1934–35 Yorkshire Cup
The 1934–35 Yorkshire Cup was the 27th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. For the first and only time, the Yorkshire Cup final required two replays to sort the teams and decide the winners, Leeds eventually winning the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of '13-0- in a second replay.
Competition and Results
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at fifteen.This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.
Round 1
Involved 7 matches and 15 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Thu 6 Sep 1934 | Hull | 11-7 | Hunslet | Boulevard | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 8 Sep 1934 | Castleford | 9-9 | Bradford Northern | Wheldon Road | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 8 Sep 1934 | Halifax | 16-5 | Featherstone Rovers | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 8 Sep 1934 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 9-9 | Keighley | Craven Park | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 8 Sep 1934 | Leeds | 35-8 | Bramley | Headingley | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 8 Sep 1934 | Wakefield Trinity | 9-7 | Batley | Belle Vue | ||||||
| 7 | Sat 8 Sep 1934 | York | 0-13 | Huddersfield | Clarence Street | ||||||
| 8 | Dewsbury | bye |
Round 1 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R1 | Wed 12 Sep 1934 | Bradford Northern | 13-16 | Castleford | Odsal | 1 | |||||
| R2 | Fri 13 Sep 1934 | Keighley | 5-22 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Lawkholme Lane |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| 1 | Wed 19 Sep 1934 | Huddersfield | 6-6 | Castleford | Fartown | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 19 Sep 1934 | Wakefield Trinity | 10-0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Belle Vue | ||||||
| 3 | Thu 20 Sep 1934 | Halifax | 2-0 | Dewsbury | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 4 | Mon 24 Sep 1934 | Leeds | 19-4 | Hull | Headingley |
Round 2 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Wed 26 Sep 1934 | Castleford | 3-2 | Huddersfield | Wheldon Road |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| 1 | Mon 1 Oct 1934 | Leeds | 20-2 | Halifax | Headingley | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 3 Oct 1934 | Castleford | 0-10 | Wakefield Trinity | Wheldon Road |
Final
The final was played at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury, now in West Yorkshire, with an attendance of 22,598, receipts were £1,529 and a final score of 5-5,| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| Saturday 27 October 1934 | Leeds | 5-5 | Wakefield Trinity | Crown Flatt | 22,598 | £1,529 | 2 3 4 | - |
Final - First Replay
The first replay was at Fartown, with an attendance of 10,500, receipts of £745 and a final score of 2-2.| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| Wednesday 31 October 1934 | Leeds | 2-2 | Wakefield Trinity | Fartown | 10,500 | £745 | 5 | - |
Final - Second Replay
The second replay was played at Parkside, with an attendance of 19,304, receipts of £1,327 and a final score of 13-0. Altogether a total of around 52,500 people paid over £3,500 to watch the three matches. This was Leeds' fourth of six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared. Also the first of two consecutive victories which they would enjoy.| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| Wednesday 7 November 1934 | Leeds | 13-0 | Wakefield Trinity | Parkside | 19,304 | £1,327 | 6 7 | - |