1967–68 Yorkshire Cup

1967–68 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersHull Kingston Rovers
Runners-upHull F.C.

The 1967–68 Yorkshire Cup was the sixtieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.

Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 9-6

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 16,729 and receipts were £5,515

This final was a repeat of the 1920-21 final, in the only other final, to date, to be contested by the two clubs, and in which Hull Kingston Rovers also defeated local neighbours and fierce rivals Hull F.C. in a closely contested match. In 1920 the score was 2-0; this time it was almost as close.

This is also the second consecutive year in which Hull Kingston Rovers had won the trophy

Background

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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.

Competition and results

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Round 1

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Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Fri 1 Sep 1967 Castleford 7-13 Hull F.C. Wheldon Road [5]
2 Fri 1 Sep 1967 Keighley 5-23 Wakefield Trinity Lawkholme Lane [6]
3 Fri 1 Sep 1967 Leeds 25-10 Batley Headingley
4 Sat 2 Sep 1967 Bradford Northern 15-16 Dewsbury Odsal
5 Sat 2 Sep 1967 Bramley 4-7 Huddersfield McLaren Field 5,070 1 [4]
6 Sat 2 Sep 1967 Doncaster 10-28 Halifax Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield
7 Sat 2 Sep 1967 Hunslet 14-8 Featherstone Rovers Parkside
8 Sat 2 Sep 1967 York 4-22 Hull Kingston Rovers Clarence Street

Round 2 - quarterfinals

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Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Tue 12 Sep 1967 Halifax 2-11 Hull F.C. Thrum Hall [5]
2 Tue 12 Sep 1967 Leeds 18-14 Hunslet Headingley
3 Wed 13 Sep 1967 Huddersfield 11-11 Dewsbury Fartown 7,380 [4]
4 Wed 13 Sep 1967 Wakefield Trinity 13-13 Hull Kingston Rovers Belle Vue [6]

Round 2 - replays

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Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
R1 Thu 14 Sep 1967 Dewsbury 5-4 Huddersfield Crown Flatt 4,400 [4]
R2 Fri 15 Sep 1967 Hull Kingston Rovers 14-5 Wakefield Trinity Craven Park (1) [6]

Round 3 – semifinals

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Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Tue 26 Sep 1967 Dewsbury 0-21 Hull Kingston Rovers Crown Flatt
2 Wed 27 Sep 1967 Hull F.C. 31-6 Leeds Boulevard [5]

Final

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 14 October 1967 Hull Kingston Rovers 8-7 Hull F.C. Headingley 16,729 £5,515 2 [7][8]

Teams and scorers

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Hull Kingston Rovers № Hull F.C.
teams
Cyril Kellett 1 Arthur Keegan
Christopher Young 2 Norman Oliver
John Moore 3 David Doyle-Davidson
Dave Elliott 4 John Maloney
Alan Burwell 5 Geoff Stocks
Roger Millward 6 Terry Devonshire
Colin Cooper 7 Chris Davidson
William Holliday 8 Mick Harrison
Peter Flanagan 9 Alan McGlone
Brian Mennell 10 Eric Broom
Phil Lowe 11 John Edson
John Hickson 12 Jim Macklin
Terry Major 13 Cyril Sykes
Frank Foster (for John Hickson) 14
Colin Hutton Coach Johnny Whiteley
9 score 6
7 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
Alan Burwell (1) T
Roger Millward (1) T Chris Davidson (1)
Goals
Cyril Kellett (1) G John Maloney (1)
G Chris Davidson (1)
Drop Goals
DG
Referee Dennis Davies (Manchester)
White Rose Trophy for Man of the match Chris Davidson - Hull F.C. - scrum-half
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Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

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First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Bramley 4
Huddersfield 7
Huddersfield 11 (4)
Dewsbury 11 (5)
Bradford Northern 15
Dewsbury 16
Dewsbury 0
Hull Kingston Rovers 21
Keighley 5
Wakefield Trinity 23
Wakefield Trinity 13 (5)
Hull Kingston Rovers 13 (14)
York 4
Hull Kingston Rovers 22
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Hull F.C. 7
Doncaster 10
Halifax 28
Halifax 2
Hull F.C. 11
Castleford 7
Hull F.C. 13
Hull F.C. 31
Leeds 6
Leeds 25
Batley 10
Leeds 18
Hunslet 14
Hunslet 14
Featherstone Rovers 8

Notes and comments

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1 * The first Yorkshire Cup match played by Bramley at the new stadium, McLaren Field

2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. ^ HC&AC Committee (1968). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1968 (price 1/-). HC&AC Supporters' Club.
  4. ^ a b c d "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1968" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b c "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  6. ^ a b c J C Lindley and D W Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973. Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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