Rugby league competition
1905–06 Challenge Cup Duration 6 rounds Highest attendance 15,834 Winners Bradford Runners-up Salford
The1905–06 Challenge Cup was the 10th staging ofrugby league 's oldest knockout competition, theChallenge Cup .[ 1]
The final was contested byBradford F.C. andSalford atHeadingley ,Leeds in front of a crowd of 15,834 on Saturday 28 April 1906.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The intermediate, or qualifying, round matches were played on 17 February 1906.
Intermediate round fixtures Home Score Away Barrow St.George's 5–7 Brookland Brighouse Rangers 2–0 Huddersfield Castleford 6–21 Keighley Egerton 6–3 Widnes Rangers Hull Newington 0–21 Pontefract Leigh Shamrocks 3–3 Chadderton Millom 3–5 Morecambe Normanton 8–4 Bramley Otley 5–8 Featherstone Rovers Parton 2–2 Egremont Rochdale Rangers 0–8 Rochdale Hornets St Helens 0–3 Runcorn Victoria Rangers 8–0 Hebden Bridge York 15–0 New Blackpool source:[ 5]
The two replays were played on 24 February 1906.
Intermediate round replays Home Score Away Chadderton 0–4 Leigh Shamrocks Egremont 10–0 Parton source:[ 5]
First round fixtures Home Score Away Batley 6–5 Warrington Brighouse Rangers 13–0 Morecambe Broughton Rangers 14–5 Barrow Egerton 9–0 Leigh Shamrocks Featherstone Rovers 16–5 Brookland Halifax 20–5 Hunslet Hull FC 6–0 Runcorn Hull Kingston Rovers 12–5 Dewsbury Keighley 13–0 Egremont Leeds 17–0 Normanton Pontefract 0–12 Oldham Rochdale Hornets 0–6 Salford Swinton 2–4 Leigh Victoria Rangers 0–0 Widnes Wakefield Trinity 0-5 Bradford York 5-4 Wigan source:[ 5]
The replayed fixture was played on 7 March 1906.
First round replay Home Score Away Widnes 8–3 Victoria Rangers source:[ 5]
Second round fixtures were played on 17 March 1906.
Second round fixtures Home Score Away Batley 19–0 York Bradford 15–0 Leigh Brighouse Rangers 0–0 Hull Kingston Rovers Featherstone Rovers 23–2 Widnes Hull FC 0–5 Keighley Leeds 0–2 Broughton Rangers Oldham 2–5 Halifax Salford 38–5 Egerton source:[ 5]
Second round replay Home Score Away Hull Kingston Rovers 29–0 Brighouse Rangers source:[ 5]
The third round fixtures were played on 31 March 1906.
Third round fixtures Home Score Away Batley 15–0 Hull Kingston Rovers Bradford 0–0 Halifax Keighley 3–0 Featherstone Rovers Salford 2–2 Broughton Rangers source:[ 5]
The two drawn matches were replayed the following week. Halifax played Bradford on 3 April with Broughton Rangers v Salford played on 4 April.
Third round replays Home Score Away Halifax 2–8 Bradford Broughton Rangers 3–3 Salford source:[ 5]
The Broughton v Salford tie required a second replay to decide the fixture and this was played at Wigan on 6 April.
Third round second replay Home Score Away Salford 5–3 Broughton Rangers source:[ 5]
The semi-finals were played at neutral venues on 14 April 1906.
Second round fixtures First team Score Second team Venue Bradford 11–3 Batley Hudderfield Salford 6–3 Keighley Warrington source:[ 5]
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