Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

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

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[edit] History

In 1877, despite reservations within the Rugby Football Union, the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club sanctioned a knock-out tournament - the first of its kind in the UK.

The notion of competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire as much as it appalled the guardians of amateurism. The proceeds from the final were distributed among local charities.

In the first season, 16 teams battled it out for the T'owd Tin Pot, with York eventually losing out to Halifax in the final.

The trophy itself is known as "T'owd Tin Pot", pronounced with a Yorkshire accent. 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 Football Union.

The trophy was won by Morley Rugby 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] Final results

No Date Year Winner Score Runner Up Score Venue Notes
1 1878 29/12/1877 Halifax 1g, 1t, 9m York 0g, 0t, 0m Recreation Ground, Holbeck, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
2 1879 12/04/1879 Wakefield Trinity 2g, 1t, 7m Kirkstall 0g, 0t, 0m Halifax Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
3 1880 03/04/1880 Wakefield Trinity 3g, 6g, 7m Heckmondwike 0g, 1t, 2m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
4 1881 09/04/1881 Dewsbury 1g, 0g, 0m Wakefield Trinity 0g, 2t, 4m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
5 1882 01/04/1882 Thornes 1g, 0g, 5m Wakefield Trinity 0g, 1t, 5m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
6 1883 23/04/1883 Wakefield Trinity 1g, 2t, 11m Halifax 0g, 0t, 0m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
7 1884 05/04/1884 Bradford 1g, 4t, 5m Hull 0g, 1t, 3m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
8 1885 04/04/1885 Batley 0g, 0t, 6m Manningham 0g, 0t, 2m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
9 1886 03/04/1886 Halifax 1g, 0t, 3m Bradford 0g, 0t, 2m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
10 1887 02/04/1887 Wakefield Trinity 2g, 0t, 2m Leeds St John's 0g, 0t, 2m Halifax Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
11 1888 07/04/1888 Halifax 0g, 2t, 2m Wakefield Trinity 0g, 1t, 1m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
12 1889 06/04/1889 Otley 1g, 1t,4m Liversedge 1g, 0t, 3m Cardigan Fields, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
13 1890 05/04/1890 Huddersfield 1g, 0t, 1m Wakefield Trinity 0g, 0t ,0m Halifax Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
14 1891 11/04/1891 Pontefract 1g, 1t, 3m Wakefield Trinity 1g, 0t, 3m Headingley, Leeds Scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
15 1892 23/04/1892 Hunslet 21 Leeds 0 Huddersfield
16 1893 22/04/1893 Halifax 8 Batley 2 Headingley, Leeds
17 1894 21/04/1894 Halifax 38 Castleford 9 Headingley, Leeds
18 1895 20/04/1895 Brighouse 16 Morley 4 Headingley, Leeds
19 1896 18/04/1896 Castleford 3 West Riding 0 Scatchered Lane, Morley
20 1897 17/04/1897 Hull Kingston Rovers 11 Shipley 5 Meanwood, Leeds
21 1898 16/04/1898 Ossett 13 Hebden Bridge 3 Wortley, Leeds
22 1899 15/04/1899 Sowerby Bridge 0 Alverthorpe 0 Keighley
Replay 1899 22/04/1899 Sowerby Bridge 4 Alverthorpe 0 Keighley
23 1900 Saturday 14/04/1900 Mytholmroyd 11 Castleford 0 Harrogate
24 1901 Saturday 20/04/1901 Castleford 20 Morley 6 Harrogate
25 1902 Saturday 19/04/1902 Castleford 9 Old Dewsburians 5 Harrogate
26 1903 Saturday 18/04/1903 Skipton 6 Castleford 6 Harrogate Skipton contested result on grounds that Castleford had included an ineligible player
Replay 1903 Saturday 25/04/1903 Skipton w/o Castleford w/o Wakefield Castleford refused to play.
27 1904 Saturday 16/04/1904 Skipton 3 Mytholmroyd 0 Harrogate
28 1905 Saturday 15/04/1905 Harrogate 5 Wakefield Balne Lane 5 Castleford
Replay 1905 Saturday 22/04/1905 Harrogate 7 Wakefield Balne Lane 5 Castleford
29 1906 Saturday 21/04/1906 Castleford 11 Wakefield Balne Lane 0 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
30 1907 Saturday 13/04/1907 Harrogate 11 Headingley 6 Castleford
31 1908 Saturday 11/04/1908 Castleford 29 Skipton 0 Cross Green, Otley
32 1909 Saturday 17/04/1909 Headingley 3 Skipton 0 Ilkley Cup awarded to Headingley after Skipton, objecting to one of the referees decisions, walked off the field five minutes before half time.
33 1910 Saturday 23/04/1910 Otley 6 Hull and East Riding 0 Harrogate
34 1911 Saturday 08/04/1911 Otley 12 Hull and East Riding 0 Ilkley
35 1912 Saturday 13/04/1912 Skipton 7 Otley 0 Ilkley
36 1913 Saturday 19/04/1913 Headingley 20 Harrogate Old Boys 5 Ilkley
37 1914 Saturday 18/04/1914 Headingley 18 Harrogate Old Boys 5 Cross Green, Otley 5000 attendence
38 1920 Saturday 24/04/1920 Wakefield 9 Bradford 4 Cross Green, Otley
39 1921 Saturday 16/04/1921 Headingley 13 Wakefield 3 Cross Green, Otley
40 1922 Saturday 08/04/1922 Wakefield 3 Leeds University 0 Cross Green, Otley
41 1923 Wednesday 14/03/1923 Bradford 6 Wakefield 0 Skipton
42 1924 Saturday 05/04/1924 Bradford 14 Wakefield 3 Cross Green, Otley
43 1925 Saturday 04/04/1925 Bradford 22 Otley 9 Ilkley
44 1926 Saturday 17/04/1926 Halifax 8 Otley 0 Lidget Green, Bradford
45 1927 Saturday 09/04/1927 Halifax 17 Otley 0 Lidget Green, Bradford
46 1928 Saturday 21/04/1928 Halifax 6 Otley 6 Lidget Green, Bradford
Replay 1928 Saturday 28/04/1928 Halifax 11 Otley 0 Lidget Green, Bradford after extra time
47 1929 Saturday 20/04/1929 Otley 9 Morley 0 Lidget Green, Bradford
48 1930 Saturday 12/04/1930 Halifax 17 Ilkley 4 Cross Green, Otley
49 1931 Saturday 18/04/1931 Otley 13 Halifax 6 Lidget Green, Bradford
50 1932 Saturday 09/04/1932 Morley 18 Huddersfield Old Boys 0 Lidget Green, Bradford
51 1933 Saturday 08/04/1933 Halifax 22 Bradford 14 Cross Green, Otley
52 1934 Saturday 07/04/1934 Otley 19 Sandal 3 Lidget Green, Bradford
53 1935 Saturday 06/04/1935 Halifax 14 Harrogate Old Boys 0 Cross Green, Otley
54 1936 Saturday 04/04/1936 Otley 26 Harrogate Old Boys 0 Lidget Green, Bradford
55 1937 Saturday 10/04/1937 Otley 16 Wakefield 3 Skipton
56 1938 Saturday 02/04/1938 Morley 5 Wakefield 0 Halifax
57 1939 Saturday 01/04/1939 Morley 10 Bradford 0 Cross Green, Otley
58 1947 Competition abandoned owing to continous frost and snow
59 1948 Saturday 17/04/1948 Keighlians 14 Otley 9 Skipton First club to win Yorkshire Cup and Shield in same season
60 1949 Saturday 23/04/1949 Harrogate 20 Skipton 6 Cross Green, Otley
61 1950 Thursday 06/04/1950 Halifax 11 Wakefield 0 Cross Green, Otley
62 1951 Saturday 21/04/1951 Halifax 9 Morley 6 Cross Green, Otley
63 1952 Saturday 19/04/1952 Royal Signals 11 Halifax 10 Cross Green, Otley
64 1953 Saturday 18/04/1953 Morley 8 Goole Grammar School Old Boys 3 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
65 1954 Saturday 10/04/1954 Royal Signals 17 Roundhay 3 Cross Green, Otley
66 1955 Saturday 30/04/1955 Morley 16 Bramley Old Boys 9 Cross Green, Otley
67 1956 Goole Grammar School Old Boys 3 Old Pomfretians 3 Lidget Green, Bradford
Replay 1956 Saturday 21/04/1956 Goole Grammar School Old Boys 6 Old Pomfretians 0 Selby
68 1957 Saturday 13/04/1957 West Leeds Old Boys 13 Old Roundhegians 3 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
69 1958 Saturday 12/04/1958 Old Roundhegians 11 Sandal 0 Lidget Green, Bradford
70 1959 Saturday 18/04/1959 Old Hymerians 15 West Leeds Old Boys 11 Scatchered Lane, Morley
71 1960 Saturday 09/04/1960 Old Crossleyans 9 Sandal 0 Scatchered Lane, Morley
72 1961 Saturday 15/04/1961 Old Thornesians 6 West Leeds Old Boys 3 Scatchered Lane, Morley
73 1962 Old Thornesians 3 York Railway Institute 3 Scatchered Lane, Morley
Replay 1962 Old Thornesians 0 York Railway Institute 0 Cross Green, Otley Competition abandoned owing to continous frost
Replay 1962 Wednesday 25/04/1962 Old Thornesians 12 York Railway Institute 6 Cross Green, Otley
74 1963 Weather
75 1964 Wednesday 22/04/1964 Halifax 8 Otley 6 Lidget Green, Bradford
76 1965 Wednesday 28/04/1965 Harrogate 9 Wakefield 8 Cross Green, Otley
77 1966 Wednesday 27/04/1966 Bradford 8 Harrogate 3 Cross Green, Otley
78 1967 Halifax 0 Roundhay 0 Cross Green, Otley
Replay 1967 Saturday 29/04/1967 Halifax 11 Roundhay 9 Cross Green, Otley
79 1968 Bradford 3 Halifax 3 Cross Green, Otley
Replay 1968 Tuesday 30/04/1968 Bradford 8 Halifax 6 Cross Green, Otley
79 1969 Monday 28/04/1969 Wakefield 15 Roundhay 12 Cross Green, Otley after extra time
80 1970 Tuesday 28/04/1970 Bradford 19 Huddersfield 6 Scatchered Lane, Morley
81 1971 Thursday 27/04/1972 Halifax 9 Old Thornesians 3 Cross Green, Otley
82 1972 Thursday 27/04/1972 Morley 16 Bradford 3 Cross Green, Otley
83 1973 Thursday 26/04/1973 Morley 10 Roundhay 9 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
84 1974 Thursday 25/04/1974 Morley 27 Roundhay 16 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
85 1975 Roundhay 13 Headingley 13 Cross Green, Otley
Replay 1975 Saturday 26/04/1975 Roundhay 20 Headingley 16 Cross Green, Otley
86 1976 Tuesday 27/04/1976 Middlesbrough 10 Roundhay 9 Cross Green, Otley after extra time
87 1977 Tuesday 26/04/1977 Morley 23 Halifax 9 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
88 1978 Wakefield 18 Middlesbrough 9 Cross Green, Cross Green, Otley Centenary Final
89 1979 Tuesday 24/04/1979 Morley 9 Harrogate 9 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
90 1980 Tuesday 29/04/1980 Roundhay 15 Morley 6 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
91 1981 Harrogate 12 Morley 3
92 1982 Saturday 24/04/1982 Wakefield 23 Sheffield 3 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
93 1983 Tuesday 26/04/1983 Headingley 8 Morley 3 Cross Green, Cross Green, Otley 94
94 1984 Thursday 26/04/1984 Headingley 17 Wakefield 3 Cross Green, Cross Green, Otley
95 1985 Tuesday 30/04/1985 Headingley 7 Wakefield 0 Cross Green, Cross Green, Otley
96 1986 Tuesday 29/04/1986 Wakefield 18 Morley 6 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
97 1987 Headingley 18 Morley 4
98 1988 Headingley 21 Wakefield 9
99 1989 Tuesday 25/04/1989 Headingley 48 Otley 9 Scatchered Lane, Morley 100th final
100 1990 Wakefield 16 Sheffield 3
101 1991 Tuesday 30/04/1991 Harrogate 23 Otley 4 Scatchered Lane, Morley
102 1992 Harrogate 12 Bradford and Bingley 7
103 1993 Tuesday 27/04/1993 Otley 22 Rotherham 5 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
104 1994 Tuesday 03/05/1994 Wakefield 35 Sandal 9 Scatchered Lane, Morley
105 1995 Sunday 23/04/1995 Rotherham 39 Harrogate 3 Clarence Fields, Kirkstall, Leeds
106 1996 Morley 16 Rotherham 10
107 1997 Sandal 17 Doncaster 13
108 1998 Sunday 10/05/1998 Leeds 21 Doncaster 11 Scatchered Lane, Morley
109 1999 Doncaster 13 Sandal 10
110 2000 Doncaster
111 2001 Sandal 26 Middlesbrough 24 Claro Road, Harrogate
112 2002 Harrogate Wharfedale
113 2003 Wednesday 14/05/2003 Harrogate 13 Doncaster 12 Scatchered Lane, Morley
114 2004 Halifax Otley
115 2005 Thursday 12/05/2005 Halifax 19 Cleckheaton 14 Wagon Lane, Bingley
116 2006 Wednesday 03/05/2006 Leeds Tykes Wharfedale Wagon Lane, Bingley
117 2007 Wednesday 02/05/2007 Doncaster 31 Wharfedale 6 York
118 2008 Wednesday 30/04/2008 Doncaster Wharfedale Claro Road, Harrogate


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