1908–09 Yorkshire Cup

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1908–09 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
Winners Halifax
Runners-up Hunslet

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.

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First round

The draw for the first round was made at the Yorkshire committee meeting on 16 July 1908. [1] 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. [1] All five ties were played on 10 October 1908.

Yorkshire Cup first round
HomeScoreAwayVenue
Halifax 13–0 Leeds Thrum Hall
Hull Kingston Rovers 13–19 Batley Craven Street
Keighley 6–14 Hunslet Lawkholme Lane
Wakefield Trinity 0–17 Huddersfield Belle Vue
York 8–2 Bradford Northern Clarence Street
Source: [2]

Second round

The second round draw was made on 12 October 1908. The ties were played on 24 October 1908. [3]

Yorkshire Cup second round
HomeScoreAwayVenue
Dewsbury 32–2 Bramley Crown Flatt
Halifax 31–2 Hull Thrum Hall
Huddersfield 8–13 Batley Fartown
York 0–14 Hunslet Clarence Street
Source: [4]

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. [5]

Yorkshire Cup Semi-finals
HomeScoreAwayVenue
Halifax 9–0 Batley Thrum Hall
Hunslet 10–2 Dewsbury Parkside
Source: [6]

Final

Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue was chosen as the venue for the final. [7]

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. [8]

Yorkshire Cup Final
28 November 1908
Halifax 9 – 5 Hunslet
Tries: Hilton
Goals: Little (2)
Drop goals: Little
Report
Tries: Randall
Goals: Goldthorpe
Belle Vue, Wakefield
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: J. H. Smith
Yorkshire Cup Final teams
HalifaxNumberHunslet
Fullback
Billy Little 1 Herbert Place
Threequarter backs
William Williams 2 Billy Batten
Joe Riley 3William Hoyle
Ernest Ward 4William Eagers
Dai Thomas 5 Fred Farrar
Halfbacks
Tommy Grey 6 Albert Goldthorpe
Jimmy Hilton 7 Fred Smith
Forwards
Fred Hammond8 Harry Wilson
George Langhorn 9 Bill Jukes
Harry Morley10 John Higson
Asa Robinson 11Jack Randall
Fred Mallinson12 Tom Walsh
Jack Swinbank13Charles Cappleman
Source: [9]

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