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1933–34 Challenge Cup
The 1933–34 Challenge Cup was the 34th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup during the 1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season, 1933–34 season. First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Hunslet F.C. (1883), Hunslet defeated Widnes Vikings, Widnes 11-5 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,280. This was Hunslet’s second Cup final win, the first being in 1907–08, in their third Cup final appearance. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1933-34 Challenge Cup Challenge Cup 1934 in English rugby league, Challenge Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challenge Cup
The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's oldest cup competition in either rugby union, code of rugby. A concurrent Women's Challenge Cup and Wheelchair Challenge Cup have been held since 2012 and 2015 respectively. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to British rugby league system, Tier 5. Some amateur clubs have to qualify to enter in Round One while others can apply through the RFL to enter. The final is traditionally played at Wembley Stadium. Despite having been played at other venues, Wembley is generally seen as the home of the competition. "Abide with Me", sung before the game, has become a rugby league anthem. The current holders of the Challenge Cup are Hull Kingston Rovers, winning the competition for the 2nd time, beating Warrington Wolves 8-6 in the 2025 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie White (rugby League, Born C
Leslie Alvin White (January 19, 1900, Salida, Colorado – March 31, 1975, Lone Pine, California) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of the theories on cultural evolution, sociocultural evolution, and especially neoevolutionism, and for his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. White was president of the American Anthropological Association (1964). Early years White lived first in Kansas and then Louisiana. He volunteered to fight in World War I, serving in the US Navy before enrolling at Louisiana State University in 1919. In 1921, he transferred to Columbia University, where he studied psychology, receiving a B.A. in 1923 and a M.A. in 1924. His PhD in Anthropology and Sociology came from the University of Chicago (1925). White studied at Columbia, where Franz Boas had lectured, however he supported cultural evolution as defined by writers such as Lewis H. Morgan and Edward Tylor. White's interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jones (rugby League, Widnes)
Jimmy Jones may refer to: Sports Association football * Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1876) (1876–?), English football player for Stoke * Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English football player for Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers * Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1976), Welsh international footballer * Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1976), Welsh footballer * Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2014), Northern Ireland international football player with Belfast Celtic and Glenavon * Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2015), English football goalkeeper for Accrington Stanley Gridiron football *Jimmy Jones (wide receiver) (born 1941), former professional American football wide receiver * Jimmy Jones (quarterback) (born 1950), Canadian Football League player Other sports * Jimmy Jones (Australian footballer) (1889–1955), Australian football player for Essendon * Jimmy Jones (baseball) (born 1964), Major League Baseball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Silcock Sr
Nat or NAT may refer to: Computing * Network address translation (NAT), in computer networking Chemistry, biology, and medicine * Natural antisense transcript, an RNA transcript in a cell * N-acetyltransferase, an enzyme; also NAT1, NAT2, etc. * Nucleic acid test, for genetic material * Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, a disease * Noradrenaline transporter (NAT), also called norepinephrine transporter (NET) * Nucleobase ascorbate transporter (NAT) family, or Nucleobase cation symporter-2 (NCS2) family * Sodium ammonium tartrate tetrahydrate, the material crystallized by Pasteur as enantiomers Organizations * National Actors Theatre, New York City, U.S. * National AIDS trust, a British charity * National Archives of Thailand * National Assembly of Thailand, the national parliament People * Nat (name), a given name or nickname, usually masculine, and also a surname * Nat (Muslim), a Muslim community in North India * Nat caste, a Hindu caste found in northern Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy McCue
Thomas McCue (23 September 1913 – 19 April 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain ( vice-captain 1946 Great Britain Lions tour), England and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes as a . During World War II, he also appeared as a wartime guest player for Oldham, Warrington, Halifax, Castleford and St Helens.French, Ray (1989). ''100 Great Rugby League Players'' age 139 MacDonald Queen Anne Press. Background Tommy McCue was born in Widnes, Lancashire (birth registered in Prescot, Lancashire), and he died aged 80 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Playing career International honours Tommy McCue won caps for England while at Widnes in 1935 against France, and Wales, in 1936 against France, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1940 against Wales, in 1945 against Wales, in 1946 against France, and Wales, and won caps for Great Britain wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shannon (rugby League)
Thomas Shannon (1910 – 1986) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached in the 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Widnes, as a , and coached at club level for Widnes. He also appeared for Wigan, St Helens and Oldham RLFC as a World War II guest player. Playing career International honours Tommy Shannon won caps for England while at Widnes in 1938 against Wales (2 matches). Challenge Cup Final appearances Tommy Shannon played in Widnes' 5-11 defeat by Hunslet in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1934, and scored a try in the 18-5 victory over Keighley in the 1936–37 Challenge Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937. County Cup Final appearances Tommy Shannon played in Widnes' 4-5 defeat by Swinton in the 1939–40 Lancashire Cup Final first-leg duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Jacks
The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, and derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use as a mostly masculine and rarely feminine given name. It is also a short form of the given name Percival, Perseus, etc. People Surname * Alf Percy, Scottish footballer * Algernon Percy (other) * Charles H. Percy (1919–2011), American businessman and politician * Eileen Percy (1900–1973), Irish-born American actress * George Percy (governor) (1580–1632), English explorer, author, and colonial governor * Henry Percy (other) * Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817), British lieutenant-general in the American Revolutionary War * Isabelle Clark Percy West (1882–1976), American artist and educator *James Gilbert Percy (1921–2015), American Marine officer, flying ace and Navy Cross recipien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Topping (rugby League)
Peter Topping (born 1971) is a British mathematician working in geometric analysis. He obtained his PhD in 1997 at the University of Warwick under the supervision of Mario Joseph Micallef. He is currently Professor at the University of Warwick. In 2005 he was awarded the LMS Whitehead Prize and in 2006 he was awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize. Topping is the author of the 2006 book ''Lectures on the Ricci Flow''. He was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians An invitation system is a method of encouraging people to join an organization, such as a Club (organization), club or a website. In regular society, it refers to any system whereby new members are chosen; they cannot simply apply. In relation to w ... in 2014 at Seoul. Books * References External links Home page at Warwick 1971 births Living people 20th-century British mathematicians 21st-century British mathematicians Philip Leverhulme Prize winners {{UK-mathematician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Owen (rugby League, Widnes)
Harry Owen (first ¼ 1907 – first ¼ 1966), also known by the nickname of "Ginger", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at club level for Widnes, as a . Background Harry Owen's birth was registered in Prescot district, Lancashire, he worked in the chemical industry, and his death aged 73 was registered in Prescot district, Lancashire, England. Playing career Challenge Cup Final appearances Harry Owen played on the in Widnes' 10–3 victory over St. Helens in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Wembley Stadium, London in front of a crowd of 36,544, and played on the in the 5–11 defeat by Hunslet in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London in front of a crowd of 41,280. Club career Harry Owen signed for Widnes on 18 August 1927, he initially played in the A-Team for three-years, he made his first-team début, and scored a try in Wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bradley (rugby League)
Walter Bradley may refer to: * Walter Bradley (engineer) (born 1943), American engineering professor, author, and advocate of the concept of intelligent design * Walter Dwight Bradley (born 1946), Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico * Walter Lyle Bradley (1943–2022), Canadian ice hockey centre * Bill Bradley (cricketer) (Walter Morris Bradley, 1875–1944), English cricketer * Walter Bradley (Australian politician) (1836–1893), Australian member of parliament for East Sydney * Walter Bradley (Canadian politician) (1945–2023), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{hndis, Bradley, Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Dawson (rugby League)
Frederick Henry Herbert Dawson (also known as Frankie) (23 June 1862 – 1938) was an English footballer who played as a left-half in the Football League for Aston Villa. He joined Aston Unity in 1879 and left the following year in 1880 and signed for Aston Villa. Described as a tenacious opponent, Frankie was in the 1886-87 FA Cup-winning side. Fred only played three League games for Aston Villa, all in 1888–89. Frankie played at left-half in the debut League match for Aston Villa. The date was 8 September 1888 and the venue was Dudley Road, the then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers. The match ended 1–1. On 6 October 1888 Fred Dawson played at wing–half against Everton. Dawson was approximately 29 years 296 days old; which made him, on that fifth weekend of League football, Aston Villa's oldest League player. Dawson played two more games, all in 1888. The only time he was on the winning side was on 29 December 1888 when playing his only game at Wellington Road, Birming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
