1981–82 Yorkshire Cup

1981–82 Yorkshire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersCastleford
Runners-upBradford Northern

The 1981–82 Yorkshire Cup was the 74th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.

Castleford won the trophy by beating Bradford Northern by the score of 10–5

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,852 and receipts were £10,359.

1981 was the start of a successful eleven year run for Castleford, previously only winners in 1977, they made eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning four and ending as runner-up in four occasions.

It is also the first of two successive years when Bradford Northern played in the Yorkshire Cup final, and in both cases they ended as runner-up.

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 sixteen.

This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.

Competition and results

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
1Fri 14 Aug 1981Hull Kingston Rovers34–7HuddersfieldCraven Park (1)7030
2Sun 16 Aug 1981Castleford18–16Featherstone RoversWheldon Road3092
3Sun 16 Aug 1981Doncaster11–12BatleyBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield443
4Sun 16 Aug 1981Halifax5–33Bradford NorthernThrum Hall4164
5Sun 16 Aug 1981Hull F.C.16–19LeedsBoulevard11194
6Sun 16 Aug 1981Keighley23–13BramleyLawkholme Lane1003
7Sun 16 Aug 1981Wakefield Trinity18–6DewsburyBelle Vue2817
8Sun 16 Aug 1981York26–11HunsletClarence Street3000

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sun 23 Aug 1981Castleford42–30YorkWheldon Road3453
2Sun 23 Aug 1981Hull Kingston Rovers22–12Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)8907
3Sun 23 Aug 1981Keighley12–28BatleyLawkholme Lane1374
4Sun 23 Aug 1981Leeds5–11Bradford NorthernHeadingley7526

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 2 Sep 1981Castleford40–3BatleyWheldon Road3014
2Wed 2 Sep 1981Hull Kingston Rovers11–12Bradford NorthernCraven Park (1)9878

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 3 October 1981Castleford10–5Bradford NorthernHeadingley5,852£10,359

Teams and scorers

Castleford No. Bradford Northern
Teams
George Claughton1Keith Mumby
Terry Richardson2David Barends
Steve Fenton3Gary Hale
Gary Hyde4Alan Parker
Geoff Morris5Les Gant
John Joyner (c)6Ellery Hanley
Bob Beardmore7Alan Redfearn (c)
Alan Hardy8Jeff Grayshon
Bob Spurr9Brian Noble
Barry Johnson10Phil Sanderson
David Finch11Gary Van Bellen
Kevin Ward12Graham Idle
Andrew Timson13Alan Rathbone
Subs
Ian Birkby14David Redfearn (for Phil Sanderson)
Paul Norton (for Alan Hardy)15Dick Jasiewicz (for Gary Van Bellan)
Mal ReillyCoachPeter Fox
10score5
5HT2
Scorers
Tries
Gary Hyde (1)TAlan Parker (1)
John Joyner (1)T
Goals
David Finch (2)GEllery Hanley (1)
RefereeRobin Whitfield (Widnes)
White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchBarry Johnson – Castleford – Prop
sponsored by
Competition SponsorWebster's Brewery (Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd)

Scoring – Try = three points – Goal = two points – Drop goal = one point

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Castleford 18
Featherstone Rovers 16
Castleford 42
York 30
York 26
Hunslet 11
Castleford 40
Batley 3
Keighley 23
Bramley 13
Keighley 12
Batley 28
Doncaster 11
Batley 12
Castleford 10
Bradford Northern 5
Hull Kingston Rovers 34
Huddersfield 7
Hull Kingston Rovers 22
Wakefield Trinity 12
Wakefield Trinity 18
Dewsbury 6
Hull Kingston Rovers 11
Bradford Northern 12
Hull F.C. 16
Leeds 19
Leeds 5
Bradford Northern 11
Halifax 5
Bradford Northern 33

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The attendance is given as 5,876 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject but the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1982–83 gives the attendance as twenty-four less at 5,852
  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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rugby League Project".
  2. ↑ HC&AC committee (1982). Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1981–82 (price 60p). HC&AC Supporters' Club.
  3. 1 2 "Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1981–82" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "HULL&PROUD – Stats – Fixtures & Results".
  5. ↑ Castleford RLFC Programme dept. Match Programme Yorkshire Cup semi-final 1981. Castleford RLFC.
  6. 1 2 3 Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1982). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83. Rothmans Publications. ISBN 978-0-907574-15-6.
  7. ↑ Yorkshire County Rugby League Programme dept. Match Programme Yorkshire Cup 1981. YCRL Committee.