The 1907 Yorkshire Cup was the third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. This year's final was a repeat of the first Yorkshire Cup final in which the same two clubs reached the same outcome.

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won the trophy for the second time in three years by beating Halifax by the score of 17–0 The match was played at

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, now in

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. The attendance was 15,000 and receipts were £397

Background

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part,

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folded part way through the last season, and last years cup winner and cup holder,

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, became turncoats to play with the round ball. As replacement, a new club

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

joined the league, resulting in an overall decrease of two from 1906, and giving a total of thirteen entrants. This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Round 2 – Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Final

Teams and scorers

Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 13 – 1907–08". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

Notes

References

External links

Saints Heritage Society1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.comHull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
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