The 1899 Challenge Cup was the 3rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Oldham and Hunslet at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester.

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1899, where Oldham beat Hunslet 19-9 at Fallowfield Stadium in front of a crowd of 15,763. The cup was presented by Mrs Burnley, wife of the President of the Northern Union.

First round Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Batley 38–0 Rochdale Athletic 18 Mar Mount Pleasant Bowling 12–0 Warr. St Mary's 18 Mar Usher Street Bradford 8–0 Wakefield Trinity 18 Mar Park Avenue Brighouse Rangers 10–0 Stockport 18 Mar Lane Head Broughton Rangers 59–8 Rothwell 18 Mar Wheater's Field Castleford 8–0 Halifax 18 Mar Hunt's Field Dewsbury 2–0 Tyldesley 18 Mar Crown Flatt Elland 13–5 Workington 18 Mar Goole 0–63 Oldham 18 Mar Watersheddings Groves Utd 3–28 Wigan 18 Mar Prescott Street Holbeck 9–3 Birkenhead 18 Mar Elland Road Hull F.C. 21–0 Featherstone 18 Mar The Boulevard Hull Kingston Rovers 11–2 Manningham 18 Mar Craven Street Hunslet 11–2 Maryport 18 Mar Parkside Leeds Parish Church 11–0 Idle 18 Mar Clarence Field Leigh 14–0 Bramley 18 Mar Mather Lane Liversedge 0–4 York 18 Mar Hightown Millom 24–2 Ulverston 18 Mar Salthouse Morecambe 30–0 Latchford Rangers 18 Mar Quay Meadow Outwood Church 8–3 Altrincham 18 Mar Coach Road Radcliffe 0–5 Normanton 18 Mar Hollingwood Rochdale Hornets 28–0 Dalton 18 Mar Athletic Grounds Rochdale Rangers 0–20 Leeds 18 Mar Headingley Runcorn Recs 0–77 Runcorn 18 Mar Canal Street St Helens 12–3 Whitworth 18 Mar Knowsley Road Saddleworth 2–43 Huddersfield 18 Mar Fartown Salford St Bart's 2–4 Werneth 18 Mar Salford 63–3 Luddendenfoot 18 Mar New Barnes Swinton 40–5 Fletcher Russell 18 Mar Chorley Road Warrington 12–2 Barrow 18 Mar Wilderspool Widnes 48–3 Fleetwood 18 Mar LowerhouseSource:

Second round Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Batley 29–5 York 25 Mar Mount Pleasant Bradford 19–5 Rochdale Hornets 25 Mar Park Avenue Broughton Rangers 10–5 Hull Kingston Rovers 25 Mar Wheater's Field Castleford 10–2 Brighouse Rangers 25 Mar Hunt's Field Elland 10–3 Bowling 25 Mar Huddersfield 17–0 Heckmondwike 25 Mar Fartown Hull FC 21–0 Millom 25 Mar The Boulevard Leeds 3–0 Wigan 25 Mar Headingley Leigh 4–2 Runcorn 25 Mar MAther Lane Normanton 7–2 Holbeck 25 Mar Horsfalls Oldham 14–0 Warrington 25 Mar Watersheddings Outwood Church 0–6 Leeds Parish Church 25 Mar Coach Road St Helens 0–0 Morecambe 25 Mar Knowlsey Road Salford 31–0 Werneth 25 Mar New Barnes Swinton 0–2 Hunslet 25 Mar Chorley Road Widnes 28–0 Dewsbury 25 Mar Lowerhouse Morecambe 5–5 St Helens 29 Mar - replay Quay Meadow St Helens 17–5 Morecambe 31 Mar - replay Knowlsey RoadSource:

Third round Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Bradford 3–23 Oldham 1 Apr Park Avenue Broughton Rangers 6–7 Leeds Parish Church 1 Apr Wheater's Field Huddersfield 23–2 Normanton 1 Apr Fartown Hull FC 86–0 Elland 1 Apr The Boulevard Hunslet 16–0 Castleford 1 Apr Parkside Leigh 16–6 Batley 1 Apr Mather Lane Salford 16–0 St Helens 1 Apr New Barnes Widnes 11–8 Leeds 1 Apr LowerhouseSource:

Quarterfinals Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Hunslet 9–0 Hull FC 8 Apr Parkside Leeds Parish Church 5–10 Leigh 8 Apr Clarence Field Oldham 20–0 Widnes 8 Apr Watersheddings Salford 8–0 Huddersfield 8 Apr New BarnesSource:

Semifinals Team One Score Team Two Match information Date Venue Hunslet 15–8 Salford 15 Apr Park Avenue Oldham 16–2 Leigh 15 Apr Wheater's FieldSource:

Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 (c)7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Jack Mitchell2 Billy Hannah3 Albert Goldthorpe4 Walter Goldthorpe5 John Wright6 Herbert Robinson7 William Fletcher8 Tommy Leach9 Tom Young10 Harry Wilson11 Richard Rubrey12 Owen Walsh13 Tommy Walsh14 James Ramage15 James Harrison

References

External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1898/99 results at Rugby League Project Oldham Rugby League Player Statistics at Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust Player Stats at Hunslet Rugby Foundation