1957 Yorkshire Cup

The 1957 Yorkshire Cup was the 50th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Huddersfield won the trophy by beating York by the score of 15-8.

1957–58 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersHuddersfield
Runners-upYork

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.[1][2][3][4]

Round 1

Round 1 involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 31 Aug 1957Dewsbury12-28Bradford NorthernCrown Flatt
2Sat 31 Aug 1957Doncaster9-29CastlefordBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield
3Sat 31 Aug 1957Featherstone Rovers46-5Hull Kingston RoversPost Office Road
4Sat 31 Aug 1957Huddersfield68-19BatleyFartown6,912[4]
5Sat 31 Aug 1957Hull F.C.14-16HunsletBoulevard[5]
6Sat 31 Aug 1957Leeds55-10BramleyHeadingley
7Sat 31 Aug 1957Wakefield Trinity19-16HalifaxBelle Vue
8Sat 31 Aug 1957York15-8KeighleyClarence Street

Round 2 - Quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 10 Sep 1957Castleford6-19LeedsWheldon Road
2Mon 16 Sep 1957Wakefield Trinity10-13HuddersfieldBelle Vue7,546[4]
3Tue 17 Sep 1957Bradford Northern5-2Featherstone RoversOdsal
4Wed 18 Sep 1957Hunslet17-19YorkParkside

Round 3 – Semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 30 Sep 1957Bradford Northern2-2YorkOdsal
2Wed 2 Oct 1957Huddersfield14-2LeedsFartown11,766[4]

Semi-Final - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
RWed 2 Oct 1957York14-8Bradford NorthernClarence Street

Final

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,531 and receipts were £4,123.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 19 October 1957Huddersfield15-8YorkHeadingley22,531£4,1231[4][6][7][8]

Teams and Scorers

Huddersfield York
teams
Frank Dyson1Willie Hargreaves
Harry Plunkett2Brian Smith[9]
Austin Kilroy3Denzil Webster
Roland Barrow4Geoffrey Smith
Mick Sullivan5Stan J. Flannery[9]
Peter Ramsden6Johnny Robinson[9]
Tommy Smales7W. "Bill" Riley[9] (c)
Ted Slevin8Frank Moore[9]
Roy Wood9Ray Illingworth[9]
David Flint10Vic Yorke
Brian Briggs11Basil Watts
Kenneth "Ken" Bowman12Ron L. O'Brien[9]
Dave Valentine (c)13Edgar Dawson
??CoachW. "Bill" Riley[9]
15score8
7HT6
Scorers
Tries
Austin Kilroy (1)TRay Illingworth (1)
Tommy Smales (1)TStan J. Flannery (1)
Kenneth "Ken" Bowman (1)T
Goals
Frank Dyson (3)GVic Yorke (1)
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeC F (Charlie) Appleton

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

[4][3][10]

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Wakefield Trinity 19
Halifax 16
Wakefield Trinity 10
Huddersfield 13
Huddersfield 68
Batley 19
Huddersfield 14
Leeds 2
Doncaster 9
Castleford 29
Castleford 6
Leeds 19
Leeds 55
Bramley 10
Huddersfield 15
York 8
Dewsbury 12
Bradford Northern 28
Bradford Northern 5
Featherstone Rovers 2
Featherstone Rovers 46
Hull Kingston Rovers 5
Bradford Northern 2 (14)
York 2 (8)
Hull F.C. 14
Hunslet 16
Hunslet 17
York 19
York 15
Keighley 8
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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. HC&AC committee (1958). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1958 (price 1/-). HC&AC Supporters' Club.
  4. "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1958" (PDF).
  5. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  8. David Jack (1958). Empire News Football Annual 1958–59 - 72nd year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
  9. "Programme 'Yorkshire County Rugby League - Challenge Cup Final - 1957 - Huddersfield v. York'" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1957–58" (PDF).
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