1936–37 Yorkshire Cup
The 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 Mansfield, Coventry, this season's appearance of Newcastle, and even last year's appearance of London December
1936 was the twenty-ninth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
York won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 9-2
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 19,000 and receipts were £1,294
This was the York's second successive appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final, last year as defeated finalists. It was also the third and last of York's Yorkshire Cup winning appearances, although they would appear in the finals twice more, on each occasion ending as defeated finalists
Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, one "leavers" with the loss of Acton & Willesden and one new entrant in the form of Newcastle. This resulted in the total number of entries remaining the same as last season at sixteen.This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Bradford Northern | 11-12 | Leeds | Odsal | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Dewsbury | 8-0 | Keighley | Crown Flatt | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Halifax | 7-0 | Castleford | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Huddersfield | 2-8 | Wakefield Trinity | Fartown | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-17 | Hull | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Hunslet | 19-5 | Featherstone Rovers | Parkside | ||||||
| 7 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | Newcastle | 7-7 | Bramley | Brough Park | 1 | |||||
| 8 | Sat 12 Sep 1936 | York | 8-2 | Batley | Clarence Street |
Round 1 - replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Wed 16 Sep 1936 | Bramley | 11-7 | Newcastle | Barley Mow |
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 23 Sep 1936 | Hunslet | 15-7 | Halifax | Parkside | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 23 Sep 1936 | Wakefield Trinity | 20-7 | Bramley | Belle Vue | ||||||
| 3 | Wed 23 Sep 1936 | York | 14-2 | Dewsbury | Clarence Street | ||||||
| 4 | Thu 24 Sep 1936 | Hull | 12-9 | Leeds | Boulevard |
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 30 Sep 1936 | Wakefield Trinity | 11-6 | Hunslet | Belle Vue | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 30 Sep 1936 | York | 5-0 | Hull | Clarence Street |