The 1911–12 Yorkshire Cup was the seventh occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a Rugby league tournament, was held. This year saw a previous winner, Huddersfield, win the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 22–10
The match was played at Belle Vue, in the City of Wakefield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 20,000 and receipts were £700. This was Huddersfield's third appearance in what would be seven appearances in eight consecutive finals between 1909 and 1919 (which included four successive victories and six in total.)
Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, but last year's new entrant Coventry left to join the Lancashire Cup, reducing the number of entries by one to a total of thirteen. 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 11 Oct 1911Hull2–8HunsletBoulevard2Sat 14 Oct 1911Bramley3–25DewsburyBarley Mow3Sat 14 Oct 1911Huddersfield15–2BatleyFartown4Sat 14 Oct 1911Hull Kingston Rovers23–9Wakefield TrinityHull Kingston Rovers5Sat 14 Oct 1911Leeds17–5KeighleyHeadingley6Bradford Northernbye7Halifaxbye8Yorkbye
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team ScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 14 Oct 1911Bradford Northern9–24HunsletBirch Lane2Sat 28 Oct 1911Huddersfield34–6DewsburyFartown3Sat 28 Oct 1911Hull Kingston Rovers15–2YorkHull Kingston Rovers4Sat 28 Oct 1911Leeds9–2HalifaxHeadingley
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueRef1Sat 11 Nov 1911Hunslet3–5HuddersfieldParkside2Sat 11 Nov 1911Leeds0–11Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley
Final Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecRefSaturday 25 November 1911Huddersfield22–10Hull Kingston RoversBelle Vue20000700
Teams and scorers Huddersfield№Hull Kingston Rovers teams Jack Bartholomew1Alf CarmichaelAlbert Rosenfeld2George SpiveyEdgar Wrigley3Phil ThomasHarold Wagstaff4R. HughesStan Moorhouse5J. Charles "Slasher" BrainThomas Grey6Bruce CravenJim Davies7Thomas SurmanW. Brook8Arthur MooreCon Byrne9William "Bill" HuskinsDouglas Clark10Jake BlackmoreBen Gronow11Arthur SpackmanJohn Higson12C. McDonaldHerbert Sherwood13R. Fearnley??Coach (??)22score1016HT2 Scorers Tries John Higson (1)T R. Hughes (1)Albert "Rozzi" Rosenfeld (1)T C. McDonald (1)Edgar Wrigley (1)THarold Wagstaff (1)TStan Moorhouse (1)TThomas Grey (1)T GoalsThomas Grey (2)G Alf Carmichael (2)G Drop Goals DGRefereeJ. F. May (St. Helens) Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1911–12". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
The road to success
See also 1911–12 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