1931–32 Yorkshire Cup


The 1931–32 Yorkshire Cup was the twenty-fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Huddersfield won the trophy by beating Hunslet in the final by the score of 4–2.

Background

General information for those unfamiliar

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 NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 10 Oct 1931Batley4-24LeedsMount Pleasant
2Sat 10 Oct 1931Bradford Northern5-11HuddersfieldBirch Lane
3Sat 10 Oct 1931Castleford4-12DewsburyWheldon Road
4Sat 10 Oct 1931Hull33-7KeighleyBoulevard
5Sat 10 Oct 1931Hull Kingston Rovers6-2Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)
6Sat 10 Oct 1931Hunslet50-11BramleyParkside
7Sat 10 Oct 1931York3-0HalifaxClarence Street
8Featherstone Roversbye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 14 Oct 1931Hunslet27-7Hull Kingston RoversParkside
2Mon 19 Oct 1931Featherstone Rovers5-15HuddersfieldPost Office Road
3Tue 20 Oct 1931Dewsbury5-9HullCrown Flatt
4Wed 21 Oct 1931Leeds9-14YorkHeadingley

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 4 Nov 1931York2-2HuddersfieldClarence Street
2Thu 5 Nov 1931Hull0-15HunsletBoulevard

Semifinal - replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef
RMon 9 Nov 1931Huddersfield10-7YorkFartown

Final

The final was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 27,800 and receipts were £1,764. The attendance was the second highest attendance recorded to date at the Yorkshire Cup final behind the record of 33,719 from 1922.
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 21 November 1931Huddersfield4-2HunsletHeadingley27,800£1,7641 2

Teams and scorers

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points