1923–24 Challenge Cup

1923–24 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	41,831
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Oldham
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The 1923–24 Challenge Cup was the 24th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Wigan and Oldham at the Athletic Grounds in Rochdale.

The final was played on Saturday 12 April 1924, where Wigan beat Oldham 21–4 in front of a crowd of 41,831.^[1]

Contents

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  1 First Round
  


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  2 Second Round
  


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  3 Quarter Finals
  


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  4 Semi Finals
  


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  5 Final
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
16 Feb	Batley	19	Wigan Highfield	7
16 Feb	Bradford Northern	3	Dewsbury	13
16 Feb	Broughton Rangers	34	Hull St Patrick's	0
16 Feb	Dearham	3	Barrow	67
16 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	3	Swinton	5
16 Feb	Halifax	22	Hull FC	0
16 Feb	Huddersfield	19	Widnes	5
16 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	24	Castleford	2
16 Feb	Leeds	40	Bramley	0
16 Feb	Oldham	5	Rochdale Hornets	0
16 Feb	St Helens Recs	0	Wakefield Trinity	2
16 Feb	Salford	6	Hunslet	8
16 Feb	Wardley	0	St Helens	73
16 Feb	Warrington	46	Dalton	3
16 Feb	Wigan	7	Leigh	5
16 Feb	York	7	Keighley	3

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
01 Mar	Barrow	17	Hull Kingston Rovers	9
01 Mar	Huddersfield	24	St Helens	13
01 Mar	Hunslet	13	Swinton	2
01 Mar	Leeds	0	Wakefield Trinity	6
01 Mar	Oldham	18	Dewsbury	0
01 Mar	Wigan	49	Broughton Rangers	0
01 Mar	York	5	Warrington	7
01 Mar	Halifax	9	Batley	3

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
15 Mar	Barrow	34	Warrington	7
15 Mar	Huddersfield	7	Halifax	5
15 Mar	Hunslet	8	Wigan	13
15 Mar	Oldham	24	Wakefield Trinity	10

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
29 Mar	Huddersfield	5	Oldham	9
29 Mar	Wigan	30	Barrow	5

Final

12 April 1924

Wigan	21 – 4	Oldham
Try: Roffey, Van Heerden, Parker, Price, Ring Goal: Sullivan (3)	Report	Goal: Knapman, Brough

Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Attendance: 41,831 Referee: Rev Frank Chambers (Dewsbury)[2]

FB 1 Jim Sullivan RW 2 Johnny Ring RC 3 Tommy Howley LC 4 Tommy Parker LW 5 Attie Van Heerden SO 6 Sid Jerram SH 7 Danny Hurcombe PR 8 Bert Webster HK 9 Harry Banks PR 10 George Van Rooyen SR 11 Fred Brown SR 12 Fred Roffey LF 13 Jack Price Coach: Tommy McCarthy

FB 1 Ernie Knapman RW 2 Sid Rix RC 3 Billy Hall LC 4 Alan Woodward LW 5 Joe Corsi SO 6 George Hesketh SH 7 Alf Bates PR 8 Jack Collins HK 9 Ambrose Baker PR 10 Alf Tomkins SR 11 Bob Sloman SR 12 Albert Brough LF 13 Herman Hilton Coach: Charles Marsden

References

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   ^ "12th April 1924: Oldham 4 Wigan 21 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
   

External links

• Challenge Cup official website


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  Challenge Cup 1923/24 results at Rugby League Project

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