1923–24 Challenge Cup
# 1923–24 Challenge Cup

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.

## First round

| Date | Team one | 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 |

## 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 |

## 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 |

## Semifinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 Mar | Huddersfield | 5 | Oldham | 9 |
| 29 Mar | Wigan | 30 | Barrow | 5 |

## Final

* 12 April 1924

| Wigan | 21 – 4 | Oldham |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Roffey, Van Heerden, Parker, Price, Ring Goal: Sullivan (3) | Report | Goal: Knapman, Brough |

* Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Attendance: 41,831 Referee: Rev Frank Chambers (Dewsbury)

| FB | 1 | Jim Sullivan |
| - | - | - |
| RW | 2 | Johnny Ring |
| RC | 3 | Tommy Howley |
| LC | 4 | Tommy Parker |
| LW | 5 | Attie Van Heerden |
| SO | 6 | Sid Jerram |
| SH | 7 | Danny Hurcombe |
| PR | 8 | Bert Webster |
| HK | 9 | Harry Banks |
| PR | 10 | George Van Rooyen |
| SR | 11 | Fred Brown |
| SR | 12 | Fred Roffey |
| LF | 13 | Jack Price |
| Coach: ||
| Tommy McCarthy ||
| FB | 1 | Ernie Knapman |
| RW | 2 | Sid Rix |
| RC | 3 | Billy Hall |
| LC | 4 | Alan Woodward |
| LW | 5 | Joe Corsi |
| SO | 6 | George Hesketh |
| SH | 7 | Alf Bates |
| PR | 8 | Jack Collins |
| HK | 9 | Ambrose Baker |
| PR | 10 | Alf Tomkins |
| SR | 11 | Bob Sloman |
| SR | 12 | Albert Brough |
| LF | 13 | Herman Hilton |
| Coach: ||
| Charles Marsden ||
