Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

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The Yorkshire Cup competition was founded in 1878, and was open to all clubs in the Yorkshire area playing under the rules of the Rugby Union. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup.

The trophy itself is known as "t'owd tin pot", pronounced with the Yorkshire accent, and since the schism of 1895 which led to the formation of the Northern Rugby Union , the cup has been competed for by clubs who remained with the Rugby Union.

The trophy was won by the Morley club in the two seasons prior to the Second World War, and was kept "in a drawer under the secretary's bed" for the duration of the war.

[edit] List of Finals Winners

• 1878: Halifax bt York
• 1879: Wakefield Trinity bt Kirkstall at Hanson Lane, Halifax
• 1880: Wakefield Trinity bt Heckmondwike at Cardigan Fields, Leeds
• 1881: Dewsbury bt Wakefield Trinity
• 1882: Thornes bt Wakefield Trinity at Cardigan Fields, Leeds
• 1883: Wakefield Trinity bt Halifax at Cardigan Fields, Leeds
• 1884: Bradford bt Hull at Cardigan Fields, Leeds
• 1885: Batley bt Manningham
• 1886: Halifax bt Bradford
• 1887: Wakefield Trinity bt Leeds St Johns
• 1888: Halifax bt Wakefield Trinity
• 1889: Otley bt Liversedge
• 1890: Huddersfield bt Wakefield Trinity
• 1891: Pontefract bt Wakefield Trinity
• 1892: Hunslet 21 Leeds 0 at Huddersfield (att. 25,000)
• 1893: Halifax 10 Batley 3
• 1894: Halifax 38 Castleford 6
• 1895: Brighouse Rangers 16 Morley 4
• 1896: Castleford 3 West Riding 0
• 1897: Hull Kingston Rovers 11 Shipley 5
• 1898: Ossett 13 Hebden Bridge 3
• 1899: Sowerby Bridge 0 Alverthorpe 0
• 1899: Sowerby Bridge 4 Alverthorpe 0 ( replay )
• 1900: Mytholmroyd 11 Castleford 0
• 1901: Castleford 20 Morley 6
• 1902: Castleford 9 Old Dewsburians 5
• 1903: Skipton 6 Castleford 6
• 1903: Skipton 0 Castleford 6 ( replay )

Skipton protested about Castleford playing JT Taylor, registered with West Hartlepool. The county committee agreed, and ordered a replay, Castleford refused to play again, the cup was awarded to Skipton.

• 1904: Skipton 3 Mytholmroyd 0
• 1905: Harrogate 5 Wakefield Balne Lane 5
• 1905: Harrogate 7 Wakefield Balne Lane 5 ( replay )
• 1906: Castleford 11 Wakefield Balne Lane 0
• 1907: Harrogate 11 Headingley 6
• 1908: Castleford 29 Skipton 0
• 1909: Headingley 3 Skipton 0
• 1910: Otley 6 Hull and East Riding 0
• 1911: Otley 12 Hull and East Riding 0
• 1912: Skipton 7 Otley 0
• 1913: Headingley 20 Harrogate Old Boys 5
• 1914: Headingley 18 Harrogate Old Boys 5
• 1915 -1919 No Competition due to War.
• 1920 -1928: ??
• 1929: Otley winners
• 1930: ??
• 1931: Otley bt Halifax at Lidget Green Bradford
• 1932: Morley winners
• 1933: ??
• 1934: Otley 19-Sandal 4 at Bradford
• 1935: ??
• 1936: Otley winners
• 1937: Otley winners
• 1938: Morley winners
• 1939: Morley winners
• 1940-1946: no competition
• 1947-1948: ??
• 1949: Harrogate bt Skipton
• 1950-1960: ??
• 1961: Old Thornensians winners
• 1962: Old Thornensians winners
• 1963-1964: ??
• 1965: Harrogate bt Wakefield
• 1966-1980: ??
• 1981: Harrogate bt Morley
• 1982-1990: ??
• 1991: Harrogate bt Otley
• 1992: Harrogate bt Bradford and Bingley
• 1993: Otley winners
• 1994-1996: ??
• 1997: Sandal 16 Doncaster 13 at Otley
• 1998: Leeds bt Doncaster at Morley
• 1999: Doncaster 13 Sandal 10
• 2000: ??
• 2001: ??
• 2002: Harrogate bt Wharfedale
• 2003: Harrogate bt Doncaster
• 2004: ??
• 2005: ??
• 2006: Leeds Tykes winners