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1899 Challenge Cup

1899 Challenge Cup
Highest attendance 15,763
Winners Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
Runners-up Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet

The 1899 Challenge Cup was the 3rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Oldham and Hunslet at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester.

The final was played on Saturday 29 April 1899, where Oldham beat Hunslet 19-9 at Fallowfield Stadium in front of a crowd of 15,763.


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