1923–24 Yorkshire Cup

The 1923–24 Yorkshire Cup was the sixteenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This year, for the fourth consecutive year, produced another new name was inscribed on the trophy. Hull F.C. (previously three times beaten finalists) won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 10-4 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 23,300 and receipts were £1,728.

1923–24 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersHull
Runners-upHuddersfield

Background

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 again two junior/amateur clubs taking part, Elland Wanderers again, and Castleford. The number of entries remained at last year's "full house" total of sixteen again obviating the necessity of having byes.[1][2]

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 13 Oct 1923Castleford3-17BatleySandy Desert1
2Sat 13 Oct 1923Dewsbury13-5LeedsCrown Flatt
3Sat 13 Oct 1923Elland Wanderers2-53Huddersfieldvenue unknown2
4Sat 13 Oct 1923Featherstone Rovers6-15Hull Kingston RoversPost Office Road
5Sat 13 Oct 1923Halifax27-0Bradford NorthernThrum Hall
6Sat 13 Oct 1923Hull16-3BramleyBoulevard[3]
7Sat 13 Oct 1923Keighley5-3YorkLawkholme Lane
8Sat 13 Oct 1923Wakefield Trinity4-13HunsletBelle Vue

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 27 Oct 1923Huddersfield19-2HalifaxFartown
2Sat 27 Oct 1923Hull16-7HunsletBoulevard[3]
3Sat 27 Oct 1923Hull Kingston Rovers7-16BatleyCraven Park (1)
4Sat 27 Oct 1923Keighley6-8DewsburyLawkholme Lane

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 10 Nov 1923Dewsbury3-12HullCrown Flatt[3]
2Sat 10 Nov 1923Huddersfield10-9BatleyFartown[4]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 24 November 1923Hull10-4HuddersfieldHeadingley23,300£1,7283[3][5][6]

Teams and Scorers

[7]

Hull Huddersfield
team unknownteamsteam unknown
1
2Joe Oliver
3
4
5
6
7Johnny Rogers
8Ben Gronow
9Douglas Clark
10
11
12
13
??Coach??
10score4
3HT4
Scorers
Tries
T
T
Goals
GBen Gronow (1)
GJoe Oliver (1)
G
Drop Goals
DG
DG
Refereeunknown

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

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Keighley 5
York 3
Keighley 6
Dewsbury 8
Dewsbury 13
Leeds 6
Dewsbury 3
Hull 12
Hull 16
Bramley 3
Hull 16
Hunslet 7
Wakefield Trinity 4
Hunslet 13
Hull 10
Huddersfield 4
Elland Wanderers 2
Huddersfield 53
Huddersfield 19
Halifax 2
Halifax 27
Bradford Northern 0
Huddersfield 10
Batley 9
Featherstone Rovers 6
Hull Kingston Rovers 15
Hull Kingston Rovers 7
Batley 16
Castleford 3
Batley 17

Notes

1 * Castleford were at that time a junior club. They joined the league for season 1926–27

2 * Elland Wanderers were a Junior/amateur club from Elland (Halifax)

3 * 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.

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. "Batley official/history".
  5. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  7. "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1923–24" (PDF).
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