1977–78 Yorkshire Cup

The 1977–78 Yorkshire Cup was the seventieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This year, for the first time for eighteen years (and the last time in the history of the Yorkshire Cup), a new name appeared on the trophy, with Castleford winning it by beating Featherstone Rovers in the final by the score of 17-7. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 6,318 and receipts were £4,528. It as also Featherstone Rovers's second consecutive Yorkshire Cup Final appearances, both of which resulted in a defeat.

1977–78 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersCastleford
Runners-upFeatherstone Rovers

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 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]

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 20 Aug 1977Batley6-33LeedsMount Pleasant
2Sat 20 Aug 1977Bradford Northern9-20Featherstone RoversOdsal
3Sun 21 Aug 1977Dewsbury5-12CastlefordCrown Flatt
4Sun 21 Aug 1977Huddersfield17-20YorkFartown
5Sun 21 Aug 1977Hull F.C.33-19BramleyBoulevard[2]
6Sun 21 Aug 1977Keighley16-0HalifaxLawkholme Lane
7Sun 21 Aug 1977New Hunslet14-8Hull Kingston RoversElland Road Greyhound Stadium
8Sun 21 Aug 1977Wakefield Trinity23-10DoncasterBelle 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 Aug 1977Leeds18-18Hull F.C.Headingley[2]
2Sun 28 Aug 1977Castleford23-17YorkWheldon Road
3Sun 28 Aug 1977Keighley17-8New HunsletLawkholme Lane
4Sun 28 Aug 1977Wakefield Trinity2-12Featherstone RoversBelle Vue

Round 2 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
rWed 31 Aug 1977Hull F.C.19-11LeedsBoulevard[2]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 13 Sep 1977Hull F.C.5-19Featherstone RoversBoulevard[2]
2Fri 17 Sep 1977Keighley4-14CastlefordLawkholme Lane

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 15 October 1977Castleford17-7Featherstone RoversHeadingley6,318£4,5281[3][4][5]

Teams and Scorers

[4]

Castleford Featherstone Rovers
teams
Geoff Wraith1John Marsden
Terrence "Terry" Richardson2Steve Evans
John Joyner3John Gilbert
Philip Johnson4Steve Quinn
Steve Fenton5Ken Kellett
Bruce Burton6John Newlove
Clive Pickerill7Peter Butler
Tony Fisher8Jeff Townend
Robert Spurr9John "Keith" Bridges
Alf Weston10Vince Farrar (Captain)
James Huddlestone11Michael "Mick" Gibbins
Mal Reilly (Captain)12Richard 'Charlie' Stone
Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd13Keith Bell
Gary Stephens (for Clive Pickerill)14Neil Tuffs (for Steve Quinn)
Derek Woodall (for Tony Fisher)15Peter Smith (for Richard Stone)
Malcolm "Mal" ReillyCoachKeith Cotton
17score7
4HT2
Scorers
Tries
Bruce Burton (2)TPeter Smith (1)
Goals
Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd (5)GSteve Quinn (1)
GTownsend (1)
Drop Goals
Bruce Burton (1)DG
RefereeMichael "Mick" J. Naughton (Widnes)
White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchBruce Burton - Castleford - stand-off
sponsored by
Competition SponsorEsso

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Keighley 16
Halifax 0
Keighley 17
New Hunslet 8
New Hunslet 14
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Keighley 4
Castleford 14
Dewsbury 5
Castleford 12
Castleford 23
York 17
Huddersfield 17
York 20
Castleford 17
Featherstone Rovers 7
Batley 6
Leeds 33
Leeds 18 (11)
Hull F.C. 18 (19)
Hull F.C. 33
Bramley 19
Hull F.C. 5
Featherstone Rovers 19
Wakefield Trinity 23
Doncaster 10
Wakefield Trinity 2
Featherstone Rovers 12
Bradford Northern 9
Featherstone Rovers 20

Notes

1 * 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. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  3. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  4. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  5. Yorkshire County Rugby League Committee. Match Programme ESSO Yorkshitre Cup final 1976. Yorkshire CRL.
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