1922–23 Yorkshire Cup


The 1922–23 Yorkshire Cup was the fifteen occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. For the third year in succession, the name of yet another new club appeared on the trophy. This year, York won the trophy by beating Batley by the score of 5-0 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 33,719 and receipts were £2,414.

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. The Rugby League season always 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.

Competition and Results

This season, two junior clubs were invited to enter bringing the total number taking part up to a "full house" of sixteen, which in turn removed the necessity to have any byes.

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 14 Oct 1922Bradford Northern13-3KeighleyBirch Lane
2Sat 14 Oct 1922Bramley2-7DewsburyBarley Mow
3We 18 Oct 1922Sharlston Rovers11-32BatleyMount Pleasant1 2
4Sat 21 Oct 1922Featherstone Rovers9-17LeedsPost Office Road
5Sat 21 Oct 1922Huddersfield5-0HalifaxFartown
6Sat 21 Oct 1922Hull Kingston Rovers14-2HullCraven Park 3
7Sat 21 Oct 1922Hunslet11-13Wakefield TrinityParkside
8Sat 21 Oct 1922York24-2Elland WanderersClarence Street4

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 4 Nov 1922York4-3HuddersfieldClarence Street
2Sat 4 Nov 1922Batley15-3Hull Kingston RoversMount Pleasant
3Sat 4 Nov 1922Leeds22-3Bradford NorthernHeadingley
4Sat 4 Nov 1922Wakefield Trinity?Dewsburycheck venue5

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 18 Nov 1922Leeds0-28BatleyHeadingley
2Sat 18 Nov 1922Wakefield Trinity2-4YorkBelle Vue

Final

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success