Historically, English rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as t’owd tin pot) for several years prior to the schism of 1895. However, the Lancashire authorities had refused to sanction a similar tournament, fearing it would lead to professionalism.
After the split, the replacement for the Yorkshire Cup was not immediately introduced; however, new Yorkshire and Lancashire Cups were introduced in the 1905–06 season.
The county cups were played on the same basis as the Challenge Cup, with an open draw and straight knock-out matches leading to a final.
The county cups were abandoned in 1993 due to the more successful clubs complaining about overloaded fixtures, but the Yorkshire Cup was revived in 2019.
The 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. In 2019, the competition was revived along with a new trophy.[1]
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 and 1940–41 the competition was held towards the end of the season due to the two world wars. During the Second World War the Lancashire 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. From 2019, the competition did not include Super League clubs.
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.[2]
The Lancashire Cup was founded in 1905 and was an annual cup competition for teams in and around Lancashire. There was no competition between 1941 and 1945 because of World War II. The last edition of the cup was in 1992–93 after that it folded due to there being too many fixtures in the calendar.
The BBC regularly televised both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals from 1958-59 to 1984–85 usually as part of the Grandstand programme but after 1984–85 the BBC dropped the county cups from its Rugby League coverage due to cutbacks. But from 1987-88 to 1990–91 both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals were televised by ITV in their respective regions. In 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 Yorkshire Television through their Scrumdown programme with live coverage. The Lancashire Cup final was televised by Granada in 1989–90 and 1990–91 under the Rugby League Live name again with live coverage. The 1991–92 Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals were both shown by British Aerospace Sportscast the Yorkshire Cup Final was live but the Lancashire Cup Final was recorded and shown on the Monday Night. But the last finals in 1992–93 were not shown on TV. The 1985–86 and 1986–87 Yorkshire Cup finals and the Lancashire Cup finals in 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89 also had no TV coverage. The 1965–66 and 1968–69 Lancashire Cup finals were played on a Friday night and likely to have been recorded by the BBC and shown on Grandstand the following day.
^Fletcher, Raymond & Howes, David. Rothman's Rugby League Yearbook 1994–95. p. 245. ISBN978-0-7472-7851-1.
August 22, 2023
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Historically English rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup known collectively as the county cups The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition affectionately known as t owd tin pot for several years prior to the schism of 1895 However the Lancashire authorities had refused to sanction a similar tournament fearing it would lead to professionalism After the split the replacement for the Yorkshire Cup was not immediately introduced however new Yorkshire and Lancashire Cups were introduced in the 1905 06 season The county cups were played on the same basis as the Challenge Cup with an open draw and straight knock out matches leading to a final The county cups were abandoned in 1993 due to the more successful clubs complaining about overloaded fixtures but the Yorkshire Cup was revived in 2019 Contents 1 Yorkshire Cup 1 1 Finals 1 2 Wins by club 2 Lancashire Cup 2 1 Finals 2 2 Wins by club 3 TV coverage 4 ReferencesYorkshire Cup EditYorkshire CupSportRugby leagueInstituted1905Ceased1992CountryEnglandLast winners Wakefield Trinity 10th title Most titlesLeeds 17 titles The 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 In 2019 the competition was revived along with a new trophy 1 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 and 1940 41 the competition was held towards the end of the season due to the two world wars During the Second World War the Lancashire 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 From 2019 the competition did not include Super League clubs 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 2 Finals Edit Main article RFL Yorkshire Cup Wins by club Edit Includes the historic pre 2019 competition wins only Club Wins Winning years1 Leeds 17 1921 1928 1930 1932 1934 1935 1937 1958 1968 1970 1972 1973 1975 1976 1979 1980 19882 Huddersfield 12 1909 1911 1913 1914 1919 a 1919 1926 1931 1938 1950 1952 19573 Bradford 12 1941 b 1941 1943 1945 1948 1949 1953 1965 1978 1987 1989 4 Wakefield Trinity 10 1910 1924 1946 1947 1951 1956 1960 1961 1964 19925 Hull Kingston Rovers 7 1920 1929 1966 1967 1971 1974 19856 Castleford 5 1977 1981 1986 1990 1991 Hull F C 5 1923 1969 1982 1983 1984 Halifax 5 1908 1944 1954 1955 19639 Hunslet 3 1905 1907 1962 Dewsbury 3 1925 1927 1942 York 3 1922 1933 193612 Featherstone Rovers 2 1940 195913 Batley 1 1912Bradford FC 1 1906 The 1918 1919 competition was played in April May 1919 The 1940 1941 competition was played in March April 1941Lancashire Cup EditLancashire CupSportRugby leagueInstituted1905Ceased1992CountryEnglandLast winners Wigan 21st title Most titlesWigan 21 titles The Lancashire Cup was founded in 1905 and was an annual cup competition for teams in and around Lancashire There was no competition between 1941 and 1945 because of World War II The last edition of the cup was in 1992 93 after that it folded due to there being too many fixtures in the calendar Finals Edit Main article RFL Lancashire Cup Wins by club Edit Club Wins Winning years1 Wigan 21 1905 1908 1909 1912 1922 1928 1938 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1966 1971 1973 1985 1986 1987 1988 19922 St Helens 11 1926 1953 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1967 1968 1984 19913 Warrington 9 1921 1929 1932 1937 1959 1965 1980 1982 19894 Oldham 9 1907 1910 1913 1919 1924 1933 1956 1957 19585 Widnes 7 1945 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 19906 Salford 5 1931 1934 1935 1936 19727 Leigh 4 1952 1955 1970 19818 Swinton 4 1925 1927 1940 19699 Rochdale Hornets 3 1911 1914 191810 Barrow 2 1954 198311 St Helens Recs 2 1923 193012 Broughton Rangers 2 1906 192013 Workington 1 1977TV coverage EditThe BBC regularly televised both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals from 1958 59 to 1984 85 usually as part of the Grandstand programme but after 1984 85 the BBC dropped the county cups from its Rugby League coverage due to cutbacks But from 1987 88 to 1990 91 both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals were televised by ITV in their respective regions In 1987 88 1988 89 1989 90 and 1990 91 Yorkshire Television through their Scrumdown programme with live coverage The Lancashire Cup final was televised by Granada in 1989 90 and 1990 91 under the Rugby League Live name again with live coverage The 1991 92 Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals were both shown by British Aerospace Sportscast the Yorkshire Cup Final was live but the Lancashire Cup Final was recorded and shown on the Monday Night But the last finals in 1992 93 were not shown on TV The 1985 86 and 1986 87 Yorkshire Cup finals and the Lancashire Cup finals in 1985 86 1986 87 1987 88 and 1988 89 also had no TV coverage The 1965 66 and 1968 69 Lancashire Cup finals were played on a Friday night and likely to have been recorded by the BBC and shown on Grandstand the following day References Edit Sports portal Love Rugby League Fletcher Raymond amp Howes David Rothman s Rugby League Yearbook 1994 95 p 245 ISBN 978 0 7472 7851 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rugby league county cups amp oldid 1152191166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
