1942–43 Yorkshire Cup

1942–43 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersDewsbury
Runners-upHuddersfield

The 1942–43 Yorkshire Cup was the thirty-fifth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held.

It 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 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.

The Second World War was continuing and the Yorkshire Cup was played in the early part of the 1942–43 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season.

Dewsbury won the trophy by beating Huddersfield over two legs by an aggregate score of 7–2.

Dewsbury played the first leg match at home (at Crown Flatt) and won 7–0. The attendance was 11,000 and receipts were £680.

Huddersfield were at home (at Fartown) for the second leg match and duly won 2–0. The attendance at the second leg match was 6,252 and receipts £618.

Change in club participation

Hull Kingston Rovers dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league after the first (1939–40) season. They did not return to league competition until 1945–46 peacetime season.

Bramley withdrew after the third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season.

Castleford withdrew after the third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not participate for two seasons, re-joining for the 1944–45 season.

Hunslet withdrew after the third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not participate for this season, re-joining for the next 1943–44 season.

Wigan entered the Yorkshire Cup competition for the third successive season

Oldham also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for the third successive season

St. Helens also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for their first season.

Dewsbury had a relatively successful time during the war years. Managed by Eddie Waring, and with the side boosted by the inclusion of a number of big-name guest players, the club won the Wartime Emergency League in 1941–42 and again the following season 1942–43 (though that championship was declared null and void when it was discovered they had used an ineligible player). They were also runners-up in the Championship in 1943–44, Challenge Cup winners in 1943 and Yorkshire Cup final appearances in this season 1940–41 and winners in 1942–43.

Background

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part. Bramley, Castleford and Hunslet withdrew, and St. Helens joined. With the continued presence of the two Lancashire clubs, Wigan and Oldham, this resulted in the number of entrants decreasing by two, to a total of fourteen.

This in turn resulted in two byes in the first round.

For the second successive year, all the ties (this season including the actual final) were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Competition and results

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Round 1 – first leg

Round 1's first leg involved six matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs.

All first round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 17 Oct 1942Batley6–2Wakefield TrinityMount Pleasant
2Sat 17 Oct 1942Featherstone Rovers0–0HullPost Office Road[3]
3Sat 17 Oct 1942Halifax3–0OldhamThrum Hall
4Sat 17 Oct 1942Keighley0–21HuddersfieldLawkholme Lane
5Sat 17 Oct 1942Leeds15–7DewsburyHeadingley
6Sat 17 Oct 1942York5–4Bradford NorthernClarence Street
7Wiganbye[4]
8St. Helensbye[5]

Round 1 – second leg

Round 1's second leg involved six matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs.

All first round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 24 Oct 1942Wakefield Trinity7–13BatleyBelle Vue9–19
2Sat 24 Oct 1942Hull8–0Featherstone RoversBoulevard8–0[3]
3Sat 24 Oct 1942Oldham3–9HalifaxWatersheddings3–12
4Sat 24 Oct 1942Huddersfield33–5KeighleyFartown54–5
5Sat 24 Oct 1942Dewsbury18–5LeedsCrown Flatt25–20
6Sat 24 Oct 1942Bradford Northern5–2YorkOdsal9–7
7Wiganbye[4]
8St. Helensbye[5]

Round 2 – quarterfinals – first leg

Round 2's quarterfinals' first leg involved four matches and eight clubs.

All second round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 24 Oct 1942St. Helens21–8WiganKnowsley Road[a][4][5]
2Sat 31 Oct 1942Batley5–10HuddersfieldMount Pleasant
3Sat 31 Oct 1942Halifax7–10Bradford NorthernThrum Hall
4Sat 31 Oct 1942Hull12–10DewsburyBoulevard[3]

Round 2 – second leg

Round 2's second leg involved four matches and eight clubs.

All second round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 07 Nov 1942Wigan32–11St. HelensCentral Park40–32[b][4][5]
2Sat 07 Nov 1942Huddersfield36–3BatleyFartown39–16
3Sat 07 Nov 1942Bradford Northern6–5HalifaxOdsal16–12
4Sat 07 Nov 1942Dewsbury23–7HullCrown Flatt33–19[3]

Round 3 – semifinals – first leg

Round 3's semifinals' first leg involved two matches and four clubs.

Both semifinal ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 14 Nov 1942Dewsbury11–3WiganCrown Flatt[4]
2Sat 14 Nov 1942Huddersfield6–0Bradford NorthernFartown

Semifinal – second leg

The semifinal's second leg involved two matches and four clubs.

Both semifinal ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 21 Nov 1942Wigan0–6DewsburyCentral Park3–17[4]
2Sat 21 Nov 1942Bradford Northern4–11HuddersfieldOdsal4–17

Final – first leg

The final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 28 November 1942Dewsbury7–0HuddersfieldCrown Flatt11000680[6][7][8]
Dewsbury No. Huddersfield
Teams
George Bunter[c]1Billy Belshaw[d]
Roy Francis[e]2Ossie Peake[d]
Cyril Morrell[f]3Alex Fiddes
Jimmy Robinson[g]4Russ Pepperell
Alan Edwards[h]5Randall Lewis[i]
Tom Kenny[h]6Tommy Bartram[i]
Harry Royal7John McGurk[i]
Harry Hammond8Pat McManus[g]
George Curran[h]9Dave Cotton[d]
Jackie Gardner[h]10Tommy Taylor[g]
George Kershaw11Frank Wagstaff[g]
Frank Smith Sr.12Douglas Booth
Charlie Seeling Jr.13Alex Givvons
Eddie WaringCoach??
7Score0
HT
Scorers
Tries
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
Goals
G
G
G
Drop goals
DG
DG
DG
Refereeunknown

Final – second leg

The final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season.

Game no. Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Agg Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 5 December 1942Huddersfield2–0DewsburyFartown Ground[6][7][8]
Dewsbury No. Huddersfield
Teams
George Bunter[c]1Billy Belshaw[d]
Barney Hudson[h]2Ossie Peake[d]
Alan Edwards[h]3Alex Fiddes
Jimmy Robinson[g]4Bill Davies
Roy Francis[e]5Randall Lewis[i]
Tom Kenny[h]6Stan Pepperell
Harry Royal7John McGurk[i]
Harry Hammond8Douglas Booth
George Curran[h]9Dave Cotton[d]
Jackie Gardner[h]10Tommy Taylor[g]
George Kershaw11William Chapman[d]
Frank Smith Sr.12Frank Wagstaff[g]
Charlie Seeling Jr.13Alex Givvons
Eddie WaringCoach??
0Score2
HT
Scorers
Goals
GBill Davies (1)
Refereeunknown ()

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

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The road to success

All the ties (including the final itself) were played on a two-leg (home and away) basis.

The first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.

The scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Featherstone Rovers 0
Hull 8
Hull 19
Dewsbury 33
Leeds 5
Dewsbury 18
Dewsbury 17
Wigan 3
St. Helens
bye
St. Helens 32
Wigan 40
Wigan
bye
Dewsbury 7
Huddersfield 2
Batley 13
Wakefield Trinity 7
Batley 13
Huddersfield 39
Keighley 5
Huddersfield 33
Huddersfield 17
Bradford Northern 4
Halifax 12
Oldham 3
Halifax 12
Bradford Northern 16
York 7
Bradford Northern 9

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This was the first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by St. Helens and also the first to be played at Knowsley Road.
  2. ↑ After extra time - 80 mins score was 19–6 (27-27 agg). Wigan won on aggregate 40–32.
  3. 1 2 Guest player from Broughton Rangers
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Guest player from Warrington
  5. 1 2 Guest player from Barrow
  6. ↑ Guest player from Hunslet
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Guest player from Castleford
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Guest player from Salford
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Guest player from Swinton

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ↑ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  8. 1 2 Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.48 1942–1943. League Publications. p. 10.
  9. ↑ "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1942–43" (PDF).
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