1920–21 Yorkshire Cup

The 1920–21 Yorkshire Cup was the thirteenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This year saw a new name on the trophy, when previously twice beaten finalists (1906 and 1911), Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy at the third attempt by beating close neighbours and fierce rivals Hull F.C. by the score of 2-0 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 20,000 and receipts were £1,926. This was the first of only three meetings between the teams which would take place in the finals in the long history of the tournament

1920–21 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersHull Kingston Rovers
Runners-upHull

Background

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

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 thirteen. This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 16 Oct 1920Batley10-3YorkMount Pleasant
2Sat 16 Oct 1920Halifax15-3BramleyThrum Hall
3Sat 16 Oct 1920Huddersfield5-5DewsburyFartown
4Sat 16 Oct 1920Hull Kingston Rovers12-3Bradford NorthernCraven Street (off Holderness Road)
5Sat 16 Oct 1920Leeds14-2Wakefield TrinityHeadingley
6Hullbye[3]
7Hunsletbye
8Keighleybye

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
RTue 19 Oct 1920Dewsbury7-0HuddersfieldCrown Flatt

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 30 Oct 1920Dewsbury3-2HalifaxCrown Flatt265841
2Sat 30 Oct 1920Hunslet10-9BatleyParkside
3Sat 30 Oct 1920Keighley5-18HullLawkholme Lane[3]
4Sat 30 Oct 1920Leeds2-8Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 13 Nov 1920Hull31-5HunsletBoulevard[3]
2Sat 13 Nov 1920Hull Kingston Rovers8-5DewsburyCraven Street (off Holderness Road)

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 27 November 1920Hull Kingston Rovers2-0HullHeadingley20000£1,9262[3][4][5]

Teams and Scorers

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull
teams unknownteamsteams unknown
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
??CoachSid Melville (trainer)
2score0
0HT0
Scorers
Goals
G
Drop Goals
DG
Refereeunknown

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Leeds 14
Wakefield Trinity 2
Leeds 2
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Hull Kingston Rovers 12
Bradford Northern 3
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Dewsbury 5
Huddersfield 5 (0)
Dewsbury 5 (7)
Dewsbury 3
Halifax 2
Halifax 15
Bramley 3
Hull Kingston Rovers 2
Hull 0
Keighley
bye
Keighley 5
Hull 18
Hull
bye
Hull 31
Hunslet 5
Hunslet
bye
Hunslet 10
Batley 9
Batley 10
York 3

Notes

1 * the attendance was a never to be bettered ground record

2 * 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.

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  4. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  5. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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