[1] The competition commenced in May without sponsorship but in June it was announced that the cup would be sponsored by AB Sundecks, owned by former Leigh Centurions chairman Derek Beaumont.

[2] The teams participating in the inaugural 1895 Cup are as follows: As some of the games in the later stages were scheduled for midweek, Coventry Bears, London Skolars and North Wales Crusaders decided against entering the competition for logistical reasons.

[3] Toulouse Olympique and Toronto Wolfpack were ineligible to enter the competition as the clubs are not full members of the Rugby Football League.

[4] The tie between Hunslet and Workington was streamed live on the RFL's OurLeague app.

The inaugural winner of the Ray French Award was Sheffield's Anthony Thackeray.