^John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN0-7091-8133-7.
^Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Challenge Cup 1907/08 - Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN0-7472-7817-2.
^. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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External linksedit
Challenge Cup official website 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
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1907, challenge, 1908, challenge, 12th, staging, rugby, league, oldest, knockout, competition, challenge, northern, rugby, football, union, teams, took, part, between, february, april, 1908, hunslet, competition, after, defeating, hull, final, 1908, challenge,. The 1908 Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of rugby league s oldest knockout competition the Challenge Cup 1 Run by the Northern Rugby Football Union 32 teams took part between 29 February and 25 April 1908 Hunslet won the competition after defeating Hull F C in the final 1908 Challenge CupDuration5 roundsNumber of teams32Highest attendance18 000WinnersHunsletRunners upHull F C 1907 1909 Contents 1 Calendar 2 First round 3 Second round 4 Quarterfinals 5 Semifinals 6 Final 7 References 8 External linksCalendar editThe 32 team knockout tournament was held over five rounds 2 Round DateRound One Saturday 29 February 1908Round One replay Wednesday 4 March 1908Round Two Saturday 14 March 1908Round Three Saturday 28 March 1908Semifinals Saturday 11 April 1908Final Saturday 25 April 1908First round editDate Team one Score one Team two Score twoSaturday 29 February 1908 Barrow 28 Millom 5Saturday 29 February 1908 Batley 32 Barrow St George s 5Saturday 29 February 1908 Beverley 3 Merthyr 15Saturday 29 February 1908 Dewsbury 2 Oldham 13Saturday 29 February 1908 Half Acre 2 York 7Saturday 29 February 1908 Huddersfield 3 Broughton Rangers 8Saturday 29 February 1908 Hull FC 9 Swinton 5Saturday 29 February 1908 Leeds 5 Hunslet 14Saturday 29 February 1908 Leigh 18 Bradford Northern 3Saturday 29 February 1908 Runcorn 12 Keighley 5Saturday 29 February 1908 Salford 15 Widnes 2Saturday 29 February 1908 Wakefield Trinity 19 Hull Kingston Rovers 3Saturday 29 February 1908 Warrington 11 Halifax 7Saturday 29 February 1908 Whitehaven Recs 13 St Helens 8Saturday 29 February 1908 Wigan Highfield 3 Bramley 3Saturday 29 February 1908 Wigan 20 Rochdale Hornets 3Wednesday 4 March 1908 Bramley 8 Wigan Highfield 6Second round editDate Team one Score one Team two Score twoSaturday 14 March 1908 Barrow 41 Bramley 3Saturday 14 March 1908 Batley 4 Wakefield Trinity 8Saturday 14 March 1908 Broughton Rangers 18 Wigan 6Saturday 14 March 1908 Hull FC 15 Salford 9Saturday 14 March 1908 Hunslet 15 Oldham 8Saturday 14 March 1908 Leigh 16 York 11Saturday 14 March 1908 Merthyr 33 Whitehaven Recs 5Saturday 14 March 1908 Runcorn 2 Warrington 6Quarterfinals editDate Team one Score one Team two Score twoSaturday 28 March 1908 Barrow 0 Hunslet 8Saturday 28 March 1908 Broughton Rangers 7 Warrington 2Saturday 28 March 1908 Hull FC 19 Wakefield Trinity 0Saturday 28 March 1908 Leigh 8 Merthyr 2Semifinals editDate Team one Score one Team two Score two11 April 1908 Broughton Rangers 2 Hunslet 1611 April 1908 Hull FC 7 Leigh 0Final editThe final was contested by Hunslet and Hull F C at Fartown in Huddersfield 3 The final was played on Saturday 25 April 1908 where Hunslet beat Hull F C 14 0 at Fartown in front of a crowd of 18 000 4 Hull s 14 0 in the final to win their first Cup in their first final 5 6 25 April 1908Hunslet 14 0 HullTry Smith FarrarGoal Eagers A Goldthorpe 3 ReportFartown HuddersfieldAttendance 18 000 Teams Hunslet Herbert Place Fred Farrar Billy Eagers Walter Goldthorpe Billy Batten Albert Goldthorpe Fred Smith Harry Wilson Bill Brookes Bill Jukes John Jack Randall John Higson Tom WalshHull Harry Taylor L Parry G T Cottrell F J Cook E or Ned Rogers Harry Wallace Billie Anderson Tom Herridge J Owen W J Carroll G Kilburn H Fulton William HolderReferences edit John Huxley David Howes 1980 Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football London Robert Hale pp 41 43 ISBN 0 7091 8133 7 Ferguson Shawn Dollin and Andrew Challenge Cup 1907 08 Results Rugby League Project Retrieved 31 January 2017 Raymond Fletcher David Howes 1995 Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995 1996 London Headline Book Publishing p 191 ISBN 0 7472 7817 2 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour Archived from the original on 3 April 2009 Retrieved 27 January 2017 A complete history of Hull s Challenge Cup finals Hull Daily Mail Local World 22 August 2013 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 26 August 2017 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour Archived from the original on 3 April 2009 Retrieved 29 January 2017 External links editChallenge Cup official website Archived 2014 01 22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1907 08 Challenge Cup amp oldid 1129413733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
