1945–46 Yorkshire Cup


The 1945–46 Yorkshire Cup was the thirty-eighth occasion on which the competition had been held.
In this, the first peacetime Cup final for five years, there is a new name on the trophy. Bradford Northern who previously won the trophy in 1940–41, 1941–42 and 1943–44, can now lay claim to a genuine trophy
Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 5-2
The match was played at Thrum Hall, Halifax, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 24,252 and receipts were £1,934

Background

The Second World War was now over, and things were beginning to return to normal, although still a long way to go. Hull Kingston Rovers and Bramley re-joined the competition and the four Lancashire clubs returned to their own competition. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, and these changes resulted in the number of entrants falling by two, and leaving a total number of entries at fifteen.
This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.
The competition reverted to original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the exception of the first round which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Competition and Results

Round 1 - First Leg

Involved 7 matches and 15 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 6 Oct 1945Batley5-21HunsletMount Pleasant
2Sat 6 Oct 1945Bramley14-22KeighleyBarley Mow
3Sat 6 Oct 1945Halifax18-5HullThrum Hall
4Sat 6 Oct 1945Hull Kingston Rovers5-4DewsburyCraven Park
5Sat 6 Oct 1945Leeds11-4CastlefordHeadingley
6Sat 6 Oct 1945Wakefield Trinity20-5HuddersfieldBelle Vue
7Sat 6 Oct 1945York?Featherstone RoversClarence Street
8Bradford Northernbye

Round 1 - Second Leg

Involved 7 matches and 15 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 13 Oct 1945Hunslet19-0BatleyParkside40-5
2Sat 13 Oct 1945Keighley17-15BramleyLawkholme Lane39-29
3Sat 13 Oct 1945Hull30-5HalifaxBoulevard35-23
4Sat 13 Oct 1945Dewsbury20-4Hull Kingston RoversCrown Flatt24-9
5Sat 13 Oct 1945Castleford11-10LeedsWheldon Road15-21
6Sat 13 Oct 1945Huddersfield7-32Wakefield TrinityFartown12-52
7Sat 13 Oct 1945Featherstone Rovers24-5YorkPost Office Road?
8Bradford Northernbye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

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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1Tue 16 Oct 1945Dewsbury10-3KeighleyCrown Flatt
2Wed 17 Oct 1945Wakefield Trinity34-7HullBelle Vue1
3Wed 17 Oct 1945Bradford Northern8-0HunsletOdsal
4Wed 17 Oct 1945Leeds11-4Featherstone RoversHeadingley

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

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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1Tue 23 Oct 1945Dewsbury2-7Bradford NorthernCrown Flatt
2Wed 24 Oct 1945Wakefield Trinity14-7LeedsBelle Vue

Final

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success

All the ties in the first round were played on a two leg basis.
For the first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.
For the first round ties, 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 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