1925–26 Challenge Cup

The 1925–26 Challenge Cup was the 26th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two13 FebBarnsley Utd 0 Hull Kingston Rovers 2813 FebBarrow 44 Barrow Cambridge St 013 FebBradford Northern 2 Keighley 213 FebBramley 0 Rochdale Hornets 1113 FebCastleford 12 St Helens Recs 1813 FebFeatherstone Rovers 7 Broughton Rangers 813 FebHalifax 16 Dewsbury 013 FebHensingham 0 Huddersfield 3313 FebHull FC 27 Pemberton Rovers 313 FebHunslet 7 Warrington 1113 FebLeigh 6 Oldham 1813 FebSalford 2 Leeds 313 FebSwinton 19 Batley 913 FebWidnes 7 St Helens 1013 FebWigan Highfield 7 Wakefield Trinity 213 FebWigan 45 York 1017 FebKeighley 5 Bradford Northern 522 FebBradford Northern 9 Keighley 4

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two27 FebBarrow 0 Halifax 327 FebBradford Northern 3 Hull Kingston Rovers 627 FebLeeds 17 Wigan 1027 FebOldham 12 Rochdale Hornets 327 FebSt Helens 7 Hull FC 1027 FebSwinton 8 Broughton Rangers 827 FebWarrington 17 St Helens Recs 1227 FebWigan Highfield 5 Huddersfield 303 MarBroughton Rangers 3 Swinton 20

Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two13 MarHull FC 15 Warrington 213 MarOldham 8 Halifax 513 MarSwinton 24 Hull Kingston Rovers 313 MarWigan Highfield 11 Leeds 2

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two27 Mar Oldham 15 Wigan Highfield 627 Mar Swinton 13 Hull FC 2

Final Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 27,000.

This was Swinton's second appearance in the final and their second Cup final win. Their previous victory was in 1900.

FB 1 Jack PearsonRW 2 Frank EvansRC 3 Wilf SulwayLC 4 Jack EvansLW 5 William ReesSO 6 Chris BrockbankSH 7 Bryn EvansPR 8 Miller StrongHK 9 Henry BlewerPR 10 Herbert MorrisSR 11 Tom HalliwellSR 12 Harry EntwistleLF 13 Fred BeswickCoach: FB 1 Ernest KnapmanRW 2 Albert BroughRC 3 Sid RixLC 4 Alf HiggsLW 5 Joe CorsiSO 6 Reg JonesSH 7 George HeskethPR 8 Rothwell MarlorHK 9 Bert ListerPR 10 Jack ReadSR 11 Percy CarterSR 12 Bob SlomanLF 13 Ambrose BakerCoach:

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