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.
| 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | Wakefield Trinity |
| Runners-up | Batley |
Background edit
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) 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 (in the form of Acton & Willesden.
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) 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 (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).
Competition and results edit
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.[1][2]
Round 1 edit
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Bramley | 5-9 | Dewsbury | Barley Mow | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Huddersfield | 18-18 | Batley | Fartown | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 45-0 | Halifax | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Hunslet | 2-11 | York | Parkside | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Keighley | 13-0 | Bradford Northern | Lawkholme Lane | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Leeds | 24-10 | Castleford | Headingley | 1 | |||||
| 7 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Wakefield Trinity | 20-8 | Hull | Belle Vue | [3][4] | |||||
| 8 | Sat 11 Oct 1924 | Wyke | 3-19 | Featherstone Rovers | venue unknown | 2 |
Round 1 - replays edit
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Tue 14 Oct 1924 | Batley | 12-3 | Huddersfield | Mount Pleasant |
Round 2 – quarterfinals edit
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 25 Oct 1924 | Featherstone Rovers | 2-13 | Batley | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 25 Oct 1924 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 16-0 | York | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 25 Oct 1924 | Keighley | 5-8 | Wakefield Trinity | Lawkholme Lane | [4] | |||||
| 4 | Sat 25 Oct 1924 | Leeds | 24-4 | Dewsbury | Headingley |
Round 3 – semifinals edit
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 08 Nov 1924 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8-10 | Batley | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 08 Nov 1924 | Leeds | 4-5 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley | [4] |
Final edit
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 22 November 1924 | Wakefield Trinity | 9-8 | Batley | Headingley | 25,546 | £1,912 | 3 | [4][5][6] |
Teams and scorers edit
| Wakefield Trinity | № | Batley |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Len Abraham(s) | 1 | Joseph "Joe" Robinson |
| C. A. "Charlie" Pollard | 2 | John Cyril Stacey |
| Billy Batten | 3 | George Davidge |
| Peter Reid | 4 | Harry Rees |
| Edward "Ned" Thomas | 5 | J. Kirkby |
| Thomas "Tommy" Pickup | 6 | William "Willie" Scott |
| Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (c) | 7 | Isaac "Ike" John Fowler |
| Bernard P Gould | 8 | Alonza Brook |
| Robert "Bob" White | 9 | Jack Leeming |
| Ernest W. Blower | 10 | Jack W. Smith |
| Thomas Gibson | 11 | Fred Carter |
| William "Bill" Horton | 12 | George Douglas |
| C H "Charlie" Glossop | 13 | Frank Gallagher |
| ?? | Coach | ?? |
| 9 | score | 8 |
| 5 | HT | 8 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1) | T | 2 |
| T | ||
| Goals | ||
| C. A. "Charlie" Pollard (2) | G | 1 |
| Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1) | G | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | unknown | |
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success edit
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| York | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| York | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wyke | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 18 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 18 (12) | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
1 * Castleford were at that time a junior club. They joined the league for season 1926–27
2 * Wyke are a junior/amateur club from Wyke, near Bradford http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wykearlfc/a/history-7698.html
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.
4 * The initial is given as "A Davidge" in the book "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873–1973"[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
- ^ "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ a b c d e f J C Lindley and D W Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873–1973. Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.