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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1905 |
| Ceased | 1992 |
| Country | England |
| Last winners | |
| Most titles |
TheRFL Yorkshire Cup is a rugby league county cup competition for teams in Yorkshire. Starting in 1905 the competition ran, with the exception of 1915 to 1918, until the 1992–93 season, when it folded due to fixture congestion.
The competition was open to all senior member clubs of the Rugby Football League in Yorkshire and was normally played in the opening months of the season. On two occasions,1918–19 and1940–41 the competition was held towards the end of the season due to the two world wars. During the Second World War theLancashire Cup was not played for between 1941 and 1945 and several Lancashire clubs were admitted into the Yorkshire Cup competition instead. The cup finals in 1942, 1943 and 1944 were played over two legs with the winner being determined by aggregate score over the two matches.
| Club | Wins | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 1921, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1958, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980 & 1988 | |
| 2 | 12 | 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1919,[a] 1919, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1952 & 1957 | |
| 3 | 11 | 1941,[b] 1941, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1965, 1978, 1987 & 1989 | |
| 4 | 10 | 1910, 1924, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964 & 1992 | |
| 5 | 7 | 1920, 1929, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974 & 1985 | |
| 6= | 5 | 1977, 1981, 1986, 1990 & 1991 | |
| 5 | 1923, 1969, 1982, 1983 & 1984 | ||
| 5 | 1908, 1944, 1954, 1955 & 1963 | ||
| 9= | 3 | 1905, 1907 & 1962 | |
| 3 | 1925, 1927 & 1942 | ||
| 3 | 1922, 1933 & 1936 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 1940 & 1959 | |
| 13= | 1 | 1912 | |
| Bradford FC | 1 | 1906 |
| Years | Sponsor | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1972–1979 | Esso | Esso Yorkshire Cup |
| 1980–1982 | Webster's Brewery | Webster's Yorkshire Cup |
| 1983–1984 | Phillips | Phillips Yorkshire Cup |
| 1985–1992 | John Smith's Brewery | John Smith's Yorkshire Cup |
Between 1966 and 1993 a trophy, called the White Rose Trophy, was awarded to the man of the match in each final. The judging was conducted by members of the press.[4]
In 2019, the name of the competition was reused as a pre-season tournament between seven of the non-Super League teams; Batley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Featherstone, Halifax, Hunslet and York; and amateur sideHunslet Club Parkside.[5] The competition was a one-off has not been played since.
Bradford Bulls won the tournament beating Batley Bulldogs 14–12 at Mount Pleasant, Batley.