1943–44 Yorkshire Cup

Rugby league county cup competition April 2022 1943–44 Yorkshire Cup Regional knockout championship Bradford Northern Winners Keighley 1942–43 Yorkshire Cup 1942–43 1944–45 Yorkshire Cup 1944–45 16 The 1943–44 Yorkshire Cup competition was the thirty-sixth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. It 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 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) The Second World War was continuing and the Yorkshire Cup remained in the early part of the 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Keighley over two legs by an aggregate score of 10–7 Bradford Northern played the first leg match at home (at Odsal) and won 5–2. The attendance was 10,251 and receipts were £757. Keighley were at home (at Lawkholme Lane) for the second leg match and drew 5–5. The attendance at the second leg match was 8,993 and receipts £634. Change in club participation Hull Kingston Rovers – The club dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league after the ‘first (1939–40) season. They did not return to league competition until 1945–46 peacetime season. Bramley withdrew after the third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season. Castleford withdrew after the third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not participate for two seasons, re-joining for the 1944–45 season. Hunslet withdrew after the third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not participate for one season, and re-joined in time for this season. Wigan – This club entered the Yorkshire Cup competition for the fourth successive season Oldham – The club, as Wigan, also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for the fourth successive season St. Helens – The club, as Wigan and Oldham}, also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for their second successive season Barrow – withdrew after the end of the first (1939–40) season finished and did not rejoin the league, including the Yorkshire Cup until this season. Dewsbury had a relatively successful time during the war years. Managed by Eddie Waring, and with the side boosted by the inclusion of a number of big-name guest players, the club won the Wartime Emergency League in 1941–42 and again the following season 1942–43 (though that championship was declared null and void when it was discovered they had played an ineligible player). They were also runners-up in the Championship in 1943–44, Challenge Cup winners in 1943 and Yorkshire Cup final appearances in this season 1940–41 and winners in 1942–43. Background This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, Hunslet rejoined after one season's absence, and with Barrow adding to the previous Lancashire presence of Wigan, Oldham and St. Helens, this increased the entries by two, bringing the total up to sixteen. This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round. For the third successive year, ALL the ties (this season including the actual final) were played on a two-legged home and away basis. Competition and results 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 - First leg Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 16 Oct 1943Barrow15–8OldhamCraven ParkThe first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by Barrow and also the first to be played at Craven Park2Sat 16 Oct 1943Batley2–19Featherstone RoversMount Pleasant3Sat 16 Oct 1943Bradford Northern8–0DewsburyOdsal4Sat 16 Oct 1943Halifax22–10Wakefield TrinityThrum Hall5Sat 16 Oct 1943Hull6–12HuddersfieldBoulevardHULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/19436Sat 16 Oct 1943Leeds18–5HunsletHeadingley7Sat 16 Oct 1943St. Helens9–14WiganKnowsley RoadWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3250Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 22 March 2014 2 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 dead8Sat 16 Oct 1943York5–5KeighleyClarence Street Round 1 - Second Leg Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 23 Oct 1943Oldham11–10BarrowWatersheddings19–252Sat 23 Oct 1943Featherstone Rovers10–11BatleyPost Office Road29–133Sat 23 Oct 1943Dewsbury2–7Bradford NorthernCrown Flatt2–154Sat 23 Oct 1943Wakefield Trinity9–9HalifaxBelle Vue19–315Sat 23 Oct 1943Huddersfield20–2HullFartown32–86Sat 23 Oct 1943Hunslet8–13LeedsParkside13–317Sat 23 Oct 1943Wigan20–10St. HelensCentral Park34–198Sat 23 Oct 1943Keighley30–7YorkLawkholme Lane35–12 Round 2 – quarterfinals - First leg Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 30 Oct 1943Barrow17–8WiganCraven Park2Sat 30 Oct 1943Halifax17–20KeighleyThrum Hall3Sat 30 Oct 1943Huddersfield7–5Featherstone RoversFartown4Sat 30 Oct 1943Leeds2–5Bradford NorthernHeadingley Round 2 - Second Leg Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 06 Nov 1943Wigan10–7BarrowCentral Park18–242Sat 06 Nov 1943Keighley8–2HalifaxLawkholme Lane28–193Sat 06 Nov 1943Featherstone Rovers5–9HuddersfieldPost Office Road10–164Sat 06 Nov 1943Bradford Northern26–0LeedsOdsal31–2 Round 3 – semifinals - First Leg Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 13 Nov 1943Barrow3–6Bradford NorthernCraven Park2Sat 13 Nov 1943Keighley21–0HuddersfieldLawkholme Lane Semifinal - Second Leg Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 20 Nov 1943Bradford Northern12–11BarrowOdsal18–142Sat 20 Nov 1943Huddersfield13–4KeighleyFartown13–25 Final - First leg The final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefSaturday 27 November 1943Bradford Northern5–2KeighleyOdsal10,251£757Raymond 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 Final - Second Leg The final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefSaturday 4 December 1943Keighley5–5Bradford NorthernLawkholme Lane7–108,993£634 Teams and scorers Bradford NorthernNo.Keighley teams George Carmichael1Eric Batten2?. James (1st leg), E Billington (2nd leg)3Ernest Ward4Emlyn Walters5Willie Davies6Donald Ward7Laurie Roberts8Vic Darlison9Leonard Higson10Frank Murray11Trevor Foster12William Hutchinson13Dai ReesCoach?? 5score2HT Scorers Tries T Goals G Drop Goals DGRefereeunknown ()Second Leg Bradford NorthernteamsKeighley12345678910111213Coach 5Score5HT Scorers Tries Goals GRefereeunknown () Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success All the ties (including the final itself) were played on a two leg (home and away) basis. The first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home. The scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs. First round Second round Semifinals Final Barrow 25 Oldham 19 St. Helens 19 Wigan 34 Leeds 31 Hunslet 13 Bradford Northern 15 Dewsbury 2 Halifax 31 Wakefield Trinity 19 York 12 Keighley 35 Hull 8 Huddersfield 32 Batley 13 Featherstone Rovers 29 Barrow 24 Wigan 18 Leeds 2 Bradford Northern 32 Halifax 19 Keighley 28 Huddersfield 16 Featherstone Rovers 10 Barrow 14 Bradford Northern 18 Keighley 25 Huddersfield 13 Bradford Northern 10 Keighley 7 See also 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season Rugby league county cups Keighley - the 1930s, and 1940s 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:1943 in English rugby league Category:RFL Yorkshire Cup