |
| 12 Feb | Hull FC | 6 | St Helens Recs | 5 |
| 12 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22 | Keighley | 3 |
| 12 Feb | Hunslet | 10 | Bradford Northern | 5 |
| 12 Feb | Oldham | 8 | Salford | 0 |
| 12 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 8 | Leigh | 2 |
| 12 Feb | Swinton | 11 | Huddersfield | 2 |
| 12 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 13 | Wigan Highfield | 5 |
| 12 Feb | Warrington | 3 | Leeds | 12 |
| 12 Feb | Widnes | 23 | Pontypridd | 2 |
| 12 Feb | Wigan | 51 | Pemberton Rovers | 11 |
| 12 Feb | York | 9 | St Helens | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb | Batley | 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 0 |
| 26 Feb | Hull FC | 29 | Broughton Rangers | 15 |
| 26 Feb | Hunslet | 3 | Oldham | 15 |
| 26 Feb | Leeds | 13 | Wigan | 3 |
| 26 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 14 |
| 26 Feb | Swinton | 10 | York | 8 |
| 26 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 7 | Halifax | 2 |
| 26 Feb | Widnes | 2 | Dewsbury | 2 |
| 01 Mar | Dewsbury | 13 | Widnes | 2 |
Quarterfinals
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
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| 12 Mar | Dewsbury | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 |
| 12 Mar | Leeds | 5 | Oldham | 11 |
| 12 Mar | Swinton | 19 | Hull FC | 2 |
| 12 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | Batley | 6 |
Semifinals
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!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
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| 02 Apr | Dewsbury | 0 | Swinton | 10 |
| 02 Apr | Oldham | 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 3 |
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.{{cite web|title=The History Of Rugby League|url=http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php|work=Rugby League Information|publisher=napit.co.uk|access-date=2 January 2014}} 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.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Oldham - 1926–27 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Challenge Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1926-27 Challenge Cup}}