1966–67 Yorkshire Cup


The 1966–67 Yorkshire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the competition had been held.
Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Featherstone Rovers by the score of 25-12.
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 13,241 and receipts were £3,482
This was the first of two successive victories for Hull Kingston Rovers.

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.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Fri 2 Sep 1966Castleford32-2BatleyWheldon Road
2Fri 2 Sep 1966Hunslet21-10DoncasterParkside
3Sat 3 Sep 1966Dwesbury13-13Wakefield TrinityCrown Flatt
4Sat 3 Sep 1966Featherstone Rovers50-15YorkPost Office Road
5Sat 3 Sep 1966Huddersfield8-4Bradford NorthernFartown9,990
6Sat 3 Sep 1966Hull F.C.20-24Hull Kingston RoversBoulevard
7Sat 3 Sep 1966Keighley16-30HalifaxLawkholme Lane
8Sat 3 Sep 1966Leeds18-20BramleyHeadingley1

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RMon 5 Sep 1966Wakefield Trinity18-11DewsburyBelle Vue

Round 2 - Quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 12 Sep 1966Huddersfield11-6Wakefield TrinityFartown7,473
2Tue 13 Sep 1966Featherstone Rovers17-9BramleyPost Office Road
3Wed 14 Sep 1966Castleford14-18HalifaxWheldon Road
4Wed 14 Sep 1966Hunslet3-29Hull Kingston RoversParkside

Round 3 – Semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 26 Sep 1966Featherstone Rovers20-9HalifaxPost Office Road
2Mon 26 Sep 1966Hull Kingston Rovers27-7HuddersfieldCraven Park 10,533

Final

Teams and scorers

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

The road to success