1908–09 Yorkshire Cup
| 1908–09 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 13 |
| Winners | Halifax |
| Runners-up | Hunslet |
The 1908–09 Yorkshire Cup was the fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a
First round
The draw for the first round was made at the Yorkshire committee meeting on 16 July 1908. All five ties were played on 10 October 1908.
| Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
Halifax
|
13–0 | Leeds | Thrum Hall |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 13–19 | Batley | Craven Street |
| Keighley | 6–14 | Hunslet | Lawkholme Lane |
| Wakefield Trinity | 0–17 | Huddersfield | Belle Vue |
| York | 8–2 | Bradford Northern | Clarence Street |
| Source:[2] | |||
Second round
The second round draw was made on 12 October 1908. The ties were played on 24 October 1908.[3]
| Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 32–2 | Bramley
|
Crown Flatt |
Halifax
|
31–2 | Hull | Thrum Hall |
| Huddersfield | 8–13 | Batley | Fartown
|
| York | 0–14 | Hunslet | Clarence Street |
| Source:[4] | |||
Semi-finals
The Yorkshire committee met on 29 October to conduct the draw for the semi-finals. The games were played on 14 November 1908.[5]
| Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
Halifax
|
9–0 | Batley | Thrum Hall |
| Hunslet | 10–2 | Dewsbury | Parkside |
| Source:[6] | |||
Final
Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue was chosen as the venue for the final.[7]
Halifax dominated the first half, building up a 7–0 half-time lead through a Little drop goal, a try by Hilton and the resulting conversion kicked by Little. The second half saw Hunslet score a try through Randall which Goldthorpe converted but the final score went to Halifax as Little kicked a penalty.[8]
28 November 1908
|
| Halifax | 9 – 5 | Hunslet |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Hilton Goals: Little (2) Drop goals: Little |
Report |
Tries: Randall Goals: Goldthorpe |
| Halifax | Number | Hunslet |
|---|---|---|
| Fullback | ||
| Billy Little | 1 | Herbert Place |
| Threequarter backs | ||
| William Williams | 2 | Billy Batten |
| Joe Riley | 3 | William Hoyle |
Ernest Ward
|
4 | William Eagers |
| Dai Thomas | 5 | Fred Farrar |
| Halfbacks | ||
| Tommy Grey | 6 | Albert Goldthorpe |
| Jimmy Hilton | 7 | Fred Smith |
| Forwards | ||
| Fred Hammond | 8 | Harry Wilson |
| George Langhorn | 9 | Bill Jukes |
| Harry Morley | 10 | John Higson |
| Asa Robinson | 11 | Jack Randall |
| Fred Mallinson | 12 | Tom Walsh |
| Jack Swinbank | 13 | Charles Cappleman |
| Source:[9] | ||
See also
References
- ^ Yorkshire Post. No. 19054. 17 July 1908. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Yorkshire Post. No. 19128. 12 October 1908. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Yorkshire Post. No. 19129. 13 October 1908. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Yorkshire Cup". Athletic News. No. 1725. 26 October 1908. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Yorkshire Post. No. 19144. 30 October 1908. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Yorkshire Cup. Semi-finals". Athletic News. No. 1728. 16 November 1908. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Yorkshire Post. No. 19159. 17 November 1908. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Yorkshire Post. No. 19170. 30 November 1908. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Yorkshire Cup Final. The Fall of Hunslet". Athletic News. No. 1731. 30 November 1908. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.