1946–47 Yorkshire Cup

1946–47 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWakefield Trinity
Runners-upHull

1946–47 was the thirty-ninth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.

Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 10–0

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 34,300 and receipts were £3,718

This is Wakefield Trinity second successive appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final, last year they were beaten by Bradford Northern 5–2

Background

This season junior/amateur clubs Yorkshire Amateurs were invited to take part. This increased the number of clubs who entered last season by one to a total number of sixteen.

This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.

The competition again followed the original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the exception of the first round which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Competition and results

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Round 1 – first leg

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs

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

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 11 Sep 1946Yorkshire Amateurs7–28YorkParkside[a]
2Sat 14 Sep 1946Batley8–9HunsletMount Pleasant
3Sat 14 Sep 1946Bramley4–9DewsburyBarley Mow
4Sat 14 Sep 1946Featherstone Rovers10–16HullPost Office Road[3]
5Sat 14 Sep 1946Huddersfield20–5Bradford NorthernFartown
6Sat 14 Sep 1946Hull Kingston Rovers10–9HalifaxCraven Park (1)
7Sat 14 Sep 1946Keighley14–11Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane[4]
8Sat 14 Sep 1946Leeds8–11CastlefordHeadingley

Round 1 – second leg

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs

All first round ties are 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 Sep 1946York29–12Yorkshire AmateursClarence Street57–19[a]
2Sat 21 Sep 1946Hunslet10–4BatleyParkside19–12
3Sat 21 Sep 1946Dewsbury9–8BramleyCrown Flatt18–12
4Sat 21 Sep 1946Hull24–3Featherstone RoversBoulevard42–13[3]
5Sat 21 Sep 1946Bradford Northern3–20HuddersfieldOdsal8–40
6Sat 21 Sep 1946Halifax7–11Hull Kingston RoversThrum Hall16–21
7Sat 21 Sep 1946Wakefield Trinity8–2KeighleyBelle Vue19–16[4]
8Sat 21 Sep 1946Castleford16–7LeedsWheldon Road27–15

Round 2 - quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

All second round ties are played on a knock-out basis

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 25 Sep 1946Hunslet10–9DewsburyParkside
2Mon 30 Sep 1946Huddersfield10–15Hull Kingston RoversFartown
3Thu 3 Oct 1946Hull42–8YorkBoulevard[3]
4Thu 3 Oct 1946Wakefield Trinity11–2CastlefordBelle Vue[4]

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 10 Oct 1946Hull15–11Hull Kingston RoversBoulevard[3]
2Wed 16 Oct 1946Wakefield Trinity7–4HunsletBelle Vue[4]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 2 November 1946Wakefield Trinity10–0HullHeadingley34,300£3,718[b][c][d][3][4][5][6]

Teams and scorers

Wakefield Trinity № Hull
teams
Billy Teall1Freddie Miller (c)
Jackie Perry2Tommy Glynn
Johnny Jones3Ivor Watts
Jim Croston4Alan Sinclair
Dennis Baddeley5Albert Bowers
Ron Rylance (c)6Ernie Lawrence
Arthur Fletcher7Tom Johnson
Harry Wilkinson8Fred Shillito
Len Marson9Harry Wilkinson
Jim Higgins10Stan Jimmison
Mick Exley11Charlie Booth
Harry Murphy12Jack Tindall
Len Bratley13Alf Shakesby
probably James "Jim" CrostonCoachTed Tattersfield (trainer)
10score0
0HT0
Scorers
Tries
Ron Rylance (1)Tno score
Arthur Fletcher (1)T
Goals
Jackie Perry (2)G
RefereeGeorge Phillips (Widnes)

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 in the first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.

For the first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.

For the first round ties, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Hull Kingston Rovers 9
Dewsbury 24
Dewsbury 10
Keighley 3
Bramley 29
Keighley 39
Dewsbury 2
Bradford Northern 7
Bradford Northern
bye
Bradford Northern 8
Hunslet 0
Batley 5
Hunslet 40
Bradford Northern 5
Wakefield Trinity 2
Wakefield Trinity 52
Huddersfield 12
Wakefield Trinity 34
Hull 7
Halifax 23
Hull 35
Wakefield Trinity 14
Leeds 7
Leeds 21
Castleford 15
Leeds 11
Featherstone Rovers 4
York L
Featherstone Rovers W

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Yorkshire Amateurs were a team from Yorkshire which appeared to have players selected from many, both professional and amateur, clubs. Yorkshire Amateurs played on many grounds, this year their home match was played at Parkside, the ground of Hunslet
  2. ↑ The attendance is given as 34,300 by the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92[5] and 1990-91[6] but 29,000 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and also by "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973"[4] The attendance of 34,300, if correct, is a record to date beating the previous record of 33,719 set in 1922. The previous second highest attendance was 28,714 set in 1938
  3. ↑ The receipts of £3,718 were a new record, beating the previous best of £2,414 set in 1922 by over £1,300
  4. ↑ 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby League Project".
  2. ↑ Jack Winstanley and Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 J. C. Lindley and D. W. Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973. Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  5. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  6. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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