1957–58 Yorkshire Cup
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Rugby league season
| 1957–58 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | Huddersfield |
| Runners-up | York |
The 1957 Yorkshire Cup was the 50th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Huddersfield won the trophy by beating York by the score of 15-8.
Results
[edit ]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 sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Round 1
[edit ]Round 1 involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Dewsbury | 12-28 | Bradford Northern | Crown Flatt | ||||
| 2 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Doncaster | 9-29 | Castleford | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | ||||
| 3 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Featherstone Rovers | 46-5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Post Office Road | ||||
| 4 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Huddersfield | 68-19 | Batley | Fartown | 6,912 | [4] | ||
| 5 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Hull F.C. | 14-16 | Hunslet | Boulevard | [5] | |||
| 6 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Leeds | 55-10 | Bramley | Headingley | ||||
| 7 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | Wakefield Trinity | 19-16 | Halifax | Belle Vue | ||||
| 8 | Sat 31 Aug 1957 | York | 15-8 | Keighley | Clarence Street |
Round 2 - quarterfinals
[edit ]Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 10 Sep 1957 | Castleford | 6-19 | Leeds | Wheldon Road | ||||
| 2 | Mon 16 Sep 1957 | Wakefield Trinity | 10-13 | Huddersfield | Belle Vue | 7,546 | [4] | ||
| 3 | Tue 17 Sep 1957 | Bradford Northern | 5-2 | Featherstone Rovers | Odsal | ||||
| 4 | Wed 18 Sep 1957 | Hunslet | 17-19 | York | Parkside |
Round 3 – semifinals
[edit ]Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 30 Sep 1957 | Bradford Northern | 2-2 | York | Odsal | ||||
| 2 | Wed 2 Oct 1957 | Huddersfield | 14-2 | Leeds | Fartown | 11,766 | [4] |
Semifinal - replays
[edit ]Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Wed 2 Oct 1957 | York | 14-8 | Bradford Northern | Clarence Street |
Final
[edit ]The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,531 and receipts were 4,123ドル.
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 19 October 1957 | Huddersfield | 15-8 | York | Headingley | 22,531 | 4,123ドル | 1 | [4] [6] [7] [8] |
Teams and scorers
[edit ]| Huddersfield | No | York |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Frank Dyson | 1 | Willie Hargreaves |
| Harry Plunkett | 2 | Brian Smith [9] |
| Austin Kilroy | 3 | Denzil Webster |
| Roland Barrow | 4 | Geoffrey Smith |
| Mick Sullivan | 5 | Stan J. Flannery [9] |
| Peter Ramsden | 6 | Johnny Robinson [9] |
| Tommy Smales | 7 | W. "Bill" Riley [9] (c) |
| Ted Slevin | 8 | Frank Moore [9] |
| Roy Wood | 9 | Ray Illingworth [9] |
| David Flint | 10 | Vic Yorke |
| Brian Briggs | 11 | Basil Watts |
| Kenneth "Ken" Bowman | 12 | Ron L. O'Brien [9] |
| Dave Valentine (c) | 13 | Edgar Dawson |
| ?? | Coach | W. "Bill" Riley [9] |
| 15 | score | 8 |
| 7 | HT | 6 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Austin Kilroy (1) | T | Ray Illingworth (1) |
| Tommy Smales (1) | T | Stan J. Flannery (1) |
| Kenneth "Ken" Bowman (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Frank Dyson (3) | G | Vic Yorke (1) |
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | C F (Charlie) Appleton | |
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
[edit ] First round
Second round
Semifinals
Final
Halifax
16
Huddersfield
13
Huddersfield
68
Batley
19
Huddersfield
14
Leeds
2
Castleford
29
Leeds
19
Leeds
55
Bramley
10
Huddersfield
15
York
8
Dewsbury
12
Bradford Northern
2 (14)
York
2 (8)
Hull F.C.
14
Hunslet
16
Hunslet
17
York
19
York
15
Keighley
8
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
- ^ a b HC&AC committee (1958). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1958 (price 1/-). HC&AC Supporters' Club.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1958" (PDF).
- ^ "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
- ^ David Jack (1958). Empire News Football Annual 1958–59 - 72nd year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Programme 'Yorkshire County Rugby League - Challenge Cup Final - 1957 - Huddersfield v. York'" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Huddersfield RL Heritage 1957–58" (PDF).