The 1898 Challenge Cup was the 2nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Batley and Bradford at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.

The final was played on Saturday 23 April 1898, where Batley beat Bradford 7–0 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 27,941.

First round Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Altrincham 8–0 Salford St Bart's 26 Feb The Devisdale Barrow 13–3 Dalton 26 Feb Cavendish Park Barton 16–3 Rochdale Rangers 26 Feb Tetlow Fold Batley 12–7 St Helens 26 Feb Mount Pleasant Birkenhead 17–0 Runcorn Recs 26 Feb Park Station Bradford 7–2 Swinton 26 Feb Park Avenue Castleford 18–2 Wigan 26 Feb Hunt's Field Eastmoor 22–3 Smallbridge 26 Feb King George's Fleetwood 6–3 Warr. St Mary's 26 Feb Hull 8–0 Morecambe 26 Feb The Boulevard Hull Kingston Rovers 46–0 Hull Marlborough 26 Feb Craven Street Hunslet 8–3 Lancaster 26 Feb Parkside Leeds Parish Church 7–10 Bramley 26 Feb Clarence Field Leigh 7–0 Heckmondwike 26 Feb Mather Lane Manningham 5–11 Huddersfield 26 Feb Valley Parade Millom 2–9 Salford 26 Feb Salthouse Mossley 0–9 Lees 26 Feb Oldham 8–3 Leeds 26 Feb Watersheddings Rochdale Hornets 10–6 Holbeck 26 Feb Athletic Grounds Stockport 5–6 Brighouse Rangers 26 Feb Edgeley Park Tyldesley 2–3 Broughton Rangers 26 Feb Well Street Ulverston 2–19 Runcorn 26 Feb Fitz Bridge Wakefield Trinity 5–3 Warrington 26 Feb Belle Vue Walkden 22–0 Swinton Church 26 Feb Stocks Enclosure Werneth 14–0 Oldham Jnrs 26 Feb Whitworth 2–2 Rochdale Athletic 26 Feb Widnes 26–0 Liversedge 26 Feb Lowerhouse Halifax 17–0 St Helens Recreation 1 Mar Thrum Hall Rochdale Athletic 0–4 Whitworth 1 Mar - Replay Source:

Second round Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Abbey Hills 0–2 Leigh 5 Mar Mather Lane Altrincham 11–2 Eastmoor 5 Mar The Devisdale Barton 16–4 Werneth 5 Mar Tetlow Fold Birkenhead 0–5 Bradford 5 Mar Park Station Brighouse Rangers 3–3 Runcorn 5 Mar Lane Head Broughton Rangers 3–0 Wakefield Trinity 5 Mar Wheater's Field Castleford 14–7 Whitworth 5 Mar Hunt's Field Halifax 3–8 Oldham 5 Mar Thrum Hall Huddersfield 14–6 Barrow 5 Mar Fartown Hull Kingston Rovers 11–0 Morley 5 Mar Craven Street Lees 2–65 Salford 5 Mar Lostock Gralam 0–10 Fleetwood 5 Mar Radcliffe 0–18 Hull 5 Mar Peel Street Rochdale Hornets 3–4 Bramley 5 Mar Athletic Grounds Walkden 0–8 Batley 5 Mar Mount Pleasant Widnes 8–7 Hunslet 5 Mar Lowerhouse Runcorn 11–0 Brighouse Rangers 9 Mar - replay Canal StreetSource:

Third round Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Altrincham 0–16 Salford 19 Mar The Devisdale Barton 3–9 Bramley 19 Mar Castleford 4–10 Batley 19 Mar Hunt's Field Fleetwood 0–31 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 Mar Huddersfield 0–6 Broughton Rangers 19 Mar Fartown Hull 2–6 Bradford 19 Mar The Boulevard Leigh 3–3 Widnes 19 Mar Mather Lane Oldham 11–0 Runcorn 19 Mar Wattersheddings Widnes 22–3 Leigh 23 Mar - Replay LowerhouseSource:

Quarter-finals Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Batley 3–0 Oldham 26 Mar Mount Pleasant Bradford 7–5 Broughton Rangers 26 Mar Park Avenue Hull Kingston Rovers 0–0 Widnes 26 Mar The Boulevard Salford 12–2 Bramley 26 Mar New Barnes Widnes 6–5 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 Mar - replay LowerhouseSource:

Semi-finals

Final

1 Arthur Garner2 Wattie Davies3 John B. Goodall4 Dai Fitzgerald5 Fred 'Ted' Fozzard6 Joe Oakland7 Harry Goodall8 Mark Shackleton9 Jim Gath10 George Main11 Robert 'Bob' Spurr12 Fred Fisher13 Charlie Stubley14 John T. 'Paudy' Munns15 Jack Rogers1 B. Patrick2 T. H. Dobson3 F. W. Cooper4 W. Murgatroyd5 F. Murgatroyd6 R. Wood7 H. Prole8 T. Broadley9 J. Fearnley10 R. J. Robertson11 H. Holden12 E. Kelsey13 B. Holt14 J. McLoughlin15 J. Toothill

References

External links The Challenge Cup Challenge Cup 1897/98 results at Rugby League Project