1923–24 Yorkshire Cup
The 1923–24 Yorkshire Cup was the sixteenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This year, for the fourth consecutive year, produced another new name was inscribed on the trophy. Hull F.C. (previously three times beaten finalists) won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 10-4 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 23,300 and receipts were £1,728.
| 1923–24 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | Hull |
| Runners-up | Huddersfield |
Background
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition 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 Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this 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).
Competition and results
This season there were again two junior/amateur clubs taking part, Elland Wanderers again, and Castleford. The number of entries remained at last year's "full house" total of sixteen again obviating the necessity of having byes.[1][2]
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 13 Oct 1923 | Castleford | 3-17 | Batley | Sandy Desert | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Dewsbury | 13-5 | Leeds | Crown Flatt | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Elland Wanderers | 2-53 | Huddersfield | venue unknown | 2 | |||||
| 4 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Featherstone Rovers | 6-15 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Halifax | 27-0 | Bradford Northern | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Hull | 16-3 | Bramley | Boulevard | [3] | |||||
| 7 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Keighley | 5-3 | York | Lawkholme Lane | ||||||
| 8 | Sat 13 Oct 1923 | Wakefield Trinity | 4-13 | Hunslet | Belle Vue |
Round 2 – quarterfinals
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 27 Oct 1923 | Huddersfield | 19-2 | Halifax | Fartown | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 27 Oct 1923 | Hull | 16-7 | Hunslet | Boulevard | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 27 Oct 1923 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7-16 | Batley | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 27 Oct 1923 | Keighley | 6-8 | Dewsbury | Lawkholme Lane |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 10 Nov 1923 | Dewsbury | 3-12 | Hull | Crown Flatt | [3] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 10 Nov 1923 | Huddersfield | 10-9 | Batley | Fartown | [4] |
Final
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 24 November 1923 | Hull | 10-4 | Huddersfield | Headingley | 23,300 | £1,728 | 3 | [3][5][6] |
Teams and scorers
| Hull | № | Huddersfield |
|---|---|---|
| team unknown | teams | team unknown |
| 1 | ||
| 2 | Joe Oliver | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | Johnny Rogers | |
| 8 | Ben Gronow | |
| 9 | Douglas Clark | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ||
| ?? | Coach | ?? |
| 10 | score | 4 |
| 3 | HT | 4 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| T | ||
| T | ||
| Goals | ||
| G | Ben Gronow (1) | |
| G | Joe Oliver (1) | |
| G | ||
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | unknown | |
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| York | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elland Wanderers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
1 * Castleford were at that time a junior club. They joined the league for season 1926–27
2 * Elland Wanderers were a Junior/amateur club from Elland (Halifax)
3 * 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
- "Rugby League Project".
- Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
- "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- "Batley official/history".
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
- "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1923–24" (PDF).