1941–42 Yorkshire Cup


The 1941–42 Yorkshire Cup was the thirty-fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
The Yorkshire Cup was a knock-out competition between rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire.
The final was played at Fartown, Huddersfield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,989 and receipts were £635. Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Halifax 24–0. This was the second consecutive victory for Bradford Northern

Change in Club participation

Historically, the Yorkshire Cup area had frequently changed to encompass other teams from outside the county The Second World War was continuing and the Yorkshire Cup was moved back to the early part of the 1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season i.e. the Autumn.
Hull Kingston Rovers – The club dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league after the ‘first season. They did not return to league competition until 1945–46 peacetime season.
Wigan - This club entered the Yorkshire Cup competition for the second successive season
Oldham - The club, as Wigan, also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for the second successive season
Dewsbury - had a relatively successful time during the war years. Managed by Eddie Waring, and with the side boosted by the inclusion of a number of big-name guest players, the club won the Wartime Emergency League in 1941–42 and again the following season 1942–43 . They were also runners-up in the Championship in 1943–44, Challenge Cup winners in 1943 and Yorkshire Cup Final appearances in this season 1940–41 and winners in 1942–43.

Background

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no further withdrawals, and no additional "new entrants", which with the continued presence of the two Lancashire clubs, Wigan and Oldham resulted in the number of entrants remaining at last seasons total of sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
For the first time all the ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Competition and Results

Round 1 - First Leg

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 25 Oct 1941Batley6-28Bradford NorthernMount Pleasant
2Sat 25 Oct 1941Castleford18-2DewsburyWheldon Road
3Sat 25 Oct 1941Featherstone Rovers7-18HalifaxPost Office Road
4Sat 25 Oct 1941Hull3-20HuddersfieldBoulevard
5Sat 25 Oct 1941Hunslet28-6BramleyParkside
6Sat 25 Oct 1941Keighley2-14WiganLawkholme Lane
7Sat 25 Oct 1941Leeds3-8Wakefield TrinityHeadingley
8Sat 25 Oct 1941York2-5OldhamClarence Street

Round 1 - Second Leg

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 1 Nov 1941Bradford Northern36-0BatleyOdsal64-6
2Sat 1 Nov 1941Dewsbury8-5CastlefordCrown Flatt10-23
3Sat 1 Nov 1941Halifax16-5Featherstone RoversThrum Hall34-12
4Sat 1 Nov 1941Huddersfield5-13HullFartown25-16
5Sat 1 Nov 1941Bramley3-34HunsletBarley Mow9-62
6Sat 1 Nov 1941Wigan19-0KeighleyCentral Park33-2
7Sat 1 Nov 1941Wakefield Trinity4-5LeedsBelle Vue12-8
8Sat 1 Nov 1941Oldham10-0YorkWatersheddings15-21

Round 2 - Quarter Finals - First Leg

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 8 Nov 1941Halifax13-7Wakefield TrinityThrum Hall
2Sat 8 Nov 1941Huddersfield14-6CastlefordFartown
3Sat 8 Nov 1941Hunslet3-8WiganParkside
4Sat 8 Nov 1941Oldham0-10Bradford NorthernWatersheddings

Round 2 - Second Leg

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 15 Nov 1941Wakefield Trinity3-17HalifaxBelle Vue10-27
2Sat 15 Nov 1941Castleford6-5HuddersfieldWheldon Road12-19
3Sat 15 Nov 1941Wigan10-4HunsletCentral Park18-7
4Sat 15 Nov 1941Bradford Northern5-9OldhamOdsal15-9

Round 3 – Semi-Finals - First Leg

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 22 Nov 1941Halifax11-8WiganThrum Hall
2Sat 22 Nov 1941Huddersfield11-10Bradford NorthernFartown

Semi-Final - Second Leg

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 29 Nov 1941Wigan2-2HalifaxCentral Park10-13
2Sat 29 Nov 1941Bradford Northern9-3HuddersfieldOdsal19-14

Final

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success

All the ties were played on a two leg basis.
Where the round was played on a two-leg basis, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.
Where the round was played on a two-leg basis, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.

General information for those unfamiliar

The Rugby League 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