The RFL Yorkshire Cup is a rugby league county cup competition for teams in Yorkshire. Starting in 1905 the competition ran, with the exception of 1915 to 1918, until the 1992–93 season, when it folded due to fixture congestion. The competition was open to all senior member clubs of the Rugby Football League in Yorkshire and was normally played in the opening months of the season. On two occasions, 1918–19 and 1940–41 the competition was held towards the end of the season due to the two world wars. During the Second World War the Lancashire Cup was not played for between 1941 and 1945 and several Lancashire clubs were admitted into the Yorkshire Cup competition instead. The cup finals in 1942, 1943 and 1944 were played over two legs with the winner being determined by aggregate score over the two matches.

Finals

Wins by club

Records

Cup final

* Most appearances: 21,

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

* Most wins: 17, Leeds * Most consecutive wins: 4,

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

1913-14, 14-15, 1919 Spring & 1919 Autumn * Highest score: 34–8, Leeds v

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1972 * Highest aggregate score: 65, 31-24

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the t ...

v Hull F.C. 1986 * Lowest aggregate score: 2–0 on four occasions 1920, 1925, 1942, 1944 * Biggest winning margin: 28, 30–2 Huddersfield v Hull 1914 * Biggest attendance: 36,000,

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v Huddersfield at

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1949 * Smallest attendance: 5,536, Castleford v

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at Belle Vue 1971 * Highest receipts: £83,591 Leeds v Castleford at

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1988

Individual records in the final

* Most tries in a final: 4, Stan Moorhouse for Huddersfield v Leeds 1919 * Most goals in a final: 6, David Stephenson for Leeds v Castleford 1988 * Most points in a final: 16, Graham Steadman (4 goals and 2 tries) for Castleford v Bradford Northern 1991 * Most appearances in a final: 10, Douglas Clark, Huddersfield 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1919 Spring, 1919 Autumn, 1923, 1925, 1926 * Most tries in finals: 6 (two times), Stan Moorhouse, Huddersfield 1911, 1914, 1919 Autumn and

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, Leeds 1934, 1935, 1937 * Most goals in finals: 19, Neil Fox

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...

1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1978 * Most points in finals: 53, Neil Fox Wakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers & Bradford Northern 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1978

Competition records

* Highest score: 6–100, Nottingham City v

1990 * Highest score v a junior club: 79–5, Huddersfield v Yorkshire Amateurs 1948 * Highest aggregate score in two-legged fixture: 140–5, Huddersfield v Yorkshire Amateurs 1948 Sources:

White Rose Trophy

Between 1966 and 1993 a trophy, called the White Rose Trophy, was awarded to the man of the match in each final. The judging was conducted by members of the press.

2019 revival

In 2019, the name of the competition was reused as a pre-season tournament between seven of the non-Super League teams; Batley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Featherstone, Halifax, Hunslet and York; and amateur side

Hunslet Club Parkside Hunslet Club Parkside was an English amateur rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire. Its first team competed in the National Conference League. History The club was founded in the 1940s as Hunslet Boys Club, playing junior rugby unti ...

. The competition was a one-off has not been played since. Bradford Bulls won the tournament beating Batley Bulldogs 14–12 at Mount Pleasant, Batley.

References

External links

Yorkshire Cup Results
Rugby League Project {{White Rose Trophy winners Rugby league competitions in Yorkshire Rugby league competitions in the United Kingdom 1905 establishments in England 1992 disestablishments in England 2019 establishments in England Recurring sporting events established in 1905 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1992 Recurring sporting events established in 2019