1948–49 was the forty-first occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Castleford by the score of 18–9
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 31,393 and receipts were £5,053
The first of two successive wins for Bradford Northern
Background
This season, junior/amateur clubs Yorkshire Amateurs were again invited to take part and the number of clubs who entered remained at the same as last season's 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 teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Sat 11 Sep 1948Castleford37–7BramleyWheldon Road 2Sat 11 Sep 1948Dewsbury5–3Bradford NorthernCrown Flatt3Sat 11 Sep 1948Huddersfield79–5Yorkshire AmateursFartown4Sat 11 Sep 1948Hull22–7BatleyBoulevard5Sat 11 Sep 1948Keighley7–8HunsletLawkholme Lane6Sat 11 Sep 1948Leeds10–10HalifaxHeadingley7Sat 11 Sep 1948Wakefield Trinity20–5Hull Kingston RoversBelle Vue8Sat 11 Sep 1948York12–14Featherstone RoversClarence Street
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 teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Wed 15 Sep 1948Bramley9–12CastlefordBarley Mow16–492Wed 15 Sep 1948Bradford Northern20–5DewsburyOdsal23–103Thu 16 Sep 1948Yorkshire Amateurs0–61HuddersfieldCrown Flatt5–1404Tue 14 Sep 1948Batley5–12HullMount Pleasant12–345Wed 15 Sep 1948Hunslet9–5KeighleyParkside17–126Tue 14 Sep 1948Halifax5–11LeedsThrum Hall15–217Wed 15 Sep 1948Hull Kingston Rovers14–4Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)19–248Wed 15 Sep 1948Featherstone Rovers17–9YorkPost Office Road31–21
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 teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Mon 20 Sep 1948Bradford Northern19–12HuddersfieldOdsal2Mon 27 Sep 1948Featherstone Rovers5–19Wakefield TrinityPost Office Road3Tue 28 Sep 1948Castleford11–0HullWheldon Road 4Thu 30 Sep 1948Leeds7–10HunsletHeadingley
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef1Wed 13 Oct 1948Bradford Northern7–7HunsletOdsal2Wed 13 Oct 1948Castleford6–5Wakefield TrinityWheldon Road
Round 3 – semifinals - Replay Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefRMon 18 Oct 1948Hunslet5–12Bradford NorthernParkside
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team ScoreAway teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefSaturday 30 October 1948Bradford Northern18–9CastlefordHeadingley31,393£5,053
Teams and scorers
Bradford Northern№Castleford teams George Carmichael1Ronald LewisEric Batten2Arthur BastowWilliam "Bill" Leake3Leonard "Len" SkidmoreErnest Ward (c) 4Norman GuestAlan Edwards5Reg LloydWillie Davies6Arthur FisherDonald 7George LangfieldFrank Whitcombe8Dyl HarrisVic Darlison9Jimmy JonesRonald "Ron" Greaves10James CrossleyTrevor Foster11Desmond "Des" ForemanBarry Tyler12Charles StainesKen Traill13Frank MugglestoneDai ReesCoach?? 18score92HT4 Scorers Tries Allen Edwards (2)TDes Foreman (1)Leake (1)TFoster (1)T Goals Allen Edwards (3)GDes Foreman (1)GCharlie Staines (1) Drop Goals DG George Langfield (1)RefereeG.S.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 1948–49 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