1987–88 Yorkshire Cup
The 1987–88 Yorkshire Cup was the 80th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Castleford by the score of 11-2 in a replay after drawing the first match 12-12
The initial match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The score was 12-12, the attendance was 10,947 and receipts were £40,283
The replay was at Elland Road, Leeds. The score was 11-2, the attendance was 8,175 and receipts were £30,732
This was the fifth 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. 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 eighteen. This in turn resulted in the necessity to continue with a preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.
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.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 | Wed 2 Sep 1987 | Hull F.C. | 54-8 | Huddersfield Barracudas | Boulevard | 2402 | |||||
| P2 | Wed 2 Sep 1987 | Wakefield Trinity | 25-14 | Dewsbury | Belle Vue | 1723 |
Round 1
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Bramley | 39-12 | Doncaster | McLaren Field | 828 | |||||
| 2 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Castleford | 32-12 | Hunslet | Wheldon Road | 4748 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Featherstone Rovers | 28-6 | Batley | Post Office Road | 1433 | |||||
| 4 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 12-19 | Bradford Northern | Craven Park | 3852 | |||||
| 5 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Keighley | 12-34 | Halifax | Lawkholme Lane | 4086 | |||||
| 6 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Leeds | 28-24 | Hull F.C. | Headingley | 7704 | |||||
| 7 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Mansfield Marksman | 18-23 | York | Lowmoor Road | 256 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Wakefield Trinity | 32-18 | Sheffield Eagles | Belle Vue | 2111 |
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 | Tue 22 Sep 1987 | Bramley | 6-30 | Bradford Northern | McLaren Field | 2181 | |||||
| 2 | Wed 23 Sep 1987 | Featherstone Rovers | 43-6 | York | Post Office Road | 1617 | |||||
| 3 | Wed 23 Sep 1987 | Halifax | 0-10 | Castleford | Thrum Hall | 6101 | |||||
| 4 | Wed 23 Sep 1987 | Leeds | 36-8 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley | 6693 |
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 30 Sep 1987 | Bradford Northern | 16-5 | Leeds | Odsal | 7730 | |||||
| 2 | Wed 30 Sep 1987 | Featherstone Rovers | 8-36 | Castleford | Post Office Road | 5329 |
Final
Final - Replay
Teams and Scorers
| Bradford Northern | № | Castleford |
| teams | ||
| Gary Mercer | 1 | David Roockley |
| Phil Ford | 2 | David Plange |
| Steve McGowan | 3 | Tony Marchant |
| Roger Simpson | 4 | Michael Beattie |
| Richard Francis | 5 | Gary Hyde |
| Keith Mumby | 6 | John Joyner |
| Paul Harkin | 7 | Roy Southernwood |
| Jeff Grayshon | 8 | Alan Shillito |
| Brian Noble | 9 | Kevin Beardmore |
| Brendan Hill | 10 | Kevin Ward |
| Kelvin Skerrett | 11 | Martin Ketteridge |
| Karl Fairbank | 12 | John Fifita |
| Terry Holmes | 13 | Bob Lindner |
| Neil Roebuck | 14 | Robert "Bob" Beardmore |
| David Hobbs | 15 | Dean Sampson |
| Barry Seabourne | Coach | David Sampson |
| - | ||
| 12 | score | 12 |
| 4 | HT | 2 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Karl Fairbank | T | David Plange |
| T | Bob Lindner | - |
| Goals | ||
| Keith Mumby | G | Martin Ketteridge |
| David Hobbs | G | |
| Referee | K Allett | |
| White Rose Trophy for Man of the match | Paul Harkin - Bradford Northern - | |
| Replay | - | - |
| teams | ||
| Keith Mumby | 1 | David Roockley |
| Phil Ford | 2 | David Plange |
| Steve McGowan | 3 | Tony Marchant |
| Gary Mercer | 4 | Michael Beattie |
| Roger Simpson | 5 | Gary Hyde |
| Russell Stewart | 6 | Roy Southernwood |
| Paul Harkin | 7 | Robert "Bob" Beardmore |
| David Hobbs | 8 | Kevin Ward |
| Brian Noble | 9 | Kenny Hill |
| Brendan Hill | 10 | John Fifita |
| Kelvin Skerrett | 11 | Martin Ketteridge |
| Karl Fairbank | 12 | Keith England |
| Wayne Heron | 13 | John Joyner |
| Neil Roebuck | 14 | Giles Boothroyd |
| David Redfearn | 15 | Dean Sampson |
| - | ||
| 11 | score | 2 |
| 4 | HT | 2 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Brendan Hill | T | |
| Wayne Heron | T | |
| Goals | ||
| David Hobbs | G | Martin Ketteridge |
| Drop Goals | ||
| David Hobbs | DG | |
| Referee | K. Allett | |
| No trophy award but man of match was | Brendan Hill - Bradford Northern - | |
| sponsored by | ||
| Competition Sponsor | John Smith's Brewery Tadcaster |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point