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1923–24 Challenge CupDuration | 5 rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
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Highest attendance | 41,831 |
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Winners | Wigan |
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Runners-up | Oldham |
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The 1923–24 Challenge Cup was the 24th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Wigan and Oldham at the Athletic Grounds in Rochdale.
The final was played on Saturday 12 April 1924, where Wigan beat Oldham 21–4 in front of a crowd of 41,831.[1]
First round
Date
|
Team one
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Score one
|
Team two
|
Score two
|
16 Feb |
Batley |
19 |
Wigan Highfield |
7
|
16 Feb |
Bradford Northern |
3 |
Dewsbury |
13
|
16 Feb |
Broughton Rangers |
34 |
Hull St Patrick's |
0
|
16 Feb |
Dearham |
3 |
Barrow |
67
|
16 Feb |
Featherstone Rovers |
3 |
Swinton |
5
|
16 Feb |
Halifax |
22 |
Hull FC |
0
|
16 Feb |
Huddersfield |
19 |
Widnes |
5
|
16 Feb |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
24 |
Castleford |
2
|
16 Feb |
Leeds |
40 |
Bramley |
0
|
16 Feb |
Oldham |
5 |
Rochdale Hornets |
0
|
16 Feb |
St Helens Recs |
0 |
Wakefield Trinity |
2
|
16 Feb |
Salford |
6 |
Hunslet |
8
|
16 Feb |
Wardley |
0 |
St Helens |
73
|
16 Feb |
Warrington |
46 |
Dalton |
3
|
16 Feb |
Wigan |
7 |
Leigh |
5
|
16 Feb |
York |
7 |
Keighley |
3
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Second round
Date
|
Team one
|
Score one
|
Team two
|
Score two
|
1 Mar |
Barrow |
17 |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
9
|
1 Mar |
Huddersfield |
24 |
St Helens |
13
|
1 Mar |
Hunslet |
13 |
Swinton |
2
|
1 Mar |
Leeds |
0 |
Wakefield Trinity |
6
|
1 Mar |
Oldham |
18 |
Dewsbury |
0
|
1 Mar |
Wigan |
49 |
Broughton Rangers |
0
|
1 Mar |
York |
5 |
Warrington |
7
|
1 Mar |
Halifax |
9 |
Batley |
3
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Quarterfinals
Date
|
Team one
|
Score one
|
Team two
|
Score two
|
15 Mar |
Barrow |
34 |
Warrington |
7
|
15 Mar |
Huddersfield |
7 |
Halifax |
5
|
15 Mar |
Hunslet |
8 |
Wigan |
13
|
15 Mar |
Oldham |
24 |
Wakefield Trinity |
10
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Semifinals
Date
|
Team one
|
Score one
|
Team two
|
Score two
|
29 Mar |
Huddersfield |
5 |
Oldham |
9
|
29 Mar |
Wigan |
30 |
Barrow |
5
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Final
Wigan
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21 – 4
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Oldham
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Try: Roffey, Van Heerden, Parker, Price, Ring Goal: Sullivan (3)
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Report
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Goal: Knapman, Brough
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References
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