1937–38 Yorkshire Cup


The 1937–38 Yorkshire Cup was the thirtieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
The 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 Mansfield, Coventry, this season's appearance of Newcastle, and even last year's appearance of London December
Leeds won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 14-8
The match was played at Belle Vue, in the City of Wakefield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,000 and receipts were £1,508
This was Leeds' last of their six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared.

Background

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 sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no in the first round.

Competition and Results

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 11 Sep 1937Batley42-5NewcastleMount Pleasant1
2Sat 11 Sep 1937Bramley2-5KeighleyBarley Mow
3Sat 11 Sep 1937Castleford6-8DewsburyWheldon Road
4Sat 11 Sep 1937Huddersfield32-16Featherstone RoversFartown
5Sat 11 Sep 1937Hull21-13HunsletBoulevard
6Sat 11 Sep 1937Hull Kingston Rovers10-11Bradford NorthernCraven Park
7Sat 11 Sep 1937Leeds20-7YorkHeadingley
8Sat 11 Sep 1937Wakefield Trinity4-4HalifaxBelle Vue

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RThu 16 Sep 1937Halifax7-6Wakefield TrinityThrum Hall

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 22 Sep 1937Bradford Northern6-16LeedsOdsal
2Mon 27 Sep 1937Huddersfield13-6HullFartown
3Tue 28 Sep 1937Keighley7-9BatleyLawkholme Lane
4Wed 29 Sep 1937Dewsbury20-9HalifaxCrown Flatt

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 11 Oct 1937Huddersfield6-2DewsburyFartown
2Wed 13 Oct 1937Leeds10-5BatleyHeadingley

Final

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success