1956–57 Yorkshire Cup

The 1956 Yorkshire Cup was the forty-ninth occasion on which the rugby league competition known as the Yorkshire County Cup had been held. Featuring clubs from the 1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season, matches were played over September and October 1956. Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Hunslet in the final.

1956–57 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWakefield Trinity
Runners-upHunslet

Background

The Rugby League 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 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.[1][2][3][4][5]

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
1Sat 01 Sep 1956Castleford23-17Bradford NorthernWheldon Road
2Sat 01 Sep 1956Halifax23-12DewsburyThrum Hall
3Sat 01 Sep 1956Huddersfield41-2BatleyFartown6,498[2]
4Sat 01 Sep 1956Hull F.C.6-7Featherstone RoversBoulevard[6]
5Sat 01 Sep 1956Hunslet45-0DoncasterParkside
6Sat 01 Sep 1956Keighley33-8Hull Kingston RoversLawkholme Lane
7Sat 01 Sep 1956Wakefield Trinity36-15LeedsBelle Vue
8Sat 01 Sep 1956York7-2BramleyClarence Street

Round 2 - quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 10 Sep 1956Wakefield Trinity13-11HuddersfieldBelle Vue13,301[7][1]
2Tue 11 Sep 1956Castleford9-26HunsletWheldon Road
3Tue 11 Sep 1956Halifax15-11KeighleyThrum Hall
4Thu 13 Sep 1956York12-8Featherstone RoversBelle Vue

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 24 Sep 1956York6-13HunsletBelle Vue
2Tue 25 Sep 1956Wakefield Trinity14-13HalifaxBelle Vue[7]

Final

The 1956 Yorkshire Cup final was played between Wakefield Trinity and Hunslet. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 31,147 and receipts were £5,609. This is the last occasion on which the attendance at a Yorkshire Cup final would exceed 30,000. Wakefield won the match 23-5 to claim the trophy.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 20 October 1956Wakefield Trinity23-5HunsletHeadingley31,147£5,6091 2[7][8][9][5]

Teams and scorers
Wakefield Trinity № Hunslet
teams
Frank Mortimer1
Fred Smith2
Albert Mortimer3
Colin Bell4
Eric Cooper5
Keith Holliday6
Ken Rollin7
Derrick Harrison8
Keith Bridges9
Frank Haigh10
Bob Kelly11
Peter Armstead12
Leslie "Les" Chamberlain13
??Coach??
23score5
10HT5
Scorers
Tries
Fred Smith (2)T1
Eric Cooper (2)T
Albert MortimerT
Goals
Frank Mortimer (4)G1
Refereeunknown

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

[7]

The road to success
First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Wakefield Trinity 36
Leeds 15
Wakefield Trinity 13
Huddersfield 11
Huddersfield 41
Batley 2
Wakefield Trinity 14
Halifax 13
Halifax 23
Dewsbury 12
Halifax 15
Keighley 11
Keighley 33
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Wakefield Trinity 23
Hunslet 5
York 7
Bramley 2
York 12
Featherstone Rovers 8
Hull F.C. 6
Featherstone Rovers 7
York 6
Hunslet 13
Castleford 23
Bradford Northern 17
Castleford 9
Hunslet 26
Hunslet 45
Doncaster 0

Notes and comments

1 * The attendance is given as 30,942 by the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92[8] and 1990-91[9] but 31,147 by "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973 by J C Lindley and D W Armitage[7] and also by RUGBYLEAGUEproject[3]

2 * 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
  1. HC&AC committee (1957). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1957. HC&AC Supporters' Club.
  2. "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1957" (PDF).
  3. "Rugby League Project".
  4. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  5. David Jack (1957). Empire News Football Annual 1957–58 - 71st year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
  6. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  7. 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.
  8. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  9. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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