1945 Yorkshire Cup
| 1945–46 Yorkshire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 15 |
| Winners | Bradford Northern |
| Runners-up | Wakefield Trinity |
1945 Yorkshire Cup
1945 was the thirty-eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
In this, the first peace-time Cup final for five years, there is a new name on the trophy. Bradford Northern who previously won the trophy in 1940, 1941 and 1943, can now lay claim to a genuine trophy (The wartime competitions were not counted officially in the records) Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 5-2
The match was played at Thrum Hall, Halifax, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 24,252 and receipts were £1,934
The Second World War was now over, and things were beginning to return to normal, although still a long way to go. Hull Kingston Rovers and Bramley re-joined the competition and the four Lancashire clubs returned to their own competition. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, and these changes resulted in the number of entrants falling by two, and leaving a total number of entries at fifteen.
This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.
The competition reverted to original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the exception of the first round which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis.
Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
All second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
All the ties in the first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
For the first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.
For the first round ties, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.
1 * The date is given by RUGBYLEAGUEprojec as Tuesday 16 October, but by the official Hull F.C. archives as Wednesday 17 Oct
2 * Thrum Hall was the home ground of Halifax with a final capacity of 9,832 (The attendance record of 29,153 was set on 21 March 1959 for a third round Challenge Cup tie v Wigan). The club finally moved out in 1998 to take part ownership and ground-share with Halifax Town FC at The Shay Stadium.
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