1945–46 Yorkshire Cup

The 1945–46 Yorkshire Cup was the thirty-eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. In this, the first peacetime Cup final for five years, there was a new name on the trophy. Bradford Northern, who previously won the trophy in 1940–41, 1941–42 and 1943–44, could now lay claim to a genuine trophy; the wartime competitions were not counted officially in the records. Bradford Northern won by beating Wakefield Trinity by a score of 5–2. The match was played at Thrum Hall, Halifax, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 24,252 and receipts were £1,934. == Background == The Second World War was now over, and things were beginning to return to normal, although there was still a long way to go. Hull Kingston Rovers and Bramley re-joined the competition and the four Lancashire clubs returned to their own competition. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, which resulted in the number of entrants falling by two, leaving the total number of entries at 15. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round. The competition reverted to its original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the exception of the first round, which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis. == Competition and results == === Round 1 – first leg === Round 1's first leg involved seven matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs. All first round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis. === Round 1 – second leg === Round 1's second leg involved seven matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs. All first round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis. === Round 2 – quarterfinals === Round 2's quarterfinals involved four matches and eight clubs. All second round ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis. === Round 3 – semifinals === Round 3's semifinals involved two matches and four clubs. Both semi-final ties were played on a two-legged home and away basis. === Final === ==== Teams and scorers ==== Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points === The road to success === All the ties in the first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis. For the first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home. For the first round ties, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs. == See also == 1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups == Notes == == References == == External links == Saints Heritage Society Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org