The 1989–90 Yorkshire Cup was the eighty-second occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Bradford Northern won the trophy for the second time in three years, this time by beating Featherstone Rovers by the score of 20–14 The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 12,607 and receipts were £50,775 For the first time, both semi-final matches resulted in draws, both requiring a replay.
Background This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at eighteen. This in turn resulted in the necessity to continue with a preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.
Competition and results
Preliminary round
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefP1Sun 27 Aug 1989Dewsbury18–17Wakefield TrinityCrown Flatt2246P2Sun 27 Aug 1989Nottingham City6–56Hull F.C.Harvey Hadden Stadium902
Round 1 Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Sun 17 Sep 1989Batley5–36Sheffield EaglesMount Pleasant12992Sun 17 Sep 1989Bramley12–54Hull Kingston RoversMcLaren Field15453Sun 17 Sep 1989Dewsbury7–22HalifaxCrown Flatt36044Sun 17 Sep 1989Doncaster23–4HuddersfieldBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield23415Sun 17 Sep 1989Featherstone Rovers86–18KeighleyPost Office Road22096Sun 17 Sep 1989Hull F.C.20–10Ryedale-YorkBoulevard43177Sun 17 Sep 1989Hunslet0–44CastlefordElland Road31808Sun 17 Sep 1989Leeds8–15Bradford NorthernHeadingley13214
Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Wed 27 Sep 1989Bradford Northern19–6Sheffield EaglesOdsal42102Wed 27 Sep 1989Castleford28–12Hull Kingston RoversWheldon Road 62503Wed 27 Sep 1989Featherstone Rovers37–22DoncasterPost Office Road35264Wed 27 Sep 1989Halifax13–2Hull F.C.Thrum Hall8087
Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Thu 5 Oct 1989Halifax16–16Bradford NorthernThrum Hall94542Thu 12 Oct 1989Featherstone Rovers18–18CastlefordPost Office Road6227
Semi-final - replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefR1Sun 15 Oct 1989Bradford Northern26–4HalifaxOdsal12748R2Sun 22 Oct 1989Castleford26–28Featherstone RoversWheldon Road 9065
Final Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefSunday 5 November 1989Bradford Northern20–14Featherstone RoversHeadingley12,607£50,775
Teams and scorers
Bradford Northern№Featherstone Rovers teams Ian Wilkinson1Chris BibbGerry Cordle2Barry DrummondSteve McGowan3Iva RopatiRoger Simpson4Paul NewloveRichard Francis5Alan BanksIvan Henjak6Ian SmalesPaul Harkin7Deryck Fox (c)Kelvin Skerrett8Jeff GrayshonGlenn Barraclough9Trevor ClarkJon Hamer10Glenn BellDavid Hobbs (c)11Gary PriceKarl Fairbank12Glen BoothJohn Pendlebury13Peter SmithKeith Mumby (for Ivan Henjak 13m)14Alan Dakin (for Glenn Bell 51m)Paul Medley (for Jon Hamer 9m)15Andy Fisher (for Glen Booth 51m)Ron WilleyCoachPeter Fox 20score1412HT10 Scorers Tries Gerry Cordle (2)TIva Ropati (1)Paul Harkin (2)TPeter Smith (1) Goals David Hobbs (2)GDeryck Fox (3)Referee Robin Whitfield (Widnes)White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchPaul Harkin - Bradford Northern - sponsored byCompetition Sponsor John Smith's Brewery Tadcaster
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
The road to success The following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results
See also 1989–90 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