Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

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Yorkshire Cup
Yorkshire Cup (Rugby Union) T'owd tin pot.jpg
SportRugby Union
Instituted1877;147 years ago (1877)
Number of teams15
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders Driffield RUFC (1st title) (2023/24)
Most titles Halifax RUFC (13 titles)
Website Yorkshire RFU

The Yorkshire Cup is an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1878. It is organised by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union and is open to all eligible clubs in the Yorkshire area. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup. Current Champions are Driffield RUFC

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The Yorkshire Senior Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides based in Yorkshire that play in tier 4 (National League 2 North), tier 5 (National League 3 North) and tier 6 (North 1 East) of the English rugby union league system. The current format is as a knock-out cup with a first round, second round, quarter-final, semi-final and final, which is to be played at neutral ground in the county. Teams ranked lower than tier 6 play in the Yorkshire Shield or Yorkshire Trophy. [1]

History

Trophy of Yorkshire Cup Yorkshire Cup (Rugby Union) T'owd tin pot.jpg
Trophy of Yorkshire Cup

In 1877, despite reservations within the Rugby Football Union, the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club (composed from the clubs of Bradford FC, Huddersfield FC, Leeds FC, Hull FC and York FC) sanctioned a knock-out tournament - the first of its kind in the UK.

The notion of competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire as much as it appalled the guardians of amateurism. The proceeds from the final were distributed among local charities.The trophy itself is known as "T'owd Tin Pot", pronounced with a Yorkshire accent.

In the first season, 16 teams battled it out for the T'owd Tin Pot, with York eventually losing out to Halifax in the final.

In its early years the competition was dominated by clubs who now play rugby league. Since the schism of 1895 which led to the formation of the Northern Rugby Football Union and the development of rugby league football, the cup has been competed for by clubs who remained with the Rugby Football Union or were founded after 1895.

According to the Hallmarks on the trophy it was made by Martin, Hall & Co. Sheffield and London, in 1877. It is made of Sterling Silver .925.

The trophy was won by Morley Rugby Club in the two seasons prior to the Second World War, and was kept "in a drawer under the secretary's bed" for the duration of the war.

Finals

YearWinnerScoreRunner UpVenue
11878 Halifax Panthers 1g, 1t, 9m - 0g, 0t, 0m [lower-alpha 1] York Recreation Ground, Leeds
21879 Wakefield Trinity 2g, 1t, 7m - 0g, 0t, 0mKirkstall Thrum Hall, Halifax
31880 Wakefield Trinity (2)3g, 6g, 7m - 0g, 1t, 2m Heckmondwike Cardigan Fields, Leeds
41881 Dewsbury Rams 1g, 0t, 0m - 0g, 0t, 4m Wakefield Trinity
51882 Thornes 1g, 0t, 5m - 0g, 1t, 5m Wakefield Trinity
61883 Wakefield Trinity (3)1g, 2t, 11m - 0g, 0t, 0m Halifax Panthers
71884 Bradford 1g, 4t, 5m - 0g, 1t, 3m Hull F.C.
81885 Batley Bulldogs 0g, 0t, 6m - 0g, 0t, 2m Manningham
91886 Halifax Panthers (2)1g, 0t, 3m - 0g, 0t, 2m Bradford
101887 Wakefield Trinity (4)2g, 0t, 2m - 0g, 0t, 2m Leeds Rhinos Thrum Hall, Halifax
111888 Halifax Panthers (3)0g, 2t, 2m - 0g, 1t, 1m Wakefield Trinity Cardigan Fields, Leeds
121889 Otley 1g, 1t,4m - 1g, 0t, 3m Liversedge
131890 Huddersfield Giants 1g, 0t, 1m - 0g, 0t, 0m Wakefield Trinity Thrum Hall, Halifax
141891Pontefract 1g, 1t, 3m - 1g, 0t, 3m Wakefield Trinity Headingley, Leeds
151892 Hunslet 21-0 Leeds Rhinos Huddersfield
161893 Halifax Panthers (4)8-2 Batley Bulldogs Headingley, Leeds
171894 Halifax Panthers (5)38-9 Castleford
181895 Brighouse Rangers 16-4 Morley
191896 Castleford 3-0West Riding Scatcherd Lane, Morley
201897 Hull Kingston Rovers 11-5ShipleyWest Riding F. C, Leeds
211898 Ossett 13-3Hebden BridgeWortley, Leeds
221899 Alverthorpe 0-0 Sowerby Bridge Keighley
Replay Sowerby Bridge 4-0 Alverthorpe
231900 Mytholmroyd 11-0 Castleford Claro Road, Harrogate
241901 Castleford (2)20-6 Morley
251902 Castleford (3)9-5Old Dewsburians
261903 Castleford 6-6 [lower-alpha 2] Skipton
Replay Skipton [lower-alpha 3] Castleford Wakefield
271904 Skipton (2)3-0MytholmroydClaro Road, Harrogate
281905 Harrogate 5-5Wakefield Balne LaneCastleford
Replay Harrogate 7-5Wakefield Balne Lane
291906 Castleford (4)11-0Wakefield Balne Lane Clarence Fields, Leeds
301907 Harrogate (2)11-6 Headingley Castleford
311908 Castleford (5)29-0Skipton Cross Green, Otley
321909 Headingley 3-0 [lower-alpha 4] SkiptonIlkley
331910 Otley (2)6-0 Hull & East Riding Claro Road, Harrogate
341911 Otley (3)12-0 Hull & East Riding Ilkley
351912 Skipton (3)7-0 Otley
361913 Headingley (2)20-5 Harrogate Old Boys
371914 Headingley (3)18-5 Harrogate Old Boys Cross Green, Otley
381920 Wakefield RFC 9-4 Bradford RFC
1915-1920: Competitions cancelled due to First World War
391921 Headingley (4)13-3 Wakefield RFC Cross Green, Otley
401922 Wakefield RFC (2)3-0 Leeds University
411923 Bradford RFC 6-0 Wakefield RFC Skipton
421924 Bradford RFC (2)14-3 Wakefield RFC Cross Green, Otley
431925 Bradford RFC (3)22-9 Otley Ilkley
441926 Halifax RUFC 8-0 Otley Lidget Green, Bradford
451927 Halifax RUFC (2)17-0 Otley
461928 Halifax RUFC 6-6 Otley
Replay Halifax RUFC (3)11-0 (AET) Otley
471929 Otley (4)9-0 Morley
481930 Halifax RUFC (4)17-4IlkleyCross Green, Otley
491931 Otley (5)13-6 Halifax RUFC Lidget Green, Bradford
501932 Morley 18-0 Huddersfield Old Boys
511933 Halifax RUFC (5)22-14 Bradford RFC Cross Green, Otley
521934 Otley (6)19-3 Sandal Lidget Green, Bradford
531935 Halifax RUFC (6)14-0Harrogate Old Boys Cross Green, Otley
541936 Otley (7)26-0Harrogate Old BoysLidget Green, Bradford
551937 Otley (8)16-3 Wakefield RFC Skipton
561938 Morley (2)5-0 Wakefield RFC Ovenden Park, Halifax
571939 Morley (3)10-0 Bradford RFC Cross Green, Otley
1940-1946: No competition held due to Second World War
-1947 Competition abandoned due to bad weather
591948 Keighley 14-9 Otley Skipton
601949 Harrogate (3)20-6Skipton Cross Green, Otley
611950 Halifax RUFC (7)11-0 Wakefield RFC
621951 Halifax RUFC (8)9-6 Morley
631952Royal Signals11-10 Halifax RUFC
641953 Morley (4)8-3Goole Grammar School Old Boys Clarence Fields, Leeds
651954Royal Signals (2)17-3 Roundhay Cross Green, Otley
661955 Morley (5)16-9Bramley Old Boys
671956Goole Grammar School Old Boys3-3Old PomfretiansLidget Green, Bradford
ReplayGoole Grammar School Old Boys6-0Old PomfretiansSelby
681957West Leeds Old Boys13-3Old Roundhegians Clarence Fields, Leeds
691958Old Roundhegians11-0 Sandal Lidget Green, Bradford
701959Old Hymerians15-11West Leeds Old Boys Scatcherd Lane, Morley
711960Old Crossleyans9-0 Sandal
721961 Old Thornensians 6-3West Leeds Old Boys
731962 Old Thornensians 3-3York Railway Institute
Replay Old Thornensians 0-0York Railway Institute Cross Green, Otley
2nd Replay Old Thornensians (2)12-6York Railway Institute
-1963 Competition abandoned due bad weather
751964 Halifax RUFC (9)8-6 Otley Lidget Green, Bradford
761965 Harrogate (4)9-8 Wakefield RFC Cross Green, Otley
771966 Bradford RFC (4)8-3 Harrogate
781967 Halifax RUFC 0-0 Roundhay
Replay Halifax RUFC (10)11-9 Roundhay
791968 Bradford RFC 3-3 Halifax RUFC
Replay Bradford RFC (5)8-6 Halifax RUFC
801969 Wakefield RFC (3)15-12 (AET) Roundhay
811970 Bradford RFC (6)19-6 Huddersfield RUFC Scatcherd Lane, Morley
821971 Halifax RUFC (11)9-3 Old Thornensians Cross Green, Otley
831972 Morley (6)16-3 Bradford RFC
841973 Morley (7)10-9 Roundhay Clarence Fields, Leeds
851974 Morley (8)27-16 Roundhay
861975 Headingley 13-13 Roundhay Cross Green, Otley
Replay Roundhay 20-16 Headingley
871976 Middlesbrough 10-9 (AET) Roundhay
881977 Morley (9)23-9 Halifax RUFC Clarence Fields, Leeds
891978 Wakefield RFC (4)18-9 Middlesbrough Cross Green, Otley
901979 Morley (10)9-9 Harrogate Clarence Fields, Leeds
911980 Roundhay 15-6 Morley
921981 Harrogate (5)12-3 Morley Cross Green, Otley
931982 Wakefield RFC (5)23-3 Sheffield Tigers Clarence Fields, Leeds
941983 Headingley (5)8-3 Morley Cross Green, Otley
951984 Headingley (6)17-3 Wakefield RFC
961985 Headingley (7)7-0 Wakefield RFC
971986 Wakefield RFC (6)18-6 Morley Clarence Fields, Leeds
981987 Headingley (8)18-4 Morley
991988 Headingley (9)21-9 Wakefield RFC Scatcherd Lane, Morley
1001989 Headingley (10)48-9 Otley
1011990 Wakefield RFC (7)16-3 Sheffield Tigers Clarence Fields, Leeds
1021991 Harrogate (6)23-4 Otley Scatcherd Lane, Morley
1031992 Harrogate (7)12-7 Bradford & Bingley
1041993 Otley (9)22-5 Rotherham Clarence Fields, Leeds
1051994 Wakefield RFC (8)35-9 Sandal Scatcherd Lane, Morley
1061995 Rotherham 39-3 Harrogate Clarence Fields, Leeds
1071996 Morley (11)16-10 Rotherham
1081997 Sandal (2)17-13 Doncaster Cross Green, Otley
1091998 Leeds Tykes 21-11 Doncaster Scatcherd Lane, Morley
1101999 Doncaster 13-10 Sandal Brantingham Park, Hull
1112000 Doncaster (2)29-26 Morley Lockwood Park, Huddersfield
1122001 Sandal 26-24 Middlesbrough Claro Road, Harrogate
1132002 Harrogate (8)24-19 Wharfedale Cross Green, Otley
1142003 Harrogate (9)13-12 Doncaster Scatcherd Lane, Morley
1152004 Halifax RUFC (12)23-21 Otley Claro Road, Harrogate
1162005 Halifax RUFC (13)19-14 Cleckheaton Wagon Lane, Bingley
1172006 Leeds Tykes (2)22-11 Wharfedale
1182007 Doncaster (3)31-6 Wharfedale York
1192008 Doncaster (4)24-17 Wharfedale Claro Road, Harrogate
1202009 Leeds Tykes U19 (3) [2] 23-13 Beverley Brantingham Park, Hull
1212010 Wharfedale 36-13 Sheffield Tigers Huddersfield YMCA, Huddersfield
1222011 Huddersfield RUFC 25-18 Hull RUFC York
1232012 Hull RUFC 20-10 Wharfedale York
-2013 Competition abandoned due to bad weather
1252014 Wharfedale (2)34-29 Otley Wagon Lane, Bingley
1262015 Harrogate (10)16-12 Wharfedale The Sycamores, Leeds
1272016 Harrogate (11)38-3 Sheffield Tigers Moor Lane, Pontefract
1282017 Harrogate (12) [lower-alpha 5] [3] [4] Sheffield Tigers Scatcherd Lane
1292018 Hull RUFC (2)34-7 Doncaster Phoenix Clifton Park, York
1302019 Sandal (3)33-14 Sheffield Scatcherd Lane, Morley
2020-2021: Competitions cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
1312023 Middlesbrough 30-24 Sandal Castle Park

Results

ClubWinsRunners
up		Winning Years
1 Halifax RUFC 1341926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1951, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1971, 2004, 2005
2 Harrogate 1221905, 1907, 1949, 1965, 1981, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017
3 Morley 1191932, 1938, 1939, 1953, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1996
4 Headingley§1031909, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
5 Otley 9111889, 1910, 1911, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1993
6 Wakefield RFC§7101920, 1922, 1969, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
7 Bradford & Bingley 641923, 1924, 1925, 1966, 1968, 1970
8 Castleford§541896, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1908
9 Halifax Panthers±11878, 1886, 1888, 1893, 1894
10 Wakefield Trinity±451879, 1880, 1883, 1887
11 Doncaster 31999, 2000, 2007, 2008
12 Skipton 331903, 1904, 1912
13 Sandal 21997, 2001, 2019
14 Leeds Tykes 01998, 2006, 2009
15 Wharfedale 262010, 2014
16 Roundhay§51975, 1980
17 Old Thornisions 11961, 1962
18 Hull RUFC 12012, 2018
19Royal Signals01952, 1954
1West Leeds Old Boys§121957
1 Middlesbrough 1976, 2023
1 Bradford±§11884
1 Batley Bulldogs±1885
Mytholmroyd 1900
1Goole Grammar School Old Boys1956
1Old Roundheigians1958
1 Rotherham 1995
1 Huddersfield RUFC 2011
1 Dewsbury Rams±01881
1Thornes§1882
1 Huddersfield Giants±1890
1 Pontefract 1891
1 Hunslet±§1892
1 Brighouse Rangers±§1895
1 Hull Kingston Rovers±1897
1 Ossett 1898
1 Sowerby Bridge 1899
1 Keighley 1948
1Old Hymerians1959
1Old Crossleyions1960
1West Park Leeds2022
1 Sheffield Tigers 04
1 Hull & East Riding 02
1Wakefield Balne Lane02
1Old Pomfretians02
1 Alverthorpe 01
1 Beverley 01
1Bramley Old Boys01
1 Cleckheaton 01
1Doncaster Phoenix01
1 Heckmondwike ±01
1 Hebden Bridge 01
1 Hull F.C. ±01
1 Ilkley 01
1Kirkstall01
1 Liversedge ±01
1 Manningham ±01
1Old Dewsburians01
1 Sheffield 01
1 Shipley 01
1West Riding01
1 York Railway Institute 01
1 York RUFC 01
1 York ±§01

See also

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ↑ Until 1891, the scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
  2. ↑ Skipton contested result on grounds that Castleford had included an ineligible player, therefore a replay was arranged.
  3. ↑ Castleford refused to play. Skipton were declared the winners.
  4. ↑ Cup awarded to Headingley after Skipton, objecting to one of the referees decisions, walked off the field five minutes before half time.
  5. ↑ Harrogate won by walkover as Sheffield Tigers could not agree a date to play the final citing player welware. Final had originally been scheduled for 26 April 2017 at Scatcherd Lane in Morley but was ultimately cancelled.

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