1986–87 Yorkshire Cup
The 1986–87 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-ninth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, and no "leavers", but another new entrant in the form of Mansfield Marksman and so the total of entries increases by one up to eighteen. This in turn resulted in the necessity to increase the number of matches in the preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.
In a repeat of the 1983–84 Yorkshire Cup's final pairing, Castleford turned the tables, reversing the result and beating Hull F.C. by the score of 31-24 to win the trophy. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 11,132 and receipts were £31,888. This was the fourth time in the incredible eleven-year period in which Castleford. previously only once winners in 1977, will make eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning on four and ending as runner-up on four occasions.
Background
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
Competition and Results
Preliminary Round
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| P1 | Sun 17 Aug 1986 | Halifax | 56-0 | Mansfield Marksman | Thrum Hall | 2962 | 1 | ||||
| P2 | Wed 3 Sep 1986 | Sheffield Eagles | 22-20 | Doncaster | Owlerton Stadium | 654 | 2 |
Round 1
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Fri 12 Sep 1986 | Leeds | 40-4 | Keighley | Headingley | 2862 | |||||
| 2 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Batley | 12-14 | Wakefield Trinity | Mount Pleasant | 1502 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Castleford | 16-10 | Halifax | Wheldon Road | 7594 | |||||
| 4 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Featherstone Rovers | 40-13 | York | Post Office Road | 1732 | |||||
| 5 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Hull F.C. | 29-22 | Bramley | Boulevard | 3580 | |||||
| 6 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 52-30 | Huddersfield Barracudas | Craven Park | 3736 | |||||
| 7 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Hunslet | 12-40 | Bradford Northern | Elland Road | 3101 | |||||
| 8 | Sun 14 Sep 1986 | Sheffield Eagles | 9-10 | Dewsbury | Owlerton Stadium | 641 |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wed 24 Sep 1986 | Bradford Northern | 42-10 | Dewsbury | Odsal | 2682 | |||||
| 2 | Wed 24 Sep 1986 | Castleford | 38-16 | Leeds | Wheldon Road | 7198 | |||||
| 3 | Wed 24 Sep 1986 | Hull F.C. | 21-12 | Wakefield Trinity | Boulevard | 3737 | |||||
| 4 | Wed 24 Sep 1986 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20-20 | Featherstone Rovers | Craven Park | 3841 |
Round 2 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Fri 26 Sep 1986 | Featherstone Rovers | 23-12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Post Office Road | 2385 |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wed 1 Oct 1986 | Bradford Northern | 12-16 | Hull F.C. | Odsal | 4727 | |||||
| 2 | Wed 1 Oct 1986 | Featherstone Rovers | 2-30 | Castleford | Post Office Road | 5523 |
Final
Teams and Scorers
| Castleford | No. | Hull F.C. |
| teams | ||
| Colin Scott | 1 | Gary Kemble |
| David Plange | 2 | Michael Brand |
| Tony Marchant | 3 | Garry Schofield |
| Chris Johns | 4 | Dane O'Hara |
| Gary Hyde | 5 | Paul Eastwood |
| John Joyner | 6 | Fred Ah Kuoi |
| Robert "Bob" Beardmore | 7 | Phil Windley |
| Kevin Ward | 8 | David Brown |
| Kevin Beardmore | 9 | Shaun Patrick |
| Barry Johnson | 10 | Andy Dannatt |
| Martin Ketteridge | 11 | Steve 'Knocker' Norton |
| Brett Atkins | 12 | Lee Crooks |
| Keith England | 13 | Jon Sharp |
| Gary Lord | 14 | Gary Divorty |
| Alan Shillito | 15 | Neil Puckering |
| Malcolm "Mal" Reilly | Coach | Len Casey |
| - | ||
| 31 | score | 24 |
| 12 | HT | 18 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Kevin Ward | T | Mike Brand |
| Kevin Beardmore | T | Dane O'Hara |
| Martin Ketteridge | T | |
| Brett Atkins | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Martin Ketteridge | G | Lee Crooks |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Robert "Bob" Beardmore | DG | |
| Referee | John McDonald | |
| White Rose Trophy for Man of the match | Kevin Beardmore - Castleford - | |
| sponsored by | ||
| Competition Sponsor | John Smith's Brewery Tadcaster |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point