1896–97 Challenge Cup
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The 1896–97 Challenge Cup was the inaugural season of rugby league's historic knockout cup competition in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1896–97 Challenge Cup canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby league competition
ⓘ
sports tournament ⓘ |
| attendance | 139,000 ⓘ |
| champion | Batley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | knockout cup ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| finalCity | Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 24 April 1897 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Batley 10–3 St Helens ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Headingley Rugby Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Northern Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
final
ⓘ
first round ⓘ fourth round ⓘ second round ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ third round ⓘ |
| isInauguralSeasonOf | Challenge Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1897–98 Challenge Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Challenge Cup competition ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 52 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Northern Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Challenge Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rounds | six ⓘ |
| runnerUp | St Helens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1896–97 ⓘ |
| sport | rugby league ⓘ |
| startYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| winner | Batley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.