1911–12 Challenge Cup

1911–12 Challenge Cup
Duration	5 rounds
Highest attendance	15,271
Winners	Dewsbury
Runners-up	Oldham
	← 1910–11; 1912–13 →;

The 1911–12 Challenge Cup was the 16th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

The final was contested by Dewsbury and Oldham at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds.^[2]

The final was played on Saturday, 27 April 1912, where Dewsbury caused an upset to beat Oldham 8–5 at Headingley in front of a crowd of 15,271.^[3]^[4]

Dewsbury won the Challenge Cup in their first appearance in the final.^[5]

First round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
17 Feb	Barrow	St Helens	13-3
17 Feb	Batley	Runcorn	22-0
17 Feb	Beverley	Hull Kingston Rovers	5-34
17 Feb	Bradford Northern	Rochdale Hornets	0-13
17 Feb	Broughton Rangers	Bramley	25-3
17 Feb	Coventry	Oldham	3-21
17 Feb	Dewsbury	Lane End Utd	36-9
17 Feb	Halifax	Ebbw Vale	10-2
17 Feb	Huddersfield	Swinton	30-0
17 Feb	Hull FC	York	20-8
17 Feb	Leigh	Hunslet	13-0
17 Feb	Millom	Keighley	0-11
17 Feb	Normanton St John's	Warrington	6-6
17 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	Leeds	10-2
17 Feb	Widnes	Salford	3-8
17 Feb	Wigan	Wg. Highfield	35-10
19 Feb - replay	Warrington	Normanton St John's	75-0

Second round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
02 Mar	Barrow	Batley	0-0
02 Mar	Halifax	Broughton Rangers	19-8
02 Mar	Hull FC	Rochdale Hornets	27-5
02 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	Warrington	3-3
02 Mar	Keighley	Wakefield Trinity	2-13
02 Mar	Leigh	Huddersfield	6-33
02 Mar	Oldham	Wigan	12-8
02 Mar	Salford	Dewsbury	8-9
05 Mar - replay	Batley	Barrow	7-5
06 Mar - replay	Warrington	Hull Kingston Rovers	3-0

Quarter-finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
23 Mar	Dewsbury	Batley	5-2
23 Mar	Hull FC	Halifax	2-11
23 Mar	Oldham	Huddersfield	2-0
23 Mar	Warrington	Wakefield Trinity	3-3
27 Mar - replay	Wakefield Trinity	Warrington	10-5

Semi-finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
13 Apr	Halifax	Dewsbury	5-8
13 Apr	Oldham	Wakefield Trinity	17-0

Final

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
27 Apr	Dewsbury	Oldham	8-5

References

^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
^ 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 7 February 2017.
^ "No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham". BBC. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2017.