1955–56 Yorkshire Cup
| 1955–56 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | Halifax |
| Runners-up | Hull F.C. |
1955–56 was the forty-eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
This year's final was a repeat of last years' final and between cup holder Halifax and last season runner-up Hull F.C. with the same outcome (albeit via a replay).
Halifax won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 10–10 in a replayed final.
The original final, which ended in a 10–10 draw, was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 23,520 and receipts were £4,385.
The replay was played 11 days later at Odsal in the City of Bradford, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 14,000 and receipts were £2,439.
This was the second of Halifax's two successive victories, both against Hull FC, for whom it was their third successive cup final defeat.
Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
This season saw a continuation of the simple knock-out formulas, there was to be no return to the two-legged ties.
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Batley | 13–25 | Hull F.C. | Mount Pleasant | [5] | |||
| 2 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Bradford Northern | 27–23 | Hunslet | Odsal | ||||
| 3 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Bramley | 16–13 | Doncaster | Barley Mow | ||||
| 4 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Castleford | 29–8 | Dewsbury | Wheldon Road | ||||
| 5 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Featherstone Rovers | 26–9 | Huddersfield | Post Office Road | 9,000 | [4] | ||
| 6 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 21–13 | Keighley | Craven Park (1) | ||||
| 7 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | Leeds | 13–31 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley | ||||
| 8 | Wed 31 Aug 1955 | York | 5–13 | Halifax | Clarence Street |
Round 2 - quarterfinals
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 5 Sep 1955 | Hull F.C. | 12–5 | Featherstone Rovers | Boulevard | [5] | |||
| 2 | Fri 9 Sep 1955 | Bramley | 5–12 | Bradford Northern | Barley Mow | ||||
| 3 | Wed 14 Sep 1955 | Castleford | 17–0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wheldon Road | ||||
| 4 | Thu 15 Sep 1955 | Wakefield Trinity | 4–21 | Halifax | Belle Vue |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 20 Sep 1955 | Hull F.C. | 23–16 | Bradford Northern | Boulevard | [5] | |||
| 2 | Wed 28 Sep 1955 | Castleford | 8–24 | Halifax | Wheldon Road |
Final
22 October 1955 |
| Halifax | 10 – 10 | Hull F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Bevan, Henderson Goals: Griffiths (2) |
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Tries: Bowman, Watts Goals: Watkinson (2) |
| Halifax | No. | Hull F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Tuss Griffiths | 1 | Jack Watkinson |
| Arthur Daniels | 2 | Keith Bowman |
| Tommy Lynch | 3 | Carl Turner |
| Geoff Palmer | 4 | Bill Riches |
| Dai Bevan | 5 | Ivor Watts |
| Ken Dean | 6 | Rowley Moat |
| Stan Kielty | 7 | Tommy Finn |
| John Thorley | 8 | Mick Scott (c) |
| Alvin Ackerley (c) | 9 | Tommy Harris |
| Jack Wilkinson | 10 | Bob Coverdale |
| Derrick Schofield | 11 | Harry Markham |
| John Henderson | 12 | Bill Drake |
| Albert Fearnley | 13 | Johnny Whiteley |
| ?? | Coach | Roy Francis |
Replay
| Halifax | No. | Hull F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Tuss Griffiths | 1 | Colin Hutton |
| Arthur Daniels | 2 | Keith Bowman |
| Tommy Lynch | 3 | William "Bill" Riches |
| Geoff Palmer | 4 | Carl R. Turner |
| Dai Bevan | 5 | Ivor Watts |
| Ken Dean | 6 | Rowley Moat |
| Stan Kielty | 7 | Tommy Finn |
| John Thorley | 8 | Mick Scott (c) |
| Alvin Ackerley (c) | 9 | Tommy Harris |
| Jack Wilkinson | 10 | Bob Coverdale |
| Derrick Schofield | 11 | Harry Markham |
| Les Pearce | 12 | Bill Drake |
| Albert Fearnley | 13 | Johnny Whiteley |
| Coach | Roy Francis | |
The road to success
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| York | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 10 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 10 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doncaster | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Rugby League Project".
- ↑ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
- ↑ HC&AC Committee (1956). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1956. HC&AC Supporters' Club.
- 1 2 "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1956" (PDF).
- 1 2 3 "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ↑ "Halifax 10-10 Hull - 22.10.1955". Rugby League Records. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.61 1955–1956. League Publications. p. 9.
- ↑ "Halifax 7-0 Hull - 02.11.1955". Rugby League Records. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.61 1955–1956. League Publications. p. 10.
External links
- Saints Heritage Society Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
- The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org