1922–23 Challenge Cup

The 1922–23 Challenge Cup was the 23rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1922–23 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Winners	Leeds
Runners-up	Hull F.C.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
17 Feb	Barrow	8	St Helens Recs	0
17 Feb	Batley	0	Oldham	0
17 Feb	Broughton Rangers	0	Hull FC	13
17 Feb	Dewsbury	19	Bradford Northern	0
17 Feb	Hensingham	13	Wakefield Trinity	67
17 Feb	Keighley	2	Hull Kingston Rovers	0
17 Feb	Leigh	5	Leeds	11
17 Feb	Norwood	3	St Helens	29
17 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	3	Huddersfield	5
17 Feb	Salford	16	Castleford	0
17 Feb	Swinton	4	Hunslet	2
17 Feb	Warrington	3	Halifax	3
17 Feb	Widnes	2	Featherstone Rovers	5
17 Feb	Wigan	47	Bramley	0
17 Feb	York	40	Millom	0
19 Feb	Oldham	14	Batley	0
26 Feb	Halifax	16	Warrington	3
26 Feb	Wigan Highfield	16	Cadishead and Irlam	0

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
03 Mar	Dewsbury	21	Wigan Highfield	7
03 Mar	Featherstone Rovers	13	Wigan	14
03 Mar	Keighley	0	Barrow	5
03 Mar	Leeds	19	Huddersfield	8
03 Mar	St Helens	3	Oldham	11
03 Mar	Salford	6	Wakefield Trinity	0
03 Mar	Swinton	5	Hull FC	13
03 Mar	York	5	Halifax	0

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
17 Mar	Barrow	12	Oldham	0
17 Mar	Salford	0	Hull FC	24
17 Mar	Wigan	20	Dewsbury	12
17 Mar	York	2	Leeds	10

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
14 Apr	Hull FC	13	Wigan	9
14 Apr	Leeds	0	Barrow	0
18 Apr	Barrow	0	Leeds	20

Final

Leeds defeat Hull F.C. 28-3 in the final at Belle Vue, Wakefield to win their second Challenge Cup in their second appearance.[2][3]

Leeds: 28

Leeds Tries: Syd Walmsley, Harold Buck, Billy Bowen, Joe Brittain, Davies, Ashton

Leeds Goals: Joe Thompson 5

Hull FC: 3

Hull FC Tries: Jimmy Kennedy

Half-time: 10-0

Attendance: 29,335 (at Belle Vue, Wakefield)

References

1. "Challenge Cup 1922/23". Rugby League Project.
2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
3. "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.