The 1909–10 Challenge Cup was the 14th staging of
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
's oldest knockout competition, the
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 old ...
.
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
The final was contested by
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
and
Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the ...
at
Fartown in
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
.
The final was played on Saturday 16 April 1910, where Leeds drew 7-7 with
Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the ...
at
Fartown in front of a crowd of 19,413. The necessitated a replay just two days later and this resulted in Leeds defeating Hull 26-12 at the same ground.
This was Leeds' first Cup final win in their first Cup final appearance. Hull lost their third Cup final in a row.
First match
Teams
Hull:
Harry Taylor,
G. T. Cottrell,
Jim Devereux
James Devereux (1887–1934), also known by the nickname of "Muscles", was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. As New South Wales state and Australia national representative three-quarte ...
,
Andy Morton
Andy Morton (1882–1950) was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. An Australia international and New South Wales state representative backline player, he played club football for North Sydney and ...
, (E. or Ned) Rogers,
Harry Wallace,
Billie Anderson,
Tom Herridge,
Will Osborne,
Dick Taylor
Richard Clifford Taylor (born 28 January 1943) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and founder of the Pretty Things. Taylor was also a founding member of the Rolling Stones, playing guitar and bass guitar, but left the band to ...
,
William Holder
William Holder Royal Society, FRS (1616 – 24 January 1698) was an English clergyman and music theorist of the 17th century. His most notable work was his widely known 1694 publication ''A Treatise on the Natural Grounds and Principles of Harmon ...
, G. Connell, H. Walton
Leeds:
Frank Young, J. Fawcett,
Walter Goldthorpe
Walter may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...
, C. Gillie, F. Barron, E. Ware, J. Sanders, W. Biggs,
Billy Jarman
Samuel William Jarman (birth registered first ¼ 1887 – 15 August 1916) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, a ...
,
Fred Harrison,
Harry Topham,
Fred Webster,
Billy Ward
Result
Leeds: 7
Leeds Tries:
Walter Goldthorpe
Walter may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...
Leeds Goals:
Frank Young 2
Hull: 7
Hull Tries: G. T. Cottrell
Hull Goals: (E. or Ned) Rogers,
Harry Wallace
Half-time: 2-7
Attendance: 19,413 (at
Fartown,
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
)
Replay
Teams
Leeds:
Frank Young,
Harold Rowe
Harold Francis Rowe was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain.
Early life
He was born on July 10, 1883. His parents were Martha Bell and Francis Rowe. ...
,
Walter Goldthorpe
Walter may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...
, C. Gillie, F. Barron, E. Ware, J. Fawcett,
Fred Webster,
Fred Harrison,
Harry Topham,
Billy Ward,
Billy Jarman
Samuel William Jarman (birth registered first ¼ 1887 – 15 August 1916) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, a ...
, S. Whittaker
Hull: E. Rogers, G. T. Cottrell,
Jim Devereux
James Devereux (1887–1934), also known by the nickname of "Muscles", was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. As New South Wales state and Australia national representative three-quarte ...
,
Andy Morton
Andy Morton (1882–1950) was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. An Australia international and New South Wales state representative backline player, he played club football for North Sydney and ...
,
Ernest Atkinson
Ernest Atkinson (birth unknown - death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Hull FC, as a .
Playing career Challenge Cup Final appearances
Ernest Atkinson did not play ...
,
Ned Rogers,
Harry Wallace,
Tom Herridge,
Will Osborne,
Dick Taylor
Richard Clifford Taylor (born 28 January 1943) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and founder of the Pretty Things. Taylor was also a founding member of the Rolling Stones, playing guitar and bass guitar, but left the band to ...
,
William Holder
William Holder Royal Society, FRS (1616 – 24 January 1698) was an English clergyman and music theorist of the 17th century. His most notable work was his widely known 1694 publication ''A Treatise on the Natural Grounds and Principles of Harmon ...
, G. Connell, H. Walton
Result
Leeds: 26
Leeds Tries: Rowe,
Walter Goldthorpe
Walter may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...
,
Fred Webster,
Harry Topham
Leeds Goals:
Frank Young 7
Hull: 12
Hull Tries: G. Connell, H. Walton
Hull Goals: (E. or Ned) Rogers 3
Half-time: 16-0
Attendance: 11,608 (at
Fartown,
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
)
References
External links
Challenge Cup official websiteat Rugby League Project
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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 old ...