1927–28 Yorkshire Cup

April 2022 1927–28 Yorkshire Cup Regional knockout championship Dewsbury Winners Hull 1926–27 Yorkshire Cup 1926–27 1928–29 Yorkshire Cup 1928–29 15 The 1927–28 Yorkshire Cup tournament was the 20th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Dewsbury won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. in the final by the score of 8–2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 21,700 and receipts were £1,466. This was Dewsbury's second triumph in a three-year period having last won the trophy in 1925–26. 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.Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/yorkshire-cup/results.html Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding John Player Yearbook 1975-76 1991 Queen Anne Press Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 8 Oct 1927Castleford22–0BramleyWheldon RoadThe first Yorkshire Cup game to be played at Castleford's new stadium2Sat 8 Oct 1927Dewsbury13–9HuddersfieldCrown Flatt3Sat 8 Oct 1927Halifax2–7BatleyThrum Hall4Sat 8 Oct 1927Hull Kingston Rovers5–5KeighleyCraven Park (1)5Sat 8 Oct 1927Leeds12–2Featherstone RoversHeadingley6Sat 8 Oct 1927Wakefield Trinity4–12HullBelle VueHULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/19277Sat 8 Oct 1927York15–2Bradford NorthernClarence Street8Hunsletbye Round 1 - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRefRTue 11 Oct 1927Keighley2–24Hull Kingston RoversLawkholme Lane Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Wed 19 Oct 1927Dewsbury15–5BatleyCrown Flatt2Wed 19 Oct 1927Hull Kingston Rovers13–2HunsletCraven Park (1)3Wed 19 Oct 1927York19–7LeedsClarence Street4Thu 20 Oct 1927Hull7–7CastlefordBoulevard Round 2 - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRefRWed 26 Oct 1927Castleford0–3HullSandy DesertThe official Hull F.C. archives give the venue as Sandy Desert but according to the official Castleford Tigers website they moved from this ground in 1926 (or 1927 - depending on the article). Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Wed 2 Nov 1927York0–10HullClarence Street2Thu 3 Nov 1927Dewsbury2–0Hull Kingston RoversCrown Flatt Final 26 November 1927 Dewsbury 8 – 2 Hull Coates, Fox Joe Lyman Beardshaw Headingley, LeedsThe venue is given as Crown Flatt by RUGBYLEAGUEproject but as Headingley by the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 and 1990-91Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991 1990 Queen Anne Press 0 35617851 X 21,700 J. Eddon (Swinton) Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League: No.33 1927–1928 League Publications 8 Teams DewsburyPlayers Directory https://dewsbury-heroes.co.uk/players-directory Dewsbury Heroes 13 August 2025No.HullHeritage Numbers https://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/heritage-numbers Hull F.C. 13 August 2025 Teams James Lyman1Ernest JenneyHarold Raywood2Emlyn GwynneGeorge Layhe3Herbert BeardshawClifford Smith4Billy Batten Jr.Joe Lyman5Jack DaviesHenry Coates6Stan WhittyCliff Midgley7Eddie CaswellBilly Rhodes8Malcolm ShortG.T. Mitchell9R. W. BoldersonJoseph Hobson10Harold BowmanPercy Brown11Bob TaylorHarry Bland12Jack SmallwoodHarold Fox13Tommy Bateson??CoachEdgar Wrigley The road to success First round Second round Semifinals Final Dewsbury 13 Huddersfield 9 Halifax 2 Batley 7 Hull Kingston Rovers 5 (2) Keighley 8 (24) Hunslet bye York 15 Bradford Northern 2 Leeds 12 Featherstone Rovers 2 Wakefield Trinity 4 Hull 12 Castleford 22 Bramley 0 Dewsbury 15 Batley 5 Hull Kingston Rovers 13 Hunslet 2 York 19 Leeds 7 Hull 7 (3) Castleford 7 (0) Dewsbury 2 Hull Kingston Rovers 0 York 0 Hull 10 Dewsbury 8 Hull 2 See also 1927–28 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