1967–68 Yorkshire Cup

The 1967–68 Yorkshire Cup was the sixtieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.

1967–68 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersHull Kingston Rovers
Runners-upHull F.C.

Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 9-6

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 16,729 and receipts were £5,515

This final was a repeat of the 1920-21 final, in the only other final, to date, to be contested by the two clubs, and in which Hull Kingston Rovers also defeated local neighbours and fierce rivals Hull F.C. in a closely contested match. In 1920 the score was 2-0; this time it was almost as close.

This is also the second consecutive year in which Hull Kingston Rovers had won the trophy

Background

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 sixteen.

This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.

Competition and results

[1][2][3][4]

Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 1 Sep 1967Castleford7-13Hull F.C.Wheldon Road[5]
2Fri 1 Sep 1967Keighley5-23Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane[6]
3Fri 1 Sep 1967Leeds25-10BatleyHeadingley
4Sat 2 Sep 1967Bradford Northern15-16DewsburyOdsal
5Sat 2 Sep 1967Bramley4-7HuddersfieldMcLaren Field5,0701[4]
6Sat 2 Sep 1967Doncaster10-28HalifaxBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield
7Sat 2 Sep 1967Hunslet14-8Featherstone RoversParkside
8Sat 2 Sep 1967York4-22Hull Kingston RoversClarence Street

Round 2 - Quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 12 Sep 1967Halifax2-11Hull F.C.Thrum Hall[5]
2Tue 12 Sep 1967Leeds18-14HunsletHeadingley
3Wed 13 Sep 1967Huddersfield11-11DewsburyFartown7,380[4]
4Wed 13 Sep 1967Wakefield Trinity13-13Hull Kingston RoversBelle Vue[6]

Round 2 - Replays

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
R1Thu 14 Sep 1967Dewsbury5-4HuddersfieldCrown Flatt4,400[4]
R2Fri 15 Sep 1967Hull Kingston Rovers14-5Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)[6]

Round 3 – Semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 26 Sep 1967Dewsbury0-21Hull Kingston RoversCrown Flatt
2Wed 27 Sep 1967Hull F.C.31-6LeedsBoulevard[5]

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 14 October 1967Hull Kingston Rovers8-7Hull F.C.Headingley16,729£5,5152[7][8]

Teams and scorers
Hull Kingston Rovers № Hull F.C.
teams
Cyril Kellett1Arthur Keegan
Christopher Young2Norman Oliver
John Moore3David Doyle-Davidson
Dave Elliott4John Maloney
Alan Burwell5Geoff Stocks
Roger Millward6Terry Devonshire
Colin Cooper7Chris Davidson
William Holliday8Mick Harrison
Peter Flanagan9Alan McGlone
Brian Mennell10Eric Broom
Phil Lowe11John Edson
John Hickson12Jim Macklin
Terry Major13Cyril Sykes
Frank Foster (for John Hickson)14
Colin HuttonCoachJohnny Whiteley
9score6
7HT0
Scorers
Tries
Alan Burwell (1)T
Roger Millward (1)TChris Davidson (1)
Goals
Cyril Kellett (1)GJohn Maloney (1)
GChris Davidson (1)
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeDennis Davies (Manchester)
White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchChris Davidson - Hull F.C. - scrum-half
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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
            
Bramley 4
Huddersfield 7
Huddersfield 11 (4)
Dewsbury 11 (5)
Bradford Northern 15
Dewsbury 16
Dewsbury 0
Hull Kingston Rovers 21
Keighley 5
Wakefield Trinity 23
Wakefield Trinity 13 (5)
Hull Kingston Rovers 13 (14)
York 4
Hull Kingston Rovers 22
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Hull F.C. 7
Doncaster 10
Halifax 28
Halifax 2
Hull F.C. 11
Castleford 7
Hull F.C. 13
Hull F.C. 31
Leeds 6
Leeds 25
Batley 10
Leeds 18
Hunslet 14
Hunslet 14
Featherstone Rovers 8

Notes and comments

1 * The first Yorkshire Cup match played by Bramley at the new stadium, McLaren Field

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.

General information for those unfamiliar

The Rugby League 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)

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. HC&AC Committee (1968). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1968 (price 1/-). HC&AC Supporters' Club.
  4. "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1968" (PDF).
  5. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  6. 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.
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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