1924–25 Yorkshire Cup

April 2022 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Regional knockout championship Wakefield Trinity Winners Batley 1923–24 Yorkshire Cup 1923–24 1925–26 Yorkshire Cup 1925–26 16 The 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup was the seventeenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup 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. 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 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.Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/yorkshire-cup/results.html Jack Winstanley and Malcolm Ryding John Player Yearbook 1975-76 1991 Queen Anne Press Round 1 Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 11 Oct 1924Bramley5–9DewsburyBarley Mow2Sat 11 Oct 1924Huddersfield18–18BatleyFartown3Sat 11 Oct 1924Hull Kingston Rovers45–0HalifaxCraven Park (1)4Sat 11 Oct 1924Hunslet2–11YorkParkside5Sat 11 Oct 1924Keighley13–0Bradford NorthernLawkholme Lane6Sat 11 Oct 1924Leeds24–10CastlefordCastleford were at that time a junior club. They joined the league for season 1926–27Headingley7Sat 11 Oct 1924Wakefield Trinity20–8HullBelle VueHULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/1924 J. C. Lindley and D. W. Armitage 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873–1973 1973 Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee 0 35617852 88Sat 11 Oct 1924WykeWyke are a junior/amateur club from Wyke, near BradfordHistory http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wykearlfc/a/history-7698.html 2026-08-30 www.pitchero.com3-19Featherstone Roversvenue unknown Round 1 - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRefRTue 14 Oct 1924Batley12–3HuddersfieldMount Pleasant Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 25 Oct 1924Featherstone Rovers2–13BatleyPost Office Road2Sat 25 Oct 1924Hull Kingston Rovers16–0YorkCraven Park (1)3Sat 25 Oct 1924Keighley5–8Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane4Sat 25 Oct 1924Leeds24–4DewsburyHeadingley Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 08 Nov 1924Hull Kingston Rovers8–10BatleyCraven Park (1)2Sat 08 Nov 1924Leeds4–5Wakefield TrinityHeadingley Final Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecRefSaturday 22 November 1924Wakefield Trinity9–8BatleyHeadingleyHeadingley 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 1947.25,546£1,912Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991 1990 Queen Anne Press 0 35617851 X Teams and scorers Wakefield Trinity№Batley teams Len Abraham(s)1Joseph "Joe" RobinsonC. A. "Charlie" Pollard2John Cyril StaceyBilly Batten3George DavidgeThe initial is given as "A Davidge" in the book "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873–1973"Peter Reid4Harry ReesEdward "Ned" Thomas5J. KirkbyThomas "Tommy" Pickup6William "Willie" ScottJonathan "Jonty" Parkin (c)7Isaac "Ike" John FowlerBernard P Gould8Alonza BrookRobert "Bob" White9Jack LeemingErnest W. Blower10Jack W. SmithThomas Gibson11Fred CarterWilliam "Bill" Horton12George DouglasC H "Charlie" Glossop13Frank Gallagher??Coach??9score85HT8 Scorers Tries Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1)T2T Goals C. A. "Charlie" Pollard (2)G1Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (1)G Drop Goals DGRefereeunknown Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success First round Second round Semifinals Final Leeds 24 Castleford 10 Bramley 5 Dewsbury 9 Keighley 13 Bradford Northern 0 Wakefield Trinity 20 Hull 8 Hull Kingston Rovers 45 Halifax 0 Hunslet 2 York 11 Wyke 3 Featherstone Rovers 19 Huddersfield 18 (3) Batley 18 (12) Leeds 24 Dewsbury 4 Keighley 5 Wakefield Trinity 8 Hull Kingston Rovers 16 York 0 Featherstone Rovers 2 Batley 13 Leeds 4 Wakefield Trinity 5 Hull Kingston Rovers 8 Batley 10 Wakefield Trinity 9 Batley 8 See also 1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups Notes References External links Saints Heritage Society https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 2 March 2012 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123900/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=319 2 February 2014 Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org Category:RFL Yorkshire Cup Yorkshire Cup