1954–55 Yorkshire Cup
1954–55 was the forty-seventh occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Halifax winning the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 22-14
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 25,949 and receipts were £4,638
This was the first of Halifax's two successive victories, both against Hull FC, for whom it was their second of three successive Cup Final defeats
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 byes in the first round.
Last season saw the end of the two-legged home and away ties, and reverted to the whole competition being based on a simple knock-out formulae
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Fri 10 Sep 1954 | Bramley | 12-12 | Doncaster | Barley Mow | ||||||
| 2 | Fri 10 Sep 1954 | Hunslet | 17-10 | Batley | Parkside | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 11 Sep 1954 | Castleford | 10-13 | Bradford Northern | Wheldon Road | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 11 Sep 1954 | Huddersfield | 40-17 | Keighley | Fartown | 10,572 | |||||
| 5 | Sat 11 Sep 1954 | Hull F.C. | 18-4 | Featherstone Rovers | Boulevard | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 11 Sep 1954 | Leeds | 57-13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley | ||||||
| 7 | Sat 11 Sep 1954 | Wakefield Trinity | 30-16 | Dewsbury | Belle Vue | ||||||
| 8 | Sat 11 Sep 1954 | York | 8-11 | Halifax | Clarence Street |
Round 1 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Thu 16 Sep 1954 | Doncaster | 4-7 | Bramley | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield |
Round 2 - Quarterfinals
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tue 21 Sep 1954 | Bradford Northern | 5-3 | Hunslet | Odsal | ||||||
| 2 | Tue 21 Sep 1954 | Huddersfield | 7-7 | Hull F.C. | Fartown | 16,028 | |||||
| 3 | Wed 22 Sep 1954 | Leeds | 27-17 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley | ||||||
| 4 | Thu 23 Sep 1954 | Bramley | 11-22 | Halifax | Barley Mow |
Round 2 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Thu 23 Sep 1954 | Hull F.C. | 22-13 | Huddersfield | Boulevard | 17,000 |
Round 3 – Semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Thu 30 Sep 1954 | Hull F.C. | 10-5 | Bradford Northern | Boulevard | ||||||
| 2 | Fri 01 Oct 1954 | Halifax | 10-0 | Leeds | Thrum Hall |
Final
Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two pointsThe road to success
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