1919–20 Yorkshire Cup


The 1919–20 Yorkshire Cup was the twelfth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This season saw the junior/amateur club Featherstone Rovers being invited again, and this, together with the restart-up of Keighley after the wartime close-down, resulted in an increase of one bringing the total entries up to fourteen. This in turn resulted in two byes in the first round.
This year saw the cup holders retain the trophy after winning for the fourth successive time, with Huddersfield winning the trophy by beating Leeds by the score of 24-5 in the final. The match was played at Thrum Hall, Halifax, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 24,935 and receipts were ££2,096. This was Huddersfield's seventh appearance in what had been seven appearances in eight consecutive finals between 1909 and this season, and who knows, but for the intervention of the First World War and suspension of the competition, it may have been more. It was also the fourth consecutive win.

Background

The Rugby Football League's 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 December

Competition and Results

Round 1

Involved 6 matches and 14 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 18 Oct 1919Bradford Northern3-5BatleyBirch Lane
2Sat 18 Oct 1919Bramley18-5Hull Kingston RoversBarley Mow
3Sat 18 Oct 1919Featherstone Rovers15-4KeighleyPost Office Road1
4Sat 18 Oct 1919Halifax4-9HuddersfieldThrum Hall
5Sat 18 Oct 1919Leeds8-5DewsburyHeadingley
6Sat 18 Oct 1919York10-5HunsletClarence Street
7Hullbye
8Wakefield Trinitybye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 1 Nov 1919Batley12-2Featherstone RoversMount Pleasant
2Sat 1 Nov 1919Huddersfield33-8HullFartown
3Sat 1 Nov 1919Leeds14-4BramleyHeadingley
4Sat 1 Nov 1919Wakefield Trinity4-3YorkBelle Vue

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 15 Nov 1919Huddersfield15-5Wakefield TrinityFartown
2Sat 15 Nov 1919Leeds16-5BatleyHeadingley

Final

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success