1927–28 Yorkshire Cup

The 1927–28 Yorkshire Cup tournament was the 20th occasion on which the competition had been held. Dewsbury won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. in the final by the score of 8–2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 21,700 and receipts were £1,466. This was Dewsbury's second triumph in a three-year period having last won the trophy in 1925–26.

Background

The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in December.

Competition and results

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 fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.

Round 1

Involved 7 matches and 15 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref

1	Sat 8 Oct 1927	Castleford	22-0	Bramley	Wheldon Road			1
2	Sat 8 Oct 1927	Dewsbury	13-9	Huddersfield	Crown Flatt
3	Sat 8 Oct 1927	Halifax	2-7	Batley	Thrum Hall
4	Sat 8 Oct 1927	Hull Kingston Rovers	5-5	Keighley	Craven Park (1)
5	Sat 8 Oct 1927	Leeds	12-2	Featherstone Rovers	Headingley
6	Sat 8 Oct 1927	Wakefield Trinity	4-12	Hull	Belle Vue
7	Sat 8 Oct 1927	York	15-2	Bradford Northern	Clarence Street
8		Hunslet		bye

Round 1 - replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref

R	Tue 11 Oct 1927	Keighley	2-24	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lawkholme Lane

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
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1	Wed 19 Oct 1927	Dewsbury	15-5	Batley	Crown Flatt
2	Wed 19 Oct 1927	Hull Kingston Rovers	13-2	Hunslet	Craven Park (1)
3	Wed 19 Oct 1927	York	19-7	Leeds	Clarence Street
4	Thu 20 Oct 1927	Hull	7-7	Castleford	Boulevard

Round 2 - replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref

R	Wed 26 Oct 1927	Castleford	0-3	Hull	Sandy Desert			2

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
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1	Wed 2 Nov 1927	York	0-10	Hull	Clarence Street
2	Thu 3 Nov 1927	Dewsbury	2-0	Hull Kingston Rovers	Crown Flatt