1909–10 Yorkshire Cup


The 1909–10 Yorkshire Cup was the fifth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a Rugby league tournament, was held. This year's final was between two clubs who had not previously played in the final and Huddersfield won the trophy by beating Batley by the score of 21–0. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,000 and receipts were £778. This was Huddersfield's first appearance in what would be seven appearances in eight consecutive finals between 1909 and 1919

Background

This season there were again no junior/amateur clubs taking part and so the total of entries remained the same at thirteen.
This, in turn, resulted in three byes in the first round.

Competition and Results

Round 1

Involved 5 matches and 13 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 16 Oct 1909Bramley7-7HalifaxBarley Mow
2Sat 16 Oct 1909Huddersfield33-5Hull Kingston RoversFartown
3Sat 16 Oct 1909Hunslet18-0Bradford NorthernParkside
4Sat 16 Oct 1909Leeds2-3Wakefield TrinityHeadingley
5Sat 16 Oct 1909York7-6HullClarence Street
6Batleybye.
7Dewsburybye.
8Keighleybye.

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RMon 18 Oct 1909Halifax29-2BramleyThrum Hall

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 30 Oct 1909Batley8-4DewsburyMount Pleasant
2Sat 30 Oct 1909Halifax14-10YorkThrum Hall
3Sat 30 Oct 1909Huddersfield12-4HunsletFartown
4Sat 30 Oct 1909Keighley8-8Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane

Round 2 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RWed 03 Nov 1909Wakefield Trinity7-3KeighleyBelle Vue

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 13 Nov 1909Batley7-7Wakefield TrinityMount Pleasant
2Sat 13 Nov 1909Huddersfield20-2HalifaxFartown28600

Semi-Final - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RWed 17 Nov 1909Wakefield Trinity3-11BatleyBelle Vue

Final

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points

The road to success

General information for those unfamiliar

The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in December