1910–11 Yorkshire Cup
The 1910–11 Yorkshire Cup 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 December 1910 was the sixth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. This year saw a new name on the trophy. Wakefield Trinity won by beating the previous season's winners, Huddersfield by the score of 8-2.
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 19,000 and receipts were £696. This was Huddersfield's second appearance in what would be seven appearances in eight consecutive finals between 1909 and 1919
Background
This season Coventry's name was added to the entrants as newcomers to rugby league. This increased the number of entries by one up to a total of fourteen. This in turn resulted in two byes in the first round.Competition and Results
Round 1
Involved 6 matches and 14 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Sat 15 Oct 1910 | Batley | 4-7 | Dewsbury | Mount Pleasant | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 15 Oct 1910 | Bramley | 4-11 | Huddersfield | Barley Mow | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 15 Oct 1910 | Hull | 9-6 | Leeds | Boulevard | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 15 Oct 1910 | Hunslet | 8-13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Parkside | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 15 Oct 1910 | Keighley | 2-12 | Halifax | Lawkholme Lane | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 15 Oct 1910 | York | 9-5 | Bradford Northern | Clarence Street | ||||||
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Coventry | bye |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sat 05 Nov 1910 | Huddersfield | 25-0 | Dewsbury | Fartown | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 05 Nov 1910 | Hull | 24-2 | York | Boulevard | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 05 Nov 1910 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 10-2 | Halifax | Craven Street | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 05 Nov 1910 | Wakefield Trinity | 42-16 | Coventry | Belle Vue | 1 |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sat 19 Nov 1910 | Huddersfield | 12-2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Fartown | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 19 Nov 1910 | Wakefield Trinity | 11-0 | Hull | Belle Vue |
Final
Teams and Scorers
| Wakefield Trinity | № | Huddersfield |
| teams | - | |
| James "Jimmy" D Metcalfe | 1 | Jack Bartholomew |
| Ernest Bennett | 2 | Albert "Rozzi" Rosenfeld |
| William "Billy" Lynch | 3 | Edgar Wrigley |
| Thomas "Tommy" Poynton | 4 | Harold Wagstaff |
| William "Billie" Simpson | 5 | W F Kitchen |
| Thomas "Tommy" 'Trapper' Newbould | 6 | James "Jim" Davies |
| Ezra Sidwell | 7 | Thomas Grey |
| Herbert "Harry" Kershaw | 8 | Ben Gronow |
| A K "Nealy" Crosland | 9 | Douglas Clark |
| John "Jack" Walton | 10 | H Sherwood |
| James Auton | 11 | Conrad "Con" Augustus Byrne |
| George Taylor | 12 | W Ainsley |
| Joseph "Joe" Taylor | 13 | W Mellor |
| ?? | Coach | |
| - | ||
| 8 | score | 2 |
| 5 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| William "Billie" Simpson | T | |
| George Taylor | T | |
| Goals | ||
| James "Jimmy" D Metcalfe | G | Edgar Wrigley |
| Referee | unknown | |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points