1931–32 Yorkshire Cup

The 1931–32 Yorkshire Cup was the twenty-fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Huddersfield won the trophy (for the eighth time) by beating Hunslet in the final by the score of 4–2.

1931–32 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams15
WinnersHuddersfield
Runners-upHunslet

Background

General information for those unfamiliar

The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) 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 (in the form of Acton & Willesden.

The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) 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 (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).

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 fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 10 Oct 1931Batley4-24LeedsMount Pleasant
2Sat 10 Oct 1931Bradford Northern5-11HuddersfieldBirch Lane
3Sat 10 Oct 1931Castleford4-12DewsburyWheldon Road
4Sat 10 Oct 1931Hull33-7KeighleyBoulevard[3]
5Sat 10 Oct 1931Hull Kingston Rovers6-2Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)
6Sat 10 Oct 1931Hunslet50-11BramleyParkside
7Sat 10 Oct 1931York3-0HalifaxClarence Street
8Featherstone Roversbye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 14 Oct 1931Hunslet27-7Hull Kingston RoversParkside
2Mon 19 Oct 1931Featherstone Rovers5-15HuddersfieldPost Office Road
3Tue 20 Oct 1931Dewsbury5-9HullCrown Flatt[3]
4Wed 21 Oct 1931Leeds9-14YorkHeadingley

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 4 Nov 1931York2-2HuddersfieldClarence Street
2Thu 5 Nov 1931Hull0-15HunsletBoulevard[3]

Semi-Final - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
RMon 9 Nov 1931Huddersfield10-7YorkFartown

Final

The final was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 27,800 and receipts were £1,764. The attendance was the second highest attendance recorded to date at the Yorkshire Cup final behind the record of 33,719 from 1922.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 21 November 1931Huddersfield4-2HunsletHeadingley27,800£1,7641 2[4][5]

Teams and Scorers
Huddersfield No. Hunslet
team unknownteamsteam unknown
J. William "Willie" Stocks1
2
3
Leonard Bowkett4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
??Coach??
4score2
2HT0
Scorers
Goals
Leonard Bowkett (1)G
J. William "Willie" Stocks (1)G
Refereeunknown

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

[6]

The road to success
First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Batley 4
Leeds 24
Leeds 9
York 14
York 3
Halifax 0
York 2 (7)
Huddersfield 2 (10)
Featherstone Rovers
bye
Featherstone Rovers 5
Huddersfield 15
Bradford Northern 5
Huddersfield 11
Huddersfield 4
Hunslet 2
Castleford 4
Dewsbury 12
Dewsbury 5
Hull 9
Hull 33
Keighley 7
Hull 0
Hunslet 15
Hunslet 50
Bramley 11
Hunslet 27
Hull Kingston Rovers 7
Hull Kingston Rovers 6
Wakefield Trinity 2

Notes

1 * The attendance is given as 27,800 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] but 27,000 by the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92[4] and 1990-91[5]

2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.

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See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  4. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  5. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  6. "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1931–32" (PDF).
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