1903 Challenge Cup
Duration 6 rounds
Highest attendance 32,507
← 1902 1904 →
The 1903 Challenge Cup was the 7th staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup . It featured clubs from the 1902-03 Northern Rugby Football Union season .
First round Date Team One Score Team Two 14 Feb Birkenhead 15–00 Werneth 14 Feb Bradford 10–50 Huddersfield 14 Feb Bramley 10–50 Pontefract 14 Feb Broughton Rangers 0–2 Oldham 14 Feb Castleford 2–0 Thrum Hall 14 Feb Dewsbury 00–15 Leeds 14 Feb Halifax 34–00 Salterhebble 14 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers 2–6 York 14 Feb Hunslet 18–50 Cleckheaton 14 Feb Keighley 37–00 Heckmondwike 14 Feb Kendal Hornets 3–5 Morecambe 14 Feb Kinsley 0–8 Brighouse Rangers 14 Feb Leigh 0–0 Swinton 14 Feb Manningham 0–0 Idle 14 Feb Millom 10–00 Lancaster 14 Feb Ossett 0–0 Otley 14 Feb Parton 9–5 Workington 14 Feb Rochdale Hornets 33–00 Alverthorpe 14 Feb Runcorn 7–2 Widnes 14 Feb St Helens 6–3 Warrington 14 Feb Seaton Rangers 2–5 Barrow 14 Feb South Shields 58–00 St. Paul's 14 Feb Sowerby Bridge 05–14 Batley 14 Feb Stockport 0–8 Wigan 14 Feb Wakefield Trinity 3–0 Holbeck 14 Feb Wath Brow Hornets 5–0 Whitehaven Recs 14 Feb Windhill 0–8 Normanton 18 Feb - replay Idle 00–12 Manningham 18 Feb - replay Otley 2–0 Ossett 18 Feb - replay Swinton 5–7 Leigh
Second round Date Team One Score Team Two 21 Feb Bramley 0–9 Bradford 21 Feb Brighouse Rangers 12–20 South Shields 21 Feb Castleford 0–0 Halifax 21 Feb Hull Marlborough 00–45 Hull FC 21 Feb Maryport 2–2 Parton 21 Feb Morecambe 0–0 Millom 21 Feb Normanton 2–9 Batley 21 Feb Oldham 4–0 Wigan 21 Feb Outwood Church 0–7 Hunslet 21 Feb Runcorn 18–00 Birkenhead 21 Feb St Helens 2–8 Rochdale Hornets 21 Feb Salford 11–00 Leigh 21 Feb Wakefield Trinity 00–13 Leeds 21 Feb Wath Brow Hornets 05–15 Barrow 21 Feb York 17–20 Otley 24 Feb Keighley 12–00 Manningham 25 Feb - replay Halifax 10–30 Castleford 25 Feb - replay Millom 10–20 Morecambe 25 Feb - replay Parton 0–5 Maryport
Third round Date Team One Score Team Two 07 Mar Barrow 7–2 Batley 07 Mar Bradford 0–2 Oldham 07 Mar Halifax 0–0 Brighouse Rangers 07 Mar Hunslet 5–2 Leeds 07 Mar Keighley 2–2 York 07 Mar Millom 0–7 Hull FC 07 Mar Rochdale Hornets 00–15 Salford 07 Mar Runcorn 17–30 Maryport 10 Mar - replay Brighouse Rangers 2–8 Halifax 11 Mar - replay York 12–90 Keighley
Quarterfinals Date Team One Score Team Two 21 Mar Barrow 0–3 Hull FC 21 Mar Oldham 8–0 Hunslet 21 Mar Runcorn 0–2 Halifax 21 Mar York 02–25 Salford
Semifinals Date Team One Score Team Two 04 Apr Halifax 8–5 Hull FC 04 Apr Salford 0–0 Oldham 08 Apr - replay Salford 8–0 Oldham
Final The final was contested by Halifax and Salford at Headingley Stadium in Leeds . on Saturday 25 April 1903, in front of a crowd of 32,507. Halifax were victorious, beating Salford 7–0.
Headingley , Leeds Attendance: 32,507
1 William Little 2 William Wedgwood 3 W. "Wax" Williams 4 Archie Rigg 5 Herbert Hadwen 6 Johnny Morley 7 Joe Riley 8 Jack Riley 9 Ike Bartle 10 Fred Mallinson 11 Jack Swinbank 12 Walter Morton 13 Fred Hammond 14 Billy Bulmer 15 R. S. "Bob" Winskill1 Dan Smith 2 Archie Norris 3 Robert Messer 4 James Lomas 5 Thomas Bell 6 Zeke Harter 7 Ben Griffiths 8 Jack Williams 9 Jack Rhapps 10 Pat Tunney 11 George Heath 12 William Brown 13 Herbert Buckler 14 Robert Shaw 15 Hugh Shore1 William Little 2 William Wedgwood 3 W. "Wax" Williams 4 Archie Rigg 5 Herbert Hadwen 6 Johnny Morley 7 Joe Riley 8 Jack Riley 9 Ike Bartle 10 Fred Mallinson 11 Jack Swinbank 12 Walter Morton 13 Fred Hammond 14 Billy Bulmer 15 R. S. "Bob" Winskill 1 Dan Smith 2 Archie Norris 3 Robert Messer 4 James Lomas 5 Thomas Bell 6 Zeke Harter 7 Ben Griffiths 8 Jack Williams 9 Jack Rhapps 10 Pat Tunney 11 George Heath 12 William Brown 13 Herbert Buckler 14 Robert Shaw 15 Hugh Shore
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