1956 Yorkshire Cup


The 1956 Yorkshire Cup was the forty-ninth occasion on which the rugby league competition known as the Yorkshire County Cup had been held. Featuring clubs from the 1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season, matches were played over September and October 1956. Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Hunslet in the final.

Background

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

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

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 01 Sep 1956Castleford23-17Bradford NorthernWheldon Road
2Sat 01 Sep 1956Halifax23-12DewsburyThrum Hall
3Sat 01 Sep 1956Huddersfield41-2BatleyFartown6,498
4Sat 01 Sep 1956Hull F.C.6-7Featherstone RoversBoulevard
5Sat 01 Sep 1956Hunslet45-0DoncasterParkside
6Sat 01 Sep 1956Keighley33-8Hull Kingston RoversLawkholme Lane
7Sat 01 Sep 1956Wakefield Trinity36-15LeedsBelle Vue
8Sat 01 Sep 1956York7-2BramleyClarence Street

Round 2 - Quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 10 Sep 1956Wakefield Trinity13-11HuddersfieldBelle Vue13,301
2Tue 11 Sep 1956Castleford9-26HunsletWheldon Road
3Tue 11 Sep 1956Halifax15-11KeighleyThrum Hall
4Thu 13 Sep 1956York12-8Featherstone RoversBelle Vue

Round 3 – Semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 24 Sep 1956York6-13HunsletBelle Vue
2Tue 25 Sep 1956Wakefield Trinity14-13HalifaxBelle Vue

Final

The 1956 Yorkshire Cup final was played between Wakefield Trinity and Hunslet. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 31,147 and receipts were £5,609. This is the last occasion on which the attendance at a Yorkshire Cup final would exceed 30,000. Wakefield won the match 23-5 to claim the trophy.
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 20 October 1956Wakefield Trinity23-5HunsletHeadingley31,147£5,6091 2-

Teams and scorers

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

The road to success