1981–82 Yorkshire Cup


The 1981–82 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Castleford won the trophy by beating Bradford Northern by the score of 10–5
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,852 and receipts were £10,359
1981 is the start of an incredible eleven years in which Castleford. previously only once winners in 1977, will make eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning four and ending as runner-up in four occasions.
It is also the first of two successive years when Bradford Northern played in the Yorkshire Cup final, and in both cases they ended as runner-up

Background

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.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Fri 14 Aug 1981Hull Kingston Rovers34–7HuddersfieldCraven Park 7030
2Sun 16 Aug 1981Castleford18–16Featherstone RoversWheldon Road3092
3Sun 16 Aug 1981Doncaster11–12BatleyBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield443
4Sun 16 Aug 1981Halifax5–33Bradford NorthernThrum Hall4164
5Sun 16 Aug 1981Hull F.C.16–19LeedsBoulevard11194
6Sun 16 Aug 1981Keighley23–13BramleyLawkholme Lane1003
7Sun 16 Aug 1981Wakefield Trinity18–6DewsburyBelle Vue2817
8Sun 16 Aug 1981York26–11HunsletClarence Street30001

Round 2 – Quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sun 23 Aug 1981Castleford42–30YorkWheldon Road3453
2Sun 23 Aug 1981Hull Kingston Rovers22–12Wakefield TrinityCraven Park 8907
3Sun 23 Aug 1981Keighley12–28BatleyLawkholme Lane1374
4Sun 23 Aug 1981Leeds5–11Bradford NorthernHeadingley7526

Round 3 – Semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 2 Sep 1981Castleford40–3BatleyWheldon Road3014
2Wed 2 Sep 1981Hull Kingston Rovers11–12Bradford NorthernCraven Park 9878

Final

Teams and scorers

Castleford№Bradford Northern
teams
George Claughton1Keith Mumby
Terrence "Terry" Richardson2David Barends
Steve Fenton3Gary Hale
Gary Hyde4Alan Parker
Geoffrey "Geoff" Morris5Les Gant
John Joyner6Ellery Hanley
Robert "Bob" Beardmore7Alan Redfearn
Alan Hardy8Jeff Grayshon
Robert Spurr9Brian Noble
Barry Johnson10Phil Sanderson
David Finch11Gary Van Bellen
Kevin Ward12Graham Idle
Andrew Timson13Alan Rathbone
Ian Birkby14David Redfearn
Paul Norton 15Dick Jasiewicz
Malcolm "Mal" ReillyCoachPeter Fox
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10score5
5HT2
Scorers
Tries
Gary Hyde TAlan Parker
John Joyner T
Goals
David Finch GEllery Hanley
RefereeM. Robin Whitfield
White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchBarry Johnson – Castleford –
sponsored by
Competition SponsorWebster's Brewery

Scoring – Try = three points – Goal = two points – Drop goal = one point

The road to success

General information for those unfamiliar

The Rugby League 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.
The Rugby League season always 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