The 1905–06 Challenge Cup was the 10th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Bradford F.C. and Salford at Headingley, Leeds in front of a crowd of 15,834 on Saturday 28 April 1906. Bradford won the Cup in their first appearance in the final by a score of 5-0.
Intermediate round The intermediate, or qualifying, round matches were played on 17 February 1906. + Intermediate round fixturesHomeScoreAway 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:
Replays The two replays were played on 24 February 1906. + Intermediate round replaysHomeScoreAway Chadderton 0–4 Leigh Shamrocks Egremont 10–0 Partonsource:
First round + First round fixturesHomeScoreAway 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 Wigansource:
Replay The replayed fixture was played on 7 March 1906. + First round replayHomeScoreAway Widnes 8–3 Victoria Rangerssource:
Second round Second round fixtures were played on 17 March 1906. + Second round fixturesHomeScoreAway 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 Egertonsource:
Replay + Second round replayHomeScoreAwayHull Kingston Rovers29–0Brighouse Rangerssource:
Third round The third round fixtures were played on 31 March 1906. + Third round fixturesHomeScoreAwayBatley15–0Hull Kingston RoversBradford0–0HalifaxKeighley3–0Featherstone RoversSalford2–2Broughton Rangerssource: Replays 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 replaysHomeScoreAwayHalifax2–8BradfordBroughton Rangers3–3Salfordsource:
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 replayHomeScoreAwaySalford5–3Broughton Rangerssource:
Semi-finals The semi-finals were played at neutral venues on 14 April 1906. + Second round fixturesFirst teamScoreSecond teamVenue Bradford 11–3 Batley Huddersfield Salford 6–3 Keighley Warringtonsource:
Final
References
External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1905/06 results at Rugby League Project