1962–63 Yorkshire Cup
The 1962–63 Yorkshire Cup was the fifty-fifth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Hunslet won the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 12-2.
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,742 and receipts were £4,514
It is the last time for twenty-two years that the attendance at a Yorkshire Cup final would again exceed 20,000
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 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 | Fri 7 Sep 1962 | Castleford | 28-2 | Batley | Wheldon Road | ||||||
| 2 | Fri 7 Sep 1962 | Hull F.C. | 12-3 | Huddersfield | Boulevard | 9,000 | |||||
| 3 | Sat 8 Sep 1962 | Bradford Northern | 5-11 | Bramley | Odsal | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 8 Sep 1962 | Featherstone Rovers | 25-10 | Doncaster | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 8 Sep 1962 | Halifax | 22-7 | Dewsbury | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 8 Sep 1962 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 45-10 | Keighley | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 7 | Sat 8 Sep 1962 | Hunslet | 34-9 | Wakefield Trinity | Parkside | ||||||
| 8 | Sat 8 Sep 1962 | Leeds | 12-12 | York | Headingley |
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 12 Sep 1962 | York | 7-6 | Leeds | Clarence Street |
Round 2 - Quarter-finals
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 | Mon 17 Sep 1962 | Featherstone Rovers | 21-10 | Bramley | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 2 | Mon 17 Sep 1962 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28-12 | Castleford | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 3 | Mon 17 Sep 1962 | Hunslet | 18-7 | Hull F.C. | Parkside | ||||||
| 4 | Wed 19 Sep 1962 | York | 2-12 | Halifax | Clarence Street |
Round 3 – Semi-finals
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 1 Oct 1962 | Halifax | 6-7 | Hunslet | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 2 | Mon 1 Oct 1962 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22-6 | Featherstone Rovers | Craven Park (1) |