RFL Yorkshire Cup
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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1905 |
| Ceased | 1992 |
| Country | England |
| Last winners |  Wakefield Trinity (10th title) |
| Most titles |  Leeds (17 titles) |
The RFL Yorkshire Cup is a rugby league county cup competition for teams in Yorkshire. Starting in 1905 the competition ran, with the exception of 1915 to 1918, until the 1992–93 season, when it folded due to fixture congestion, until being revived for the 2019 season, with a new trophy.[1]
The competition was open to all senior member clubs of the Rugby Football League in Yorkshire and was normally played in the opening months of the season. On two occasions, 1918–19 and 1940–41 the competition was held towards the end of the season due the two world wars. During the Second World War the Lancashire Cup was not played for between 1941 and 1945 and several Lancashire clubs were admitted into the Yorkshire Cup competition instead. The cup finals in 1942, 1943 and 1944 were played over two legs with the winner being determined by aggregate score over the two matches. From 2019, the competition did not include Super League clubs.
Between 1966 and 1993 a trophy, called the White Rose Trophy, was awarded to the man of the match in each final. The judging was conducted by members of the press.
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Contents
1 Cup finals
1.1 Wins by club
2 Sponsors
2.1 Results
3 See also
4 References
Cup finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1905 |  Hunslet | 13–3 |  Halifax | Park Avenue, Bradford |
1906 | Bradford FC | 8–5 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1907 | Hunslet | 17–0 | Halifax | Headingley, Leeds |
1908–09 | Halifax | 9–5 | Hunslet | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1909–10 |  Huddersfield | 21–0 |  Batley | Headingley, Leeds |
1910–11 |  Wakefield Trinity | 8–2 | Huddersfield | |
1911–12 | Huddersfield | 22–10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1912–13 | Batley | 17–3 |  Hull F.C. | Headingley, Leeds |
1913–14 | Huddersfield | 19–3 |  Bradford Northern | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
1914–15 | Huddersfield | 31–0 | Hull F.C. | Headingley, Leeds |
1918–19 | Huddersfield | 14–8 |  Dewsbury | |
1919–20 | Huddersfield | 24–5 |  Leeds | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
1920–21 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2–0 | Hull F.C. | Headingley, Leeds |
1921–22 | Leeds | 11–3 | Dewsbury | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
1922–23 |  York | 5–0 | Batley | Headingley, Leeds |
1923–24 | Hull F.C. | 10–4 | Huddersfield | |
1924–25 | Wakefield Trinity | 9–8 | Batley | |
1925–26 | Dewsbury | 2–0 | Huddersfield | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1926–27 | Huddersfield | 10–3 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley, Leeds |
1927–28 | Dewsbury | 8–2 | Hull F.C. | |
1928–29 | Leeds | 5–0 |  Featherstone Rovers | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1929–30 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13–7 | Hunslet | Headingley, Leeds |
1930–31 | Leeds | 10–2 | Huddersfield | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
1931–32 | Huddersfield | 4–2 | Hunslet | Headingley, Leeds |
1932–33 | Leeds | 8–0 | Wakefield Trinity | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield |
1933–34 | York | 10–4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley, Leeds |
1934–35 | Leeds | 5–5, | Wakefield Trinity | Crown Flatt, Dewsbury |
| Replay 1 | 2-2 | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield | ||
| Replay 2 | 13-0 | Parkside, Hunslet | ||
1935–36 | Leeds | 3–0 | York | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
1936–37 | York | 9–2 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley, Leeds |
1937–38 | Leeds | 14–8 | Huddersfield | |
1938–39 | Huddersfield | 18–10 | Hull F.C. | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
1939–40 | Featherstone Rovers | 12–9 | Wakefield Trinity | |
1940–41 | Bradford Northern | 15–5 | Dewsbury | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield |
1941–42 | Bradford Northern | 24–0 | Halifax | |
1942–43 | Dewsbury | 7–0, | Huddersfield | Crown Flatt, Dewsbury |
| 0–2, (9–2 on aggregate) | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield | |||
1943–44 | Bradford Northern | 5–2, |  Keighley | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
| 5–5, (10–7 on aggregate) | Lawholme Lane, Keighley | |||
1944–45 | Halifax | 12–3, | Hunslet | Parkside, Hunslet |
| 2–0, (14–3 on aggregate) | Thrum Hall, Halifax | |||
1945–46 | Bradford Northern | 5–2 | Wakefield Trinity | |
1946–47 | Wakefield Trinity | 10–0 | Hull F.C. | Headingley, Leeds |
1947–48 | Wakefield Trinity | 7–7 | Leeds | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield |
| Replay | 8–7 | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | ||
1948–49 | Bradford Northern | 18–9 |  Castleford | Headingley, Leeds |
1949–50 | Bradford Northern | 11–4 | Huddersfield | |
1950–51 | Huddersfield | 16–3 | Castleford | |
1951–52 | Wakefield Trinity | 17–3 | Keighley | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield |
1952–53 | Huddersfield | 18–8 | Batley | Headingley, Leeds |
1953–54 | Bradford Northern | 7–2 | Hull F.C. | |
1954–55 | Halifax | 22–14 | Hull F.C. | |
1955–56 | Halifax | 10–10 | Hull F.C. | |
| Replay | 7–0 | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | ||
1956–57 | Wakefield Trinity | 23–5 | Hunslet | Headingley, Leeds |
1957–58 | Huddersfield | 15–8 | York | |
1958–59 | Leeds | 24–20 | Wakefield Trinity | Odsal, Bradford |
1959–60 | Featherstone Rovers | 15–14 | Hull F.C. | Headingley, Leeds |
1960–61 | Wakefield Trinity | 16–10 | Huddersfield | |
1961–62 | Wakefield Trinity | 19–9 | Leeds | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
1962–63 | Hunslet | 12–2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley, Leeds |
1963–64 | Halifax | 10–0 | Featherstone Rovers | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1964–65 | Wakefield Trinity | 18–2 | Leeds | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield |
1965–66 | Bradford Northern | 17–8 | Hunslet | Headingley, Leeds |
1966–67 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 25–12 | Featherstone Rovers | |
1967–68 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8–7 | Hull F.C. | |
1968–69 | Leeds | 22–11 | Castleford | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1969–70 | Hull F.C. | 12–9 | Featherstone Rovers | Headingley, Leeds |
1970–71 | Leeds | 23–7 | Featherstone Rovers | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
1971–72 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11–7 | Castleford | Belle Vue, Wakefield |
1972–73 | Leeds | 36–9 | Dewsbury | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
1973–74 | Leeds | 7–2 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley, Leeds |
1974–75 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 16–13 | Wakefield Trinity | |
1975–76 | Leeds | 15–11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | |
1976–77 | Leeds | 16–12 | Featherstone Rovers | |
1977–78 | Castleford | 17–7 | Featherstone Rovers | |
1978–79 | Bradford Northern | 18–8 | York | |
1979–80 | Leeds | 15–6 | Halifax | |
1980–81 | Leeds | 8–7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield |
1981–82 | Castleford | 10–5 | Bradford Northern | Headingley, Leeds |
1982–83 | Hull F.C. | 18–7 | Bradford Northern | |
1983–84 | Hull F.C. | 13–2 | Castleford | Elland Road, Leeds |
1984–85 | Hull F.C. | 29–12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Boothferry Park, Hull |
1985–86 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22–18 | Castleford | Headingley, Leeds |
1986–87 | Castleford | 31–24 | Hull F.C. | |
1987–88 | Bradford Northern | 12–12, | Castleford | |
| Replay | 11–2 | Elland Road, Leeds | ||
1988–89 | Leeds | 33–12 | Castleford | |
1989–90 | Bradford Northern | 20–14 | Featherstone Rovers | Headingley, Leeds |
1990–91 | Castleford | 11–8 | Wakefield Trinity | Elland Road, Leeds |
1991–92 | Castleford | 28–6 | Bradford Northern | |
1992–93 | Wakefield Trinity | 29–16 |  Sheffield Eagles | |
Source:[3] |
Wins by club
| Club | Wins | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 17 | 1921, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1958, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980 & 1988 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 12 | 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1919[a], 1919, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1952 & 1957 |
| 3 | Bradford | 12 | 1941[b], 1941, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1965, 1978, 1987, 1989 & 2019 |
| 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | 1910, 1924, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964 & 1992 |
| 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | 1920, 1929, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974 & 1985 |
| 6= | Castleford | 5 | 1977, 1981, 1986, 1990 & 1991 |
| Hull F.C. | 5 | 1923, 1969, 1982, 1983 & 1984 | |
| Halifax | 5 | 1908, 1944, 1954, 1955 & 1963 | |
| 9= | Hunslet | 3 | 1905, 1907 & 1962 |
| Dewsbury | 3 | 1925, 1927 & 1942 | |
| York | 3 | 1922, 1933 & 1936 | |
| 12 | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | 1940 & 1959 |
| 13= | Batley | 1 | 1912 |
| Bradford FC | 1 | 1906 |
^ The 1918–1919 competition was played in April — May 1919
^ The 1940–1941 competition was played in March — April 1941
Sponsors
| Years | Sponsor | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1972–1979 | Esso | Esso Yorkshire Cup |
| 1980–1982 | Webster's Brewery | Webster's Yorkshire Cup |
| 1983–1984 | Phillips | Phillips Yorkshire Cup |
| 1985–1992 | John Smith's Brewery | John Smith's Yorkshire Cup |
Results
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Bradford Bulls | 14–12 | Batley Bulldogs | Mount Pleasant, Batley | 2,278 |
See also
RFL Yorkshire League
References
^ Love Rugby League
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