1966–67 Yorkshire Cup
The 1966–67 Yorkshire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Featherstone Rovers by the score of 25-12.
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 13,241 and receipts were £3,482
This was the first of two successive victories for Hull Kingston Rovers.
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 2 Sep 1966 | Castleford | 32-2 | Batley | Wheldon Road | ||||||
| 2 | Fri 2 Sep 1966 | Hunslet | 21-10 | Doncaster | Parkside | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 3 Sep 1966 | Dwesbury | 13-13 | Wakefield Trinity | Crown Flatt | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 3 Sep 1966 | Featherstone Rovers | 50-15 | York | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 3 Sep 1966 | Huddersfield | 8-4 | Bradford Northern | Fartown | 9,990 | |||||
| 6 | Sat 3 Sep 1966 | Hull F.C. | 20-24 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Boulevard | ||||||
| 7 | Sat 3 Sep 1966 | Keighley | 16-30 | Halifax | Lawkholme Lane | ||||||
| 8 | Sat 3 Sep 1966 | Leeds | 18-20 | Bramley | Headingley | 1 |
Round 1 - replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Mon 5 Sep 1966 | Wakefield Trinity | 18-11 | Dewsbury | Belle Vue |
Round 2 - quarterfinals
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mon 12 Sep 1966 | Huddersfield | 11-6 | Wakefield Trinity | Fartown | 7,473 | |||||
| 2 | Tue 13 Sep 1966 | Featherstone Rovers | 17-9 | Bramley | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 3 | Wed 14 Sep 1966 | Castleford | 14-18 | Halifax | Wheldon Road | ||||||
| 4 | Wed 14 Sep 1966 | Hunslet | 3-29 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Parkside |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mon 26 Sep 1966 | Featherstone Rovers | 20-9 | Halifax | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 2 | Mon 26 Sep 1966 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27-7 | Huddersfield | Craven Park (1) | 10,533 |