The 1905–06 Challenge Cup was the 10th staging of

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

's oldest knockout competition, the

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

. The final was contested by Bradford F.C. and

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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.

Replays

The two replays were played on 24 February 1906.

First round

Replay

The replayed fixture was played on 7 March 1906.

Second round

Second round fixtures were played on 17 March 1906.

Replay

Third round

The third round fixtures were played on 31 March 1906.

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. The Broughton v Salford tie required a second replay to decide the fixture and this was played at Wigan on 6 April.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played at neutral venues on 14 April 1906.

Final

References

External links

Challenge Cup official website

at Rugby League Project {{DEFAULTSORT:1905-06 Challenge Cup Challenge Cup