1907–08 Yorkshire Cup


The 1907 Yorkshire Cup was the third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. This year's final was a repeat of the first Yorkshire Cup final in which the same two clubs reached the same outcome.
Hunslet won the trophy for the second time in three years by beating Halifax by the score of 17–0
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 15,000 and receipts were £397

Background

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, Pontefract folded part way through the last season, and last years cup winner and cup holder, Bradford, became turncoats to play with the round ball. As replacement, a new club Bradford Northern joined the league, resulting in an overall decrease of two from 1906, and giving a total of thirteen entrants.
This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 5 matches and 13 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef
1Sat 09 Nov 1907Halifax10–5BatleyThrum Hall
2Sat 09 Nov 1907Hull21–10KeighleyBoulevard
3Sat 09 Nov 1907Hunslet50–0BramleyParkside
4Sat 09 Nov 1907Leeds16–2Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley
5Sat 09 Nov 1907York14–15Bradford NorthernClarence Street
609 Nov 1907Dewsbury0bye
709 Nov 1907Huddersfield0bye
809 Nov 1907Wakefield Trinity0bye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef
1Sat 23 Nov 1907Dewsbury3–15HullCrown Flatt
2Sat 23 Nov 1907Halifax31–0Bradford NorthernThrum Hall
3Sat 23 Nov 1907Huddersfield2–2Wakefield TrinityFartown
4Sat 23 Nov 1907Hunslet17–10LeedsParkside

Round 2 – Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef
RWed 27 Nov 1907Wakefield Trinity12–0HuddersfieldBelle Vue

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef
1Sat 07 Dec 1907Hull2–16HalifaxBoulevard
2Sat 07 Dec 1907Hunslet10–0Wakefield TrinityParkside

Final

Teams and scorers

HunsletHalifax
teams
Herbert Place1Billy Little
Fred Farrar2Harry Morley
Charlie Ward3Fred Atkins
Billy Eagers4Eddie Ward
Billy Batten5Joe Riley
Albert Goldthorpe6Jimmy Hilton
Fred Smith7Tommy Grey
Harry Wilson8Joseph Brearley
Billy Brookes9Fred Hammond
Bill Jukes10Asa Robinson
Jack Randall11Fred Littlewood
Tom Walsh12George Langhorn
Walter Wray13L Sunderland
Coach
17score0
4HT0
Scorers
Tries
Billy BattenT
Fred SmithT
Albert GoldthorpeT
T
T
Goals
Charlie WardG
Billy EagersG
Albert Goldthorpe G
DG
RefereeBilly Mc Cutcheon
Attendance: 15,000

ScoringTry = three points – Goal = two points – Drop goal = two points