1912–13 Yorkshire Cup
The 1912–13 Yorkshire Cup was the eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a Rugby league tournament, was held. This year's tournament saw a new name on the trophy, Batley winning the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 17-3
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 16,000 and receipts were £523
This was the only time between 1909–10 and 1919-20 inclusive that Huddersfield would not contest the final. During this period the club made seven appearances out of the eight occasions winning six times
Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at thirteen.This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.
Competition and Results
Round 1
Involved 5 matches and 13 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Ref |
| 1 | Sat 12 Oct 1912 | Batley | 15-12 | Wakefield Trinity | Mount Pleasant | |
| 2 | Sat 12 Oct 1912 | Hull | 7-5 | Dewsbury | Boulevard | |
| 3 | Sat 12 Oct 1912 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11-3 | Huddersfield | Craven Street | |
| 4 | Sat 12 Oct 1912 | Keighley | 5-5 | Bradford Northern | Lawkholme Lane | |
| 5 | Sat 12 Oct 1912 | Leeds | 19-8 | Bramley | Headingley | |
| 6 | Halifax | bye | ||||
| 7 | Hunslet | bye | ||||
| 8 | York | bye | - |
Round 1 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Ref |
| R | Wed 16 Oct 1912 | Bradford Northern | 5-0 | Keighley | Birch Lane |
Round 2 – quarterfinals
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Ref |
| 1 | Sat 26 Oct 1912 | Batley | 21-2 | York | Mount Pleasant | |
| 2 | Sat 26 Oct 1912 | Bradford Northern | 2-3 | Hunslet | Birch Lane | |
| 3 | Sat 26 Oct 1912 | Hull | 15-0 | Halifax | Boulevard | |
| 4 | Wed 30 Oct 1912 | Leeds | 11-10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Ref |
| 1 | Sat 9 Nov 1912 | Batley | 18-2 | Leeds | Mount Pleasant | |
| 2 | Sat 9 Nov 1912 | Hull | 8-6 | Hunslet | Boulevard |