1895 Cup
Current season or competition: 1895 Cup 2019 | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Country |  England (RFL) |
The 1895 Cup, is a rugby league football competition for clubs in the United Kingdom's Rugby League Championships.
History
2014-2019: Origins and foundation
There have been many cup competitions for the lower leagues of rugby league. In 2002 the Championship Cup was founded for Championship and League 1 clubs to compete in along with the Challenge Cup, with the aim to give the lower league clubs a competition they can realistically win.
The Championship Cup folded in 2013 in anticipation for the 2015 league restructuring. It was effectively replaced by the League 1 Cup in 2016 although the new competition was short lived and only lasted two seasons due to it disrupting the season of clubs getting knocked out in the early rounds.
In late 2018 a new cup competition, the 1895 Cup, was put forward for Championship and League 1. It was proposed the 12 English Championship and four League 1 clubs would compete in it and the final would be held at Wembley Stadium as a double header with the Challenge Cup Final. The proposals were accepted and the first season was in 2019. [1]
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