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. Hunslet won the trophy for the second time in three years by beating Halifax by the score of 17–0
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 15,000 and receipts were £397
Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, Pontefract folded part way through the last season, and last years cup winner and cup holder, Bradford, became turncoats to play with the round ball. As replacement, a new club Bradford Northern 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 Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 09 Nov 1907Halifax10–5BatleyThrum Hall2Sat 09 Nov 1907Hull21–10KeighleyBoulevard3Sat 09 Nov 1907Hunslet50–0BramleyParkside4Sat 09 Nov 1907Leeds16–2Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley5Sat 09 Nov 1907York14–15Bradford NorthernClarence Street6 09 Nov 1907Dewsbury0bye7 09 Nov 1907Huddersfield0bye8 09 Nov 1907Wakefield Trinity0bye
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 23 Nov 1907Dewsbury3–15HullCrown Flatt2Sat 23 Nov 1907Halifax31–0Bradford NorthernThrum Hall3Sat 23 Nov 1907Huddersfield2–2Wakefield TrinityFartown4Sat 23 Nov 1907Hunslet17–10LeedsParkside
Round 2 – Replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRefRWed 27 Nov 1907Wakefield Trinity12–0HuddersfieldBelle Vue
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 07 Dec 1907Hull2–16HalifaxBoulevard2Sat 07 Dec 1907Hunslet10–0Wakefield TrinityParkside
Final Fixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecRefSaturday 21 December 1907Hunslet17–0HalifaxHeadingley15,000397
Teams and scorers Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 13 – 1907–08". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a Hunslet№Halifax teams Herbert Place1Billy LittleFred Farrar2Harry MorleyCharlie Ward3Fred AtkinsBilly Eagers4Eddie WardBilly Batten5Joe RileyAlbert Goldthorpe6Jimmy HiltonFred Smith7Tommy GreyHarry Wilson8Joseph BrearleyBilly Brookes9Fred HammondBill Jukes10Asa RobinsonJack Randall11Fred LittlewoodTom Walsh12George LanghornWalter Wray13L SunderlandCoach17score04HT0 Scorers Tries Billy BattenTFred SmithTAlbert GoldthorpeTTT Goals Charlie WardGBilly EagersGAlbert Goldthorpe (2)G DGRefereeBilly Mc Cutcheon (Oldham)Attendance: 15,000 Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rugby league county cups
Notes
References
External links Saints Heritage Society 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org