1973–74 Yorkshire Cup
The 1973–74 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-sixth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup Rugby competition had been held.
Leeds won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 7-2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,621 and receipts were £3,728.
This was Leeds' fourth victory in what would be eight times in the space of thirteen seasons. It was also the first of two consecutive Yorkshire Cup Final appearances by Wakefield Trinity, both of which would result in defeat
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.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
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 No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Fri 31 Aug 1973 | Castleford | 32-8 | York | Wheldon Road | 1697 | ||
| 2 | Sat 01 Sep 1973 | Batley | 23-8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Mount Pleasant | 691 | ||
| 3 | Sat 01 Sep 1973 | Halifax | 15-17 | Keighley | Thrum Hall | 1352 | ||
| 4 | Sat 01 Sep 1973 | Hull F.C. | 8-10 | Huddersfield | Boulevard | 1800 | ||
| 5 | Sat 01 Sep 1973 | Leeds | 30-5 | Dewsbury | Headingley | 5882 | ||
| 6 | Sun 02 Sep 1973 | Bradford Northern | 29-7 | New Hunslet | Odsal | 4418 | ||
| 7 | Sun 02 Sep 1973 | Bramley | 4-19 | Featherstone Rovers | McLaren Field | 1950 | ||
| 8 | Sun 02 Sep 1973 | Wakefield Trinity | 39-7 | Doncaster | Belle Vue | 2548 |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Fri 07 Sep 1973 | Castleford | 29-8 | Huddersfield | Wheldon Road | 1700 | ||
| 2 | Sat 08 Sep 1973 | Batley | 2-27 | Leeds | Mount Pleasant | 2542 | ||
| 3 | Sun 09 Sep 1973 | Bradford Northern | 27-14 | Featherstone Rovers | Odsal | 5369 | ||
| 4 | Sun 09 Sep 1973 | Keighley | 4-39 | Wakefield Trinity | Lawkholme Lane | 2620 |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Tue 25 Sep 1973 | Leeds | 10-5 | Bradford Northern | Headingley | 6416 | ||
| 2 | Tue 26 Sep 1973 | Wakefield Trinity | 19-18 | Castleford | Belle Vue | 4642 |
Final
Teams and Scorers
| Leeds | â„– | Wakefield Trinity |
| teams | ||
| John Holmes | 1 | Geoff Wraith |
| John Langley | 2 | David Smith |
| Syd Hynes | 3 | Terry "TC" Crook |
| Les Dyl | 4 | John Hegarty |
| John Atkinson | 5 | Barry Parker |
| Alan Hardisty | 6 | David Topliss |
| Keith Hepworth | 7 | Joseph "Joe" Bonnar |
| David Jeanes | 8 | Rob Valentine |
| David Ward | 9 | Mick Morgan |
| Geoffrey Clarkson | 10 | Roy Bratt |
| Graham Eccles | 11 | David Knowles |
| Phil Cookson | 12 | Ken Endersby |
| Ray Batten | 13 | Ernest Holmes |
| David Marshall | 14 | Les Sheard |
| Bill Ramsey | 15 | George Ballantyne |
| Eric Ashton | Coach | Neil Fox |
| - | ||
| 7 | score | 2 |
| 5 | HT | 2 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| John Langley | T | |
| Goals | ||
| David Marshall | G | Terry "TC" Crook |
| Syd Hynes | G | |
| Referee | Michael "Mick" J. Naughton | |
| White Rose Trophy for Man of the match | Keith Hepworth - Leeds - |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point