1908–09 Yorkshire Cup

The 1908–09 Yorkshire Cup was the fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a Rugby league tournament, was held. The final was a repeat of the previous year's final between holder's Hunslet and the runner-up Halifax and the third meeting between the two club's in the County Cup final, as well as 1907–08, the two had met in the 1905–06 final. The match was won by Halifax who won 9–5, played at Belle Vue, in the Wakefield. The attendance was 13,000 and receipts were £356.

1908–09 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersHalifax
Runners-upHunslet

First round

The draw for the first round was made at the Yorkshire committee meeting on 16 July 1908.[1] With 13 teams entered into the competition, the first round comprised five ties filled by the first ten teams drawn. The three teams not drawn were given a bye to the second round. The teams with a bye were Bramley, Dewsbury and Hull.[1] All five ties were played on 10 October 1908.

Yorkshire Cup first round
Home Score Away Venue
Halifax 13–00 Leeds Thrum Hall
Hull Kingston Rovers 13–19 Batley Craven Street
Keighley 06–14 Hunslet Lawkholme Lane
Wakefield Trinity 00–17 Huddersfield Belle Vue
York 8–2 Bradford Northern Clarence Street
Source:[2]

Second round

The second round draw was made on 12 October 1908. The ties were played on 24 October 1908.[3]

Yorkshire Cup second round
Home Score Away Venue
Dewsbury 32–20 Bramley Crown Flatt
Halifax 31–20 Hull Thrum Hall
Huddersfield 08–13 Batley Fartown
York 00–14 Hunslet Clarence Street
Source:[4]

Semi-finals

The Yorkshire committee met on 29 October to conduct the draw for the semi-finals. The games were played on 14 November 1908.[5]

Yorkshire Cup Semi-finals
Home Score Away Venue
Halifax 9–0 Batley Thrum Hall
Hunslet 10–2 Dewsbury Parkside
Source:[6]

Final

Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue was chosen as the venue for the final.[7]

Halifax dominated the first half, building up a 7–0 half-time lead through a Little drop goal, a try by Hilton and the resulting conversion kicked by Little. The second half saw Hunslet score a try through Randall which Goldthorpe converted but the final score went to Halifax as Little kicked a penalty.[8]

Yorkshire Cup Final
28 November 1908
Halifax 9 – 5 Hunslet
Tries: Hilton
Goals: Little (2)
Drop goals: Little
 Report
 Tries: Randall
Goals: Goldthorpe
Belle Vue, Wakefield
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: J. H. Smith
Yorkshire Cup Final teams
Halifax Number Hunslet
Fullback
Billy Little 1 Herbert Place
Threequarter backs
William Williams 2 Billy Batten
Joe Riley 3 William Hoyle
Ernest Ward 4 William Eagers
Dai Thomas 5 Fred Farrar
Halfbacks
Tommy Grey 6 Albert Goldthorpe
Jimmy Hilton 7 Fred Smith
Forwards
Fred Hammond 8 Harry Wilson
George Langhorn 9 Bill Jukes
Harry Morley 10 John Higson
Asa Robinson 11 Jack Randall
Fred Mallinson 12 Tom Walsh
Jack Swinbank 13 Charles Cappleman
Source:[9]

See also

References
  1. "Northern Rugby Union". Yorkshire Post. No. 19054. 17 July 1908. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Northern Rugby Union. Yorkshire Senior Cup". Yorkshire Post. No. 19128. 12 October 1908. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Yorkshire Cup Ties – Second Round". Yorkshire Post. No. 19129. 13 October 1908. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Yorkshire Cup". Athletic News. No. 1725. 26 October 1908. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Yorkshire Cup Committee". Yorkshire Post. No. 19144. 30 October 1908. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Yorkshire Cup. Semi-finals". Athletic News. No. 1728. 16 November 1908. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "The Northern Union. Yorkshire Cup". Yorkshire Post. No. 19159. 17 November 1908. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "The Northern Union. Yorkshire Cup Final". Yorkshire Post. No. 19170. 30 November 1908. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Yorkshire Cup Final. The Fall of Hunslet". Athletic News. No. 1731. 30 November 1908. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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