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.

Background

The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between 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 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 December.

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.

Round 1

Involved 5 matches and 13 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 11 Oct 1924Bramley5-9DewsburyBarley Mow
2Sat 11 Oct 1924Huddersfield18-18BatleyFartown
3Sat 11 Oct 1924Hull Kingston Rovers45-0HalifaxCraven Park
4Sat 11 Oct 1924Hunslet2-11YorkParkside
5Sat 11 Oct 1924Keighley13-0Bradford NorthernLawkholme Lane
6Sat 11 Oct 1924Leeds24-10CastlefordHeadingley1
7Sat 11 Oct 1924Wakefield Trinity20-8HullBelle Vue
8Sat 11 Oct 1924Wyke3-19Featherstone Roversvenue unknown2

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RTue 14 Oct 1924Batley12-3HuddersfieldMount Pleasant

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 25 Oct 1924Featherstone Rovers2-13BatleyPost Office Road
2Sat 25 Oct 1924Hull Kingston Rovers16-0YorkCraven Park
3Sat 25 Oct 1924Keighley5-8Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane
4Sat 25 Oct 1924Leeds24-4DewsburyHeadingley

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 08 Nov 1924Hull Kingston Rovers8-10BatleyCraven Park
2Sat 08 Nov 1924Leeds4-5Wakefield TrinityHeadingley

Final

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points

The road to success