1943–44 Yorkshire Cup


1943–44 Yorkshire Cup
The 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 December
The Second World War was continuing and the Yorkshire Cup remained in the early part of the 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season
1943–44 was the thirty-sixth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Keighley over two legs by an aggregate score of 10-7
Bradford Northern played the first leg match at home and won 5-2. The attendance was 10,251 and receipts were £757.
Keighley were at home for the second leg match and drew 5-5. The attendance at the second leg match was 8,993 and receipts £634.

Change in Club participation

– The club dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league after the ‘first season. They did not return to league competition until 1945–46 peacetime season.
Bramley – withdrew after the third wartime season had finished and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season.
Castleford – withdrew after the third wartime season had finished and did not participate for two seasons, re-joining for the 1944–45 season.
Hunslet – withdrew after the third wartime season had finished and did not participate for one season, and re-joined in time for this season.
Wigan - This club entered the Yorkshire Cup competition for the fourth successive season
Oldham - The club, as Wigan, also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for the fourth successive season
St. Helens - The club, as Wigan and Oldham

Background

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, Hunslet rejoined after one season's absence, and with Barrow adding to the previous Lancashire presence of Wigan, Oldham and St. Helens, this increased the entries by two, bringing the total up to sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
For the third successive year ALL the ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis.

Competition and Results

Round 1 - First Leg

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 16 Oct 1943Barrow15-8OldhamCraven Park1
2Sat 16 Oct 1943Batley2-19Featherstone RoversMount Pleasant
3Sat 16 Oct 1943Bradford Northern8-0DewsburyOdsal
4Sat 16 Oct 1943Halifax22-10Wakefield TrinityThrum Hall
5Sat 16 Oct 1943Hull6-12HuddersfieldBoulevard
6Sat 16 Oct 1943Leeds18-5HunsletHeadingley
7Sat 16 Oct 1943St. Helens9-14WiganKnowsley Road
8Sat 16 Oct 1943York5-5KeighleyClarence Street

Round 1 - Second Leg

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 23 Oct 1943Oldham11-10BarrowWatersheddings19-25
2Sat 23 Oct 1943Featherstone Rovers10-11BatleyPost Office Road29-13
3Sat 23 Oct 1943Dewsbury2-7Bradford NorthernCrown Flatt2-15
4Sat 23 Oct 1943Wakefield Trinity9-9HalifaxBelle Vue19-31
5Sat 23 Oct 1943Huddersfield20-2HullFartown32-8
6Sat 23 Oct 1943Hunslet8-13LeedsParkside13-31
7Sat 23 Oct 1943Wigan20-10St. HelensCentral Park34-19
8Sat 23 Oct 1943Keighley30-7YorkLawkholme Lane35-12

Round 2 - Quarter Finals - First Leg

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 30 Oct 1943Barrow17-8WiganCraven Park
2Sat 30 Oct 1943Halifax17-20KeighleyThrum Hall
3Sat 30 Oct 1943Huddersfield7-5Featherstone RoversFartown
4Sat 30 Oct 1943Leeds2-5Bradford NorthernHeadingley

Round 2 - Second Leg

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 06 Nov 1943Wigan10-7BarrowCentral Park18-24
2Sat 06 Nov 1943Keighley8-2HalifaxLawkholme Lane28-19
3Sat 06 Nov 1943Featherstone Rovers5-9HuddersfieldPost Office Road10-16
4Sat 06 Nov 1943Bradford Northern26-0LeedsOdsal31-2

Round 3 – Semi-Finals - First Leg

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 13 Nov 1943Barrow3-6Bradford NorthernCraven Park
2Sat 13 Nov 1943Keighley21-0HuddersfieldLawkholme Lane

Semi-Final - Second Leg

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 20 Nov 1943Bradford Northern12-11BarrowOdsal18-14
2Sat 20 Nov 1943Huddersfield13-4KeighleyFartown13-25

Final - First Leg

The final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 27 November 1943Bradford Northern5-2KeighleyOdsal10,251£757HT ??-

Final - Second Leg

The final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 4 December 1943Keighley5-5Bradford NorthernLawkholme Lane7-108,993£634HT ??-

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success

All the ties were played on a two leg basis.
The first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.
The scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.