1937–38 Yorkshire Cup
The 1937–38 Yorkshire Cup was the thirtieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
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
Leeds won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 14-8
The match was played at Belle Vue, in the City of Wakefield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,000 and receipts were £1,508
This was Leeds' last of their six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared.
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 sixteen.This in turn resulted in no 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 11 Sep 1937 | Batley | 42-5 | Newcastle | Mount Pleasant | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Bramley | 2-5 | Keighley | Barley Mow | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Castleford | 6-8 | Dewsbury | Wheldon Road | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Huddersfield | 32-16 | Featherstone Rovers | Fartown | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Hull | 21-13 | Hunslet | Boulevard | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 10-11 | Bradford Northern | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 7 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Leeds | 20-7 | York | Headingley | ||||||
| 8 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Wakefield Trinity | 4-4 | Halifax | Belle Vue |
Round 1 - replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Thu 16 Sep 1937 | Halifax | 7-6 | Wakefield Trinity | Thrum Hall |
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 22 Sep 1937 | Bradford Northern | 6-16 | Leeds | Odsal | ||||||
| 2 | Mon 27 Sep 1937 | Huddersfield | 13-6 | Hull | Fartown | ||||||
| 3 | Tue 28 Sep 1937 | Keighley | 7-9 | Batley | Lawkholme Lane | ||||||
| 4 | Wed 29 Sep 1937 | Dewsbury | 20-9 | Halifax | Crown Flatt |
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 | Mon 11 Oct 1937 | Huddersfield | 6-2 | Dewsbury | Fartown | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 13 Oct 1937 | Leeds | 10-5 | Batley | Headingley |