The 1991–92 Yorkshire Cup was the 84th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
| 1991–92 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 19 |
| Winners | Castleford |
| Runners-up | Bradford Northern |
Cup holders, Castleford, retained the trophy by beating Bradford Northern by the score of 28-6
The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 8,916 and receipts were £?
This was the eighth time in the incredible eleven-year period in which Castleford. previously only once winners in 1977–78, had made eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning on four and ending as runner-up on four occasions. It was also the second year in succession that Castleford had won the trophy. within that eleven-year period.
Background
editThis season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no "leavers" but one new entrant in the form of Scarborough Pirates and so the total of entries increased by one from last season, to a total of nineteen.
This in turn resulted in the necessity to continue with a preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.
Competition and results
editPreliminary round
editInvolved 3 matches and 6 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Sun 25 Aug 1991 | Doncaster | 10-14 | Scarborough Pirates | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1080 | 1 | ||
| P2 | Sun 25 Aug 1991 | Nottingham City | 7-36 | Huddersfield | Harvey Hadden Stadium | 176 | |||
| P3 | Sun 25 Aug 1991 | Ryedale-York | 36-8 | Hunslet | Ryedale Stadium | 707 |
Round 1
editInvolved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Batley | 12-36 | Castleford | Mount Pleasant | 3089 | |||
| 2 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Featherstone Rovers | 30-7 | Scarborough Pirates | Post Office Road | 2761 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Hull F.C. | 16-11 | Leeds | Boulevard | 8255 | [2] | ||
| 4 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18-5 | Dewsbury | Craven Park (2) | 3060 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Halifax | 18-24 | Wakefield Trinity | Thrum Hall | 6132 | |||
| 6 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Huddersfield | 28-10 | Ryedale-York | Fartown | 1387 | |||
| 7 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Keighley Cougars | 8-20 | Bramley | Cougar Park | 1204 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Mon 16 Sep 1991 | Sheffield Eagles | 13-15 | Bradford Northern | Don Valley Stadium | 2012 | 5 |
Round 2 - Quarter-finals
editInvolved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 25 Sep 1991 | Bramley | 15-38 | Bradford Northern | McLaren Field | 2009 | |||
| 2 | Wed 25 Sep 1991 | Castleford | 24-12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wheldon Road | 4953 | |||
| 3 | Wed 25 Sep 1991 | Huddersfield | 9-52 | Wakefield Trinity | Fartown | 4799 | |||
| 4 | Wed 25 Sep 1991 | Hull F.C. | 16-16 | Featherstone Rovers | Boulevard | 6437 | [2] | ||
| Replay | Tue 01 Oct 1991 | Featherstone Rovers | 21-18 | Hull F.C. | Post Office Road | 3751 | [2] |
Round 3 – Semi-finals
editInvolved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 09 Oct 1991 | Bradford Northern | 14-10 | Wakefield Trinity | Odsal | 4173 | |||
| 2 | Wed 09 Oct 1991 | Castleford | 18-10 | Featherstone Rovers | Wheldon Road | 8890 |
Final
edit| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 20 October 1991 | Castleford | 28-6 | Bradford Northern | Elland Road | 8,916 | ? | 6 | [3][4] |
Teams and scorers
edit| Castleford | № | Bradford Northern |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Graham Steadman | 1 | Ian Wilkinson |
| St. John Ellis | 2 | Daio Powell |
| Graeme Bradley | 3 | Darrall Shelford |
| Richie Blackmore | 4 | Steve McGowan |
| David Nelson | 5 | Roger Simpson |
| Tony Smith | 6 | Tony Anderson |
| Mike Ford | 7 | Neil Summers |
| Lee Crooks (c) | 8 | David Hobbs |
| Graham Southernwood | 9 | Brian Noble (c) |
| Keith England | 10 | Jon Hamer |
| Neil Battye | 11 | Paul Medley |
| Shaun Irwin | 12 | Karl Fairbank |
| Tawera Nikau | 13 | Steve Barnett |
| Grant Anderson | 14 | Alex Green |
| Dean Sampson | 15 | David Croft |
| Darryl van der Velde | Coach | David Hobbs |
| 28 | score | 6 |
| 12 | HT | 6 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Graham Steadman (2) | T | Daio Powell (1) |
| Neil Battye (1) | T | |
| Mike Ford (1) | T | |
| Tony Smith (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Graham Steadman (4) | G | David Hobbs (1) |
| Referee | John Holdsworth (Kippax) | |
| White Rose Trophy for Man of the match | Graham Steadman | |
| sponsored by | ||
| Competition Sponsor | John Smith's Brewery Tadcaster |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
The road to success
editThe following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 16 (18) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 16 (21) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scarborough Pirates | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley Cougars | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Eagles | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ryedale-York | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments
edit1 * The first match to be played in the Yorkshire Cup by newly elected to the league Scarborough Pirates (this was also the club's very first match to be played)
2 * The second (and last) Yorkshire Cup match to be played by Scarborough Pirates, who folded after just one season after reputedly losing over £100,000
3 * The first match to be played by Hull Kingston Rovers since moving into their new purpose built stadium
4 * The first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by Keighley Cougars after the re-branding of the club and the stadium with the Cougars suffix
5 * The first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by Sheffield Eagles since moving into their new home at Don Valley Stadium
6 * Elland Road, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds United A.F.C. with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland). The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b c "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ Yorkshire County Rugby League Programme dept. Match Programme Yorkshire Cup 1991. YCRL Committee.
- ^ Macklin, Keith (21 October 1991). "Steadman inspires sharp Castleford to Yorkshire Cup". The Times. No. 64156. p. 34.