Rugby league county cups

Historically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as t’owd tin pot) for several years prior to the schism of 1895. However the Lancashire authorities had refused to sanction a similar tournament, fearing it would lead to professionalism.

After the split, the replacement for the Yorkshire Cup was not immediately introduced, however new Yorkshire and Lancashire Cups were introduced in the 1905-06. This was the final set of trophies that went towards the concept of all four cups.

The county cups were played on the same basis as the Challenge Cup, with an open draw and straight knock-out matches leading to a final.

The county cups were abandoned in 1993 due to the more successful clubs complaining about overloaded fixtures. BARLA continue to run cup competitions for Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria for amateur clubs.

Cup finals

Note: The Lancashire cup was not played during World War 2 (1940-45). During this period the Yorkshire Cup final was played over two legs, with aggregate score being used.

Season Lancashire Cup Yorkshire Cup
Winner Score Runner-up Winner Score Runner-up
1905-06 Wigan 0-0
(replay 8-0)
Leigh Hunslet 13-3 Halifax
1906-07 Broughton Rangers 15-6 Warrington Bradford FC 8-5 Hull Kingston Rovers
1907-08 Oldham 16-9 Broughton Rangers Hunslet 17-0 Halifax
1908-09 Wigan 10-9 Oldham Halifax 9-5 Hunslet
1909-10 Wigan 22-5 Leigh Huddersfield 21-0 Batley
1910-11 Oldham 4-3 Swinton Wakefield Trinity 8-2 Huddersfield
1911-12 Rochdale Hornets 12-5 Oldham Huddersfield 22-10 Hull Kingston Rovers
1912-13 Wigan 21-5 Rochdale Hornets Batley 17-3 Hull
1913-14 Oldham 5-0 Wigan Huddersfield 19-3 Bradford Northern
1914-15 Rochdale Hornets 3-2 Wigan Huddersfield 31-0 Hull
1918-19 Rochdale Hornets 22-0 Oldham Huddersfield 14-8 Dewsbury
1919-20 Oldham 7-0 Rochdale Hornets Huddersfield 24-5 Leeds
1920-21 Broughton Rangers 6-3 Leigh Hull Kingston Rovers 2-0 Hull
1921-22 Warrington 7-5 Oldham Leeds 11-3 Dewsbury
1922-23 Wigan 20-2 Leigh York 5-0 Batley
1923-24 St Helens Recs 17-0 Swinton Hull 10-4 Huddersfield
1924-25 Oldham 10-0 St Helens Recs Wakefield Trinity 9-8 Batley
1925-26 Swinton 15-11 Wigan Dewsbury 2-0 Huddersfield
1926-27 St Helens 10-2 St Helens Recs Huddersfield 10-3 Wakefield Trinity
1927-28 Swinton 5-2 Wigan Dewsbury 8-2 Hull
1928-29 Wigan 5-4 Widnes Leeds 5-0 Featherstone Rovers
1929-30 Warrington 15-2 Salford Hull Kingston Rovers 13-7 Hunslet
1930-31 St Helens Recs 18-3 Wigan Leeds 10-2 Huddersfield
1931-32 Salford 10-8 Swinton Huddersfield 4-2 Hunslet
1932-33 Warrington 10-9 St Helens Leeds 8-0 Wakefield Trinity
1933-34 Oldham 12-0 St Helens Recs York 10-4 Hull Kingston Rovers
1934-35 Salford 21-12 Wigan Leeds 5-5
(replays: 2-2,13-0)
Wakefield Trinity
1935-36 Salford 15-7 Wigan Leeds 3-0 York
1936-37 Salford 5-2 Wigan York 9-2 Wakefield Trinity
1937-38 Warrington 8-4 Barrow Leeds 14-8 Huddersfield
1938-39 Wigan 10-7 Salford Huddersfield 18-10 Hull
1939-40 Swinton 4-5
16-111
(21-15 on aggregate)
Widnes Featherstone Rovers 12-9 Wakefield Trinity
1940-41 Bradford Northern 15-5 Dewsbury
1941-42 Bradford Northern 24-0 Halifax
1942-43 Dewsbury 7-0
0-2
(9-2 on aggregate)
Huddersfield
1943-44 Bradford Northern 5-2
5-5
(10-7 on aggregate)
Keighley
1944-45 Halifax 12-3
2-0
(14-3 on aggregate)
Hunslet
1945-46 Widnes 7-3 Wigan Bradford Northern 5-2 Wakefield Trinity
1946-47 Wigan 9-3 Belle Vue Rangers Wakefield Trinity 10-0 Hull
1947-48 Wigan 10-7 Belle Vue Rangers Wakefield Trinity 7-7
(replay 8-7)
Leeds
1948-49 Wigan 14-8 Warrington Bradford Northern 18-9 Castleford
1949-50 Wigan 20-7 Leigh Bradford Northern 11-4 Huddersfield
1950-51 Wigan 28-5 Warrington Huddersfield 16-3 Castleford
1951-52 Wigan 14-6 Leigh Wakefield Trinity 17-3 Keighley
1952-53 Leigh 22-5 St Helens Huddersfield 18-8 Batley
1953–54 St Helens 16-8 Wigan Bradford Northern 7-2 Hull
1954-55 Barrow 12-2 Oldham Halifax 22-14 Hull
1955-56 Leigh 26-9 Widnes Halifax 10-10
(replay 7-0)
Hull
1956-57 Oldham 10-3 St Helens Wakefield Trinity 23-5 Hunslet
1957-58 Oldham 13-8 Wigan Huddersfield 15-8 York
1958-59 Oldham 12-2 St Helens Leeds 24-20 Wakefield Trinity
1959–60 Warrington 5-4 St Helens Featherstone Rovers 15-14 Hull
1960-61 St Helens 15-9 Swinton Wakefield Trinity 16-10 Huddersfield
1961-62 St Helens 25-9 Swinton Wakefield Trinity 19-9 Leeds
1962-63 St Helens 7-4 Swinton Hunslet 12-2 Hull Kingston Rovers
1963-64 St Helens 15-4 Leigh Halifax 10-0 Featherstone Rovers
1964-65 St Helens 12-4 Swinton Wakefield Trinity 18-2 Leeds
1965-66 Warrington 16-5 Rochdale Hornets Bradford Northern 17-8 Hunslet
1966-67 Wigan 16-13 Oldham Hull Kingston Rovers 25-12 Featherstone Rovers
1967-68 St Helens 2-2
(replay 13-10)
Warrington Hull Kingston Rovers 8-7 Hull
1968-69 St Helens 30-2 Oldham Leeds 22-11 Castleford
1969-70 Swinton 11-2 Leigh Hull 12-9 Featherstone Rovers
1970-71 Leigh 7-4 St Helens Leeds 23-7 Featherstone Rovers
1971-72 Wigan 15-8 Widnes Hull Kingston Rovers 11-7 Castleford
1972–73 Salford 25-11 Swinton Leeds 36-9 Dewsbury
1973-74 Wigan 19-9 Salford Leeds 7-2 Wakefield Trinity
1974-75 Widnes 6-2 Salford Hull Kingston Rovers 16-13 Wakefield Trinity
1975-76 Widnes 16-7 Salford Leeds 15-11 Hull Kingston Rovers
1976-77 Widnes 16-11 Workington Town Leeds 16-12 Featherstone Rovers
1977-78 Workington Town 16-13 Wigan Castleford 17-7 Featherstone Rovers
1978-79 Widnes 15-13 Workington Town Bradford Northern 18-8 York
1979-80 Widnes 11-0 Workington Town Leeds 15-6 Halifax
1980-81 Warrington 26-10 Wigan Leeds 8-7 Hull Kingston Rovers
1981-82 Leigh 8-3 Widnes Castleford 10-5 Bradford Northern
1982-83 Warrington 16-0 St Helens Hull 18-7 Bradford Northern
1983-84 Barrow 12-8 Widnes Hull 13-2 Castleford
1984–85 St Helens 26-18 Wigan Hull 29-12 Hull Kingston Rovers
1985-86 Wigan 34-8 Warrington Hull Kingston Rovers 22-18 Castleford
1986-87 Wigan 27-6 Oldham Castleford 31-24 Hull
1987-88 Wigan 28-16 Warrington Bradford Northern 12-12
(replay 11-2)
Castleford
1988-89 Wigan 22-17 Salford Leeds 33-12 Castleford
1989-90 Warrington 24-16 Oldham Bradford Northern 20-14 Featherstone Rovers
1990-91 Widnes 24-18 Salford Castleford 11-8 Wakefield Trinity
1991-92 St Helens 24-14 Rochdale Hornets Castleford 28-6 Bradford Northern
1992–93 Wigan 5-4 St Helens Wakefield Trinity 29-16 Sheffield Eagles

Footnote

  1. After extra time; full time score was 9-8 meaning scores were tied 13-13 on aggregate

See also