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.

1987–88 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams18
WinnersBradford Northern
Runners-upCastleford

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

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Preliminary Round

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
P1Wed 2 Sep 1987Hull F.C.54-8Huddersfield BarracudasBoulevard2402[2]
P2Wed 2 Sep 1987Wakefield Trinity25-14DewsburyBelle Vue1723

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
1Sun 13 Sep 1987Bramley39-12DoncasterMcLaren Field828
2Sun 13 Sep 1987Castleford32-12HunsletWheldon Road4748
3Sun 13 Sep 1987Featherstone Rovers28-6BatleyPost Office Road1433
4Sun 13 Sep 1987Hull Kingston Rovers12-19Bradford NorthernCraven Park (1)3852
5Sun 13 Sep 1987Keighley12-34HalifaxLawkholme Lane4086
6Sun 13 Sep 1987Leeds28-24Hull F.C.Headingley7704[2]
7Sun 13 Sep 1987Mansfield Marksman18-23YorkLowmoor Road2561
8Sun 13 Sep 1987Wakefield Trinity32-18Sheffield EaglesBelle Vue2111

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 22 Sep 1987Bramley6-30Bradford NorthernMcLaren Field2181
2Wed 23 Sep 1987Featherstone Rovers43-6YorkPost Office Road1617
3Wed 23 Sep 1987Halifax0-10CastlefordThrum Hall6101
4Wed 23 Sep 1987Leeds36-8Wakefield TrinityHeadingley6693

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 30 Sep 1987Bradford Northern16-5LeedsOdsal7730
2Wed 30 Sep 1987Featherstone Rovers8-36CastlefordPost Office Road5329

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 17 October 1987Bradford Northern12-12CastlefordHeadingley10,947£40,2832[3][4][5]

Final - Replay
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 31 October 1987Bradford Northern11-2CastlefordElland Road8,175£30,7323[3][4][6]

Teams and Scorers

[1][3][4][6]

Bradford Northern № Castleford
teams
Gary Mercer1David Roockley
Phil Ford2David Plange
Steve McGowan3Tony Marchant
Roger Simpson4Michael Beattie
Richard Francis5Gary Hyde
Keith Mumby6John Joyner
Paul Harkin7Roy Southernwood
Jeff Grayshon8Alan Shillito
Brian Noble9Kevin Beardmore
Brendan Hill10Kevin Ward
Kelvin Skerrett11Martin Ketteridge
Karl Fairbank12John Fifita
Terry Holmes13Bob Lindner
Neil Roebuck (for Terry Holmes)14Robert "Bob" Beardmore (for Alan Shillito)
David Hobbs (for Jeff Grayshon)15Dean Sampson (for Kevin Beardmore)
Barry SeabourneCoachDavid Sampson
12score12
4HT2
Scorers
Tries
Karl Fairbank (1)TDavid Plange (1)
TBob Lindner (1)
Goals
Keith Mumby (2)GMartin Ketteridge (2)
David Hobbs (2)G
RefereeK Allett (Southport)
White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchPaul Harkin - Bradford Northern - scrum-half
Replay
teams
Keith Mumby1David Roockley
Phil Ford2David Plange
Steve McGowan3Tony Marchant
Gary Mercer4Michael Beattie
Roger Simpson5Gary Hyde
Russell Stewart6Roy Southernwood
Paul Harkin7Robert "Bob" Beardmore
David Hobbs8Kevin Ward
Brian Noble9Kenny Hill
Brendan Hill10John Fifita
Kelvin Skerrett11Martin Ketteridge
Karl Fairbank12Keith England
Wayne Heron13John Joyner
Neil Roebuck14Giles Boothroyd (for Keith England)
David Redfearn15Dean Sampson (for John Fifita)
11score2
4HT2
Scorers
Tries
Brendan Hill (1)T
Wayne Heron (1)T
Goals
David Hobbs (1)GMartin Ketteridge (1)
Drop Goals
David Hobbs (1)DG
RefereeK. Allett (Southport)
No trophy award but man of match wasBrendan Hill - Bradford Northern - Prop
sponsored by
Competition SponsorJohn Smith's Brewery Tadcaster

Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

The road to success

The following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Bramley 39
Doncaster 12
Bramley 6
Bradford Northern 30
Hull Kingston Rovers 12
Bradford Northern 19
Bradford Northern 16
Leeds 5
Leeds 28
Hull F.C. 24
Leeds 36
Wakefield Trinity 8
Wakefield Trinity 32
Sheffield Eagles 18
Bradford Northern 12 (11)
Castleford 12 (2)
Featherstone Rovers 28
Batley 6
Featherstone Rovers 43
York 6
Mansfield Marksman 18
York 23
Featherstone Rovers 8
Castleford 36
Keighley 12
Halifax 34
Halifax 0
Castleford 10
Castleford 32
Hunslet 12

Notes

1 * This is the first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by Mansfield Marksman at their Lowmoor Road stadium in Kirkby-in-Ashfield (During the previous season they had played at Mansfield Town F.C.'s Field Mill ground but moved due to being unable to afford the rent on the low attendances they were attracting.
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 * Odsal is the home ground of Bradford Northern from 1890 to 2010 and the current capacity is in the region of 26,000, The ground is famous for hosting the largest attendance at an English sports ground when 102,569 (it was reported that over 120,000 actually attended as several areas of boundary fencing collapse under the sheer weight of numbers) attended the replay of the Challenge Cup final on 5 May 1954 to see Halifax v Warrington

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  3. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  4. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  5. Yorkshire County Rugby League Programme dept. Match Programme Yorkshire Cup Final 1987. YCRL Committee.
  6. Yorkshire County Rugby League Programme dept. Match Programme Yorkshire Cup Final Replay 1987. YCRL Committee.
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