1908–09 Yorkshire Cup

April 2022 1908–09 Yorkshire Cup Regional knockout championship Halifax Winners Hunslet 1907–08 Yorkshire Cup 1907–08 1909–10 Yorkshire Cup 1909–10 13 The 1908–09 Yorkshire Cup was the fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a rugby league tournament, was held. The final was a repeat of the previous year's final between holder's Hunslet and the runner-up Halifax and the third meeting between the two club's in the County Cup final, as well as 1907–08, the two had met in the 1905–06 final. The match was won by Halifax who won 9–5, played at Belle Vue, in the Wakefield. The attendance was 13,000 and receipts were £356. First round The draw for the first round was made at the Yorkshire committee meeting on 16 July 1908.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19080717/249/0012 Northern Rugby Union Yorkshire Post 17 July 1908 12 19054 subscription British Newspaper Archive With 13 teams entered into the competition, the first round comprised five ties filled by the first ten teams drawn. The three teams not drawn were given a bye to the second round. The teams with a bye were Bramley, Dewsbury and Hull. All five ties were played on 10 October 1908. + Yorkshire Cup first roundHomeScoreAway Venue Halifax 13–00 Leeds Thrum Hall Hull Kingston Rovers 13–19 Batley Craven Street Keighley 06–14 Hunslet Lawkholme Lane Wakefield Trinity 00–17 Huddersfield Belle Vue York 8–2 Bradford Northern Clarence Street Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19081012/115/0003 Northern Rugby Union. Yorkshire Senior Cup Yorkshire Post 12 October 1908 3 19128 subscription British Newspaper Archive Second round The second round draw was made on 12 October 1908. The ties were played on 24 October 1908.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19081013/284/0012 Yorkshire Cup Ties – Second Round Yorkshire Post 13 October 1908 12 19129 subscription British Newspaper Archive + Yorkshire Cup second roundHomeScoreAway Venue Dewsbury 32–20 Bramley Crown Flatt Halifax 31–20 Hull Thrum Hall Huddersfield 08–13 Batley Fartown York 00–14 Hunslet Clarence Street Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000986/19081026/008/0002?browse=true Yorkshire Cup Athletic News 26 October 1908 2 1725 subscription British Newspaper Archive Semi-finals The Yorkshire committee met on 29 October to conduct the draw for the semi-finals. The games were played on 14 November 1908.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19081030/115/0005 Yorkshire Cup Committee Yorkshire Post 30 October 1908 5 19144 subscription British Newspaper Archive + Yorkshire Cup Semi-finalsHomeScoreAway Venue Halifax 9–0 Batley Thrum Hall Hunslet 10–2 Dewsbury Parkside Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19081116/026/0002 Yorkshire Cup. Semi-finals Athletic News 16 November 1908 2 1728 subscription British Newspaper Archive Final Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue was chosen as the venue for the final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19081117/207/0012 The Northern Union. Yorkshire Cup Yorkshire Post 17 November 1908 12 19159 subscription British Newspaper Archive Halifax dominated the first half, building up a 7–0 half-time lead through a Little drop goal, a try by Hilton and the resulting conversion kicked by Little. The second half saw Hunslet score a try through Randall which Goldthorpe converted but the final score went to Halifax as Little kicked a penalty.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19081130/076/0003 The Northern Union. Yorkshire Cup Final Yorkshire Post 30 November 1908 3 19170 subscription British Newspaper Archive Yorkshire Cup Final 28 November 1908 Halifax Hilton Little (2) Little 9 – 5 Report Hunslet Randall Goldthorpe Belle Vue, Wakefield 13,000 J. H. Smith +Yorkshire Cup Final teamsHalifaxNumberHunslet Fullback Billy Little 1 Herbert Place Threequarter backs William Williams 2 Billy Batten Joe Riley 3 William Hoyle Ernest Ward 4 William Eagers Dai Thomas 5 Fred Farrar Halfbacks Tommy Grey 6 Albert Goldthorpe Jimmy Hilton 7 Fred Smith Forwards Fred Hammond 8 Harry Wilson George Langhorn 9 Bill Jukes Harry Morley 10 John Higson Asa Robinson 11 Jack Randall Fred Mallinson 12 Tom Walsh Jack Swinbank 13 Charles Cappleman Source:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19081130/018/0002 Yorkshire Cup Final. The Fall of Hunslet Athletic News 30 November 1908 2 1731 subscription British Newspaper Archive See also 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rugby league county cups References Category:RFL Yorkshire Cup Yorkshire Cup