1929–30 Yorkshire Cup

The 1929–30 Yorkshire Cup was the twenty-second occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy for the second time in their history, beating Hunslet in the final by the score of 13–7. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 11,000 and receipts were £687

1929–30 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams15
WinnersHull Kingston Rovers
Runners-upHunslet

Background

The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup 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 no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at fifteen. This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 19 Oct 1929Bramley2-0YorkBarley Mow
2Sat 19 Oct 1929Dewsbury16-10Featherstone RoversCrown Flatt
3Sat 19 Oct 1929Halifax18-5CastlefordThrum Hall
4Sat 19 Oct 1929Hull21-4Wakefield TrinityBoulevard[3]
5Sat 19 Oct 1929Hull Kingston Rovers8-3HuddersfieldCraven Park (1)
6Sat 19 Oct 1929Keighley9-7Bradford NorthernLawkholme Lane
7Sat 19 Oct 1929Leeds5-11HunsletHeadingley
8Batleybye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 28 Oct 1929Halifax0-3Hull Kingston RoversThrum Hall
2Tue 29 Oct 1929Keighley4-0DewsburyLawkholme Lane
3Wed 30 Oct 1929Bramley17-8BatleyBarley Mow
4Thu 31 Oct 1929Hull4-8HunsletBoulevard[3]

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 12 Nov 1929Keighley0-3HunsletLawkholme Lane
2Thu 14 Nov 1929Hull Kingston Rovers15-5BramleyCraven Park (1)

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 30 November 1929Hull Kingston Rovers13-7HunsletHeadingley11,0001[4][5]

Teams and scorers

Hull Kingston Rovers No. Hunslet
teams
Laurie Osborne1Jack Walkington
G. W. Bateman2George Broughton
J. Cook3J. Coulson
J. Jordan4Harry Beverley
H. Rainton (Tacker Rainton?)5… Rhodes
Harry Dale6George Todd
Jack Spamer7Billy Thornton
xBenjamin "Ben" Britton8David Morgan Jenkins
G. Sharp (L. Sharpe?)9… Moss
H. Roberts10James Traill
Harold Binks11Hector Crowther
C. W. Westerdale (William "Bill" Westerdale?)12Frank "Dolly" Dawson
Harry Williams13W. G. Chapman
William 'Billy' JacquesCoach??
13score7
13HT2
Scorers
Tries
H. Rainton (1)TDavid Morgan Jenkins (1)
Harry Dale (1)T
J. T. "Jack" Spamer (1)T
Laurie Osborne (2)GoalsJames Traill (2)
G
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeF. Fairhurst (Wigan)

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

The road to success

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Halifax 18
Castleford 5
Halifax 0
Hull Kingston Rovers 3
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Huddersfield 3
Hull Kingston Rovers 15
Bramley 5
Bramley 2
York 0
Bramley 17
Batley 8
Batley
bye
Hull Kingston Rovers 13
Hunslet 7
Keighley 9
Bradford Northern 7
Keighley 4
Dewsbury 0
Dewsbury 16
Featherstone Rovers 10
Keighley 0
Hunslet 3
Hull 21
Wakefield Trinity 4
Hull 4
Hunslet 8
Leeds 5
Hunslet 11

Notes

1 * 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.

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. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  5. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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