1946–47 was the thirty-ninth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 10–0
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 34,300 and receipts were £3,718
This is Wakefield Trinity second successive appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final, last year they were beaten by Bradford Northern 5–2
Background
This season junior/amateur clubs Yorkshire Amateurs were invited to take part. This increased the number of clubs who entered last season by one to a total number of sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
The competition again followed the original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the exception of the first round which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis.
Competition and results
Round 1 – first leg Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Wed 11 Sep 1946Yorkshire Amateurs7–28YorkParkside2Sat 14 Sep 1946Batley8–9HunsletMount Pleasant3Sat 14 Sep 1946Bramley4–9DewsburyBarley Mow4Sat 14 Sep 1946Featherstone Rovers10–16HullPost Office Road5Sat 14 Sep 1946Huddersfield20–5Bradford NorthernFartown6Sat 14 Sep 1946Hull Kingston Rovers10–9HalifaxCraven Park (1)7Sat 14 Sep 1946Keighley14–11Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane8Sat 14 Sep 1946Leeds8–11CastlefordHeadingley
Round 1 – second leg Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 14 Sep 1946York29–12Yorkshire AmateursClarence Street57–192Sat 21 Sep 1946Hunslet10–4BatleyParkside19–123Sat 21 Sep 1946Dewsbury9–8BramleyCrown Flatt18–124Sat 21 Sep 1946Hull24–3Featherstone RoversBoulevard42–135Sat 21 Sep 1946Bradford Northern3–20HuddersfieldOdsal8–406Sat 21 Sep 1946Halifax7–11Hull Kingston RoversThrum Hall16–217Sat 21 Sep 1946Wakefield Trinity8–2KeighleyBelle Vue19–168Sat 21 Sep 1946Castleford16–7LeedsWheldon Road 27–15
Round 2 - quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
All second round ties are played on a knock-out basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScore Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Wed 25 Sep 1946Hunslet10–9DewsburyParkside2Mon 30 Sep 1946Huddersfield10–15Hull Kingston RoversFartown3Thu 3 Oct 1946Hull42–8YorkBoulevard4Thu 3 Oct 1946Wakefield Trinity11–2CastlefordBelle Vue
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Thu 10 Oct 1946Hull15–11Hull Kingston RoversBoulevard2Wed 16 Oct 1946Wakefield Trinity7–4HunsletBelle Vue
Final Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefSaturday 2 November 1946Wakefield Trinity10–0HullHeadingley34,300£3,718
Teams and scorers Wakefield Trinity№Hull teams Billy Teall1Freddie Miller (c)Jackie Perry2Tommy GlynnJohnny Jones 3Ivor WattsJim Croston4Alan SinclairDennis Baddeley5Albert BowersRon Rylance (c)6Ernie LawrenceArthur Fletcher7Tom JohnsonHarry Wilkinson8Fred ShillitoLen Marson9Harry WilkinsonJim Higgins10Stan JimmisonMick Exley11Charlie BoothHarry Murphy12Jack TindallLen Bratley13Alf Shakesbyprobably James "Jim" CrostonCoachTed Tattersfield (trainer) 10score00HT0 Scorers Tries Ron Rylance (1)Tno scoreArthur Fletcher (1)T Goals Jackie Perry (2)GRefereeGeorge Phillips (Widnes) Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success All the ties in the first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
For the first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.
For the first round ties, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.
See also 1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League 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