1924–25 Yorkshire Cup

The 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup was the seventeenth occasion on which the competition was held. This year's final was between two local rivals, Wakefield Trinity, who won the trophy by beating Batley by the score of 9-8. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 25,546 and receipts were £1,912.

1924–25 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWakefield Trinity
Runners-upBatley

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, Wyke 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 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 11 Oct 1924Bramley5-9DewsburyBarley Mow
2Sat 11 Oct 1924Huddersfield18-18BatleyFartown
3Sat 11 Oct 1924Hull Kingston Rovers45-0HalifaxCraven Park (1)
4Sat 11 Oct 1924Hunslet2-11YorkParkside
5Sat 11 Oct 1924Keighley13-0Bradford NorthernLawkholme Lane
6Sat 11 Oct 1924Leeds24-10CastlefordHeadingley1
7Sat 11 Oct 1924Wakefield Trinity20-8HullBelle Vue[3][4]
8Sat 11 Oct 1924Wyke3-19Featherstone Roversvenue unknown2

Round 1 - replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
RTue 14 Oct 1924Batley12-3HuddersfieldMount Pleasant

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 25 Oct 1924Featherstone Rovers2-13BatleyPost Office Road
2Sat 25 Oct 1924Hull Kingston Rovers16-0YorkCraven Park (1)
3Sat 25 Oct 1924Keighley5-8Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane[4]
4Sat 25 Oct 1924Leeds24-4DewsburyHeadingley

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 08 Nov 1924Hull Kingston Rovers8-10BatleyCraven Park (1)
2Sat 08 Nov 1924Leeds4-5Wakefield TrinityHeadingley[4]

Final
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 22 November 1924Wakefield Trinity9-8BatleyHeadingley25,546£1,9123[4][5][6]

Teams and scorers
Wakefield Trinity № Batley
teams
Len Abraham(s)1Joseph "Joe" Robinson
C. A. "Charlie" Pollard2John Cyril Stacey
Billy Batten3George Davidge
Peter Reid4Harry Rees
Edward "Ned" Thomas5J. Kirkby
Thomas "Tommy" Pickup6William "Willie" Scott
Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (c)7Isaac "Ike" John Fowler
Bernard P Gould8Alonza Brook
Robert "Bob" White9Jack Leeming
Ernest W. Blower10Jack W. Smith
Thomas Gibson11Fred Carter
William "Bill" Horton12George Douglas
C H "Charlie" Glossop13Frank Gallagher
??Coach??
9score8
5HT8
Scorers
Tries
Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1)T2
T
Goals
C. A. "Charlie" Pollard (2)G1
Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1)G
Drop Goals
DG
Refereeunknown

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

[4]

The road to success
First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Leeds 24
Castleford 10
Leeds 24
Dewsbury 4
Bramley 5
Dewsbury 9
Leeds 4
Wakefield Trinity 5
Keighley 13
Bradford Northern 0
Keighley 5
Wakefield Trinity 8
Wakefield Trinity 20
Hull 8
Wakefield Trinity 9
Batley 8
Hull Kingston Rovers 45
Halifax 0
Hull Kingston Rovers 16
York 0
Hunslet 2
York 11
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Batley 10
Wyke 3
Featherstone Rovers 19
Featherstone Rovers 2
Batley 13
Huddersfield 18 (3)
Batley 18 (12)

Notes

1 * Castleford were at that time a junior club. They joined the league for season 1926–27

2 * Wyke are a junior/amateur club from Wyke, near Bradford http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wykearlfc/a/history-7698.html

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.

4 * The initial is given as "A Davidge" in the book "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873–1973"[4]

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  4. 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. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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