1930–31 Yorkshire Cup

The 1930–31 Yorkshire Cup was the twenty-third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Leeds won the trophy by beating Huddersfield in the final by the score of 10-2. This was Leeds' second of six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared.

1930–31 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams15
WinnersLeeds
Runners-upHuddersfield

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 fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 11 Oct 1930Bradford Northern5-5Featherstone RoversBirch Lane
2Sat 11 Oct 1930Bramley4-9CastlefordBarley Mow
3Sat 11 Oct 1930Dewsbury6-8HuddersfieldCrown Flatt
4Sat 11 Oct 1930Hull18-5HunsletBoulevard[3]
5Sat 11 Oct 1930Leeds22-2KeighleyHeadingley
6Sat 11 Oct 1930Wakefield Trinity14-0Hull Kingston RoversBelle Vue
7Sat 11 Oct 1930York2-2HalifaxClarence Street
8Batleybye

Round 1 - replays

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
RMon 13 Oct 1930Halifax9-6York)Thrum Hall
RWed 15 Oct 1930Featherstone Rovers49-12Bradford NorthernPost Office Road

Round 2 - quarter finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 21 Oct 1930Batley2-12Wakefield TrinityMount Pleasant
2Wed 22 Oct 1930Huddersfield8-6Featherstone RoversFartown
3Wed 22 Oct 1930Leeds2-2HalifaxHeadingley
4Thu 23 Oct 1930Hull12-8CastlefordBoulevard[3]

Round 2 - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
RMon 27 Oct 1930Halifax2-12LeedsThrum Hall

Round 3 – semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 3 Nov 1930Huddersfield9-5Wakefield TrinityFartown
2Thu 6 Nov 1930Hull4-9LeedsBoulevard[3]

Final

The final was played at Thrum Hall, Halifax, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 17,812 and receipts were £1,405.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 22 November 1930Leeds10-2HuddersfieldThrum Hall17,8121,4051[4][5]

Teams and scorers

Leeds Huddersfield
team unknownteamsteam unknown
1
2
3
Frank O'Rourke (position uncertain)4Leonard Bowkett
5
6
7
Arthur Thomas (position uncertain)8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
?Coach?
10score2
2HT2
Scorers
Tries
T
T
Goals
GLeonard Bowkett (1)
G
Drop Goals
DG
Refereeunknown

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

[6]

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Hull 18
Hunslet 5
Hull 12
Castleford 8
Bramley 4
Castleford 9
Hull 4
Leeds 9
Leeds 22
Keighley 2
Leeds 2 (12)
Halifax 2 (2)
York) 2 (6)
Halifax 2 (9)
Leeds 10
Huddersfield 2
Dewsbury 6
Huddersfield 8
Huddersfield 8
Featherstone Rovers 6
Bradford Northern 5 (12)
Featherstone Rovers 5 (49)
Huddersfield 9
Wakefield Trinity 5
Batley
bye
Batley 2
Wakefield Trinity 12
Wakefield Trinity 14
Hull Kingston Rovers 0

Notes

1 * Thrum Hall was the home ground of Halifax with a final capacity of 9,832 (The attendance record of 29,153 was set on 21 March 1959 for a third round Challenge Cup tie v Wigan). The club finally moved out in 1998 to take part ownership and ground-share with Halifax Town FC at The Shay Stadium.

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.
  6. "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1930–31" (PDF).
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