Rugby league county cups
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Historically, British 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 a replacement for the Yorkshire Cup was not immediately introduced, however new Yorkshire and Lancashire Cups were introduced in the 1905-06. This was the final set of trophies that went towards the concept of all four cups.
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. BARLA continue to run cup competitions for Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria for amateur clubs.
[edit] Cup finals
Note: The Lancashire cup was not played during World War 2 (1940-45). During this period the Yorkshire Cup final was played over two legs, with aggregate score being used.
| Season | Lancashire Cup | Yorkshire Cup | ||||
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
| 1905-06 | Wigan | 0-0 (replay 8-0) |
Leigh | Hunslet | 13-3 | Halifax |
| 1906-07 | Broughton Rangers | 15-6 | Warrington | Bradford | 8-5 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 1907-08 | Oldham | 16-9 | Broughton Rangers | Hunslet | 17-0 | Halifax |
| 1908-09 | Wigan | 10-9 | Oldham | Halifax | 9-5 | Hunslet |
| 1909-10 | Wigan | 22-5 | Leigh | Huddersfield | 21-0 | Batley |
| 1910-11 | Oldham | 4-3 | Swinton | Wakefield Trinity | 8-2 | Huddersfield |
| 1911-12 | Rochdale Hornets | 12-5 | Oldham | Huddersfield | 22-10 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 1912-13 | Wigan | 21-5 | Rochdale Hornets | Batley | 17-3 | Hull |
| 1913-14 | Oldham | 5-0 | Wigan | Huddersfield | 19-3 | Bradford Northern |
| 1914-15 | Rochdale Hornets | 3-2 | Wigan | Huddersfield | 31-0 | Hull |
| 1918-19 | Rochdale Hornets | 22-0 | Oldham | Huddersfield | 14-8 | Dewsbury |
| 1919-20 | Oldham | 7-0 | Rochdale Hornets | Huddersfield | 24-5 | Leeds |
| 1920-21 | Broughton Rangers | 6-3 | Leigh | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2-0 | Hull |
| 1921-22 | Warrington | 7-5 | Oldham | Leeds | 11-3 | Dewsbury |
| 1922-23 | Wigan | 20-2 | Leigh | York | 5-0 | Batley |
| 1923-24 | St Helens Recreation | 17-0 | Swinton | Hull | 10-4 | Huddersfield |
| 1924-25 | Oldham | 10-0 | St Helens Recreation | Wakefield Trinity | 9-8 | Batley |
| 1925-26 | Swinton | 15-11 | Wigan | Dewsbury | 2-0 | Huddersfield |
| 1926-27 | St Helens | 10-2 | St Helens Recreation | Huddersfield | 10-3 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1927-28 | Swinton | 5-2 | Wigan | Dewsbury | 8-2 | Hull |
| 1928-29 | Wigan | 5-4 | Widnes | Leeds | 5-0 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1929-30 | Warrington | 15-2 | Salford | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-7 | Hunslet |
| 1930-31 | St Helens Recreation | 18-3 | Wigan | Leeds | 10-2 | Huddersfield |
| 1931-32 | Salford | 10-8 | Swinton | Huddersfield | 4-2 | Hunslet |
| 1932-33 | Warrington | 10-9 | St Helens | Leeds | 8-0 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1933-34 | Oldham | 12-0 | St Helens Recreation | York | 10-4 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 1934-35 | Salford | 21-12 | Wigan | Leeds | 5-5 (replays: 2-2,13-0) |
Wakefield Trinity |
| 1935-36 | Salford | 15-7 | Wigan | Leeds | 3-0 | York |
| 1936-37 | Salford | 5-2 | Wigan | York | 9-2 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1937-38 | Warrington | 8-4 | Barrow | Leeds | 14-8 | Huddersfield |
| 1938-39 | Wigan | 10-7 | Salford | Huddersfield | 18-10 | Hull |
| 1939-40 | Swinton | 4-5 16-111 (21-15 on aggregate) |
Widnes | Featherstone Rovers | 12-9 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1940-41 | Bradford Northern | 15-5 | Dewsbury | |||
| 1941-42 | Bradford Northern | 24-0 | Halifax | |||
| 1942-43 | Dewsbury | 7-0 0-2 (9-2 on aggregate) |
Huddersfield | |||
| 1943-44 | Bradford Northern | 5-2 5-5 (10-7 on aggregate) |
Keighley | |||
| 1944-45 | Halifax | 12-3 2-0 (14-3 on aggregate) |
Hunslet | |||
| 1945-46 | Widnes | 7-3 | Wigan | Bradford Northern | 5-2 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1946-47 | Wigan | 9-3 | Belle Vue Rangers | Wakefield Trinity | 10-0 | Hull |
| 1947-48 | Wigan | 10-7 | Belle Vue Rangers | Wakefield Trinity | 7-7 (replay 8-7) |
Leeds |
| 1948-49 | Wigan | 14-8 | Warrington | Bradford Northern | 18-9 | Castleford |
| 1949-50 | Wigan | 20-7 | Leigh | Bradford Northern | 11-4 | Huddersfield |
| 1950-51 | Wigan | 28-5 | Warrington | Huddersfield | 16-3 | Castleford |
| 1951-52 | Wigan | 14-6 | Leigh | Wakefield Trinity | 17-3 | Keighley |
| 1952-53 | Leigh | 22-5 | St Helens | Huddersfield | 18-8 | Batley |
| 1953-54 | St Helens | 16-8 | Wigan | Bradford Northern | 7-2 | Hull |
| 1954-55 | Barrow | 12-2 | Oldham | Halifax | 22-14 | Hull |
| 1955-56 | Leigh | 26-9 | Widnes | Halifax | 10-10 (replay 7-0) |
Hull |
| 1956-57 | Oldham | 10-3 | St Helens | Wakefield Trinity | 23-5 | Hunslet |
| 1957-58 | Oldham | 13-8 | Wigan | Huddersfield | 15-8 | York |
| 1958-59 | Oldham | 12-2 | St Helens | Leeds | 24-20 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1959-60 | Warrington | 5-4 | St Helens | Featherstone Rovers | 15-14 | Hull |
| 1960-61 | St Helens | 15-9 | Swinton | Wakefield Trinity | 16-10 | Huddersfield |
| 1961-62 | St Helens | 25-9 | Swinton | Wakefield Trinity | 19-9 | Leeds |
| 1962-63 | St Helens | 7-4 | Swinton | Hunslet | 12-2 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 1963-64 | St Helens | 15-4 | Leigh | Halifax | 10-0 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1964-65 | St Helens | 12-4 | Swinton | Wakefield Trinity | 18-2 | Leeds |
| 1965-66 | Warrington | 16-5 | Rochdale Hornets | Bradford Northern | 17-8 | Hunslet |
| 1966-67 | Wigan | 16-13 | Oldham | Hull Kingston Rovers | 25-12 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1967-68 | St Helens | 2-2 (replay 13-10) |
Warrington | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8-7 | Hull |
| 1968-69 | St Helens | 30-2 | Oldham | Leeds | 22-11 | Castleford |
| 1969-70 | Swinton | 11-2 | Leigh | Hull | 12-9 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1970-71 | Leigh | 7-4 | St Helens | Leeds | 23-7 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1971-72 | Wigan | 15-8 | Widnes | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11-7 | Castleford |
| 1972-73 | Salford | 25-11 | Swinton | Leeds | 36-9 | Dewsbury |
| 1973-74 | Wigan | 19-9 | Salford | Leeds | 7-2 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1974-75 | Widnes | 6-2 | Salford | Hull Kingston Rovers | 16-13 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1975-76 | Widnes | 16-7 | Salford | Leeds | 15-11 | Hull |
| 1976-77 | Widnes | 16-11 | Workington Town | Leeds | 16-12 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1977-78 | Workington Town | 16-13 | Wigan | Castleford | 17-7 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1978-79 | Widnes | 15-13 | Workington Town | Bradford Northern | 18-8 | York |
| 1979-80 | Widnes | 11-0 | Workington Town | Leeds | 15-6 | Halifax |
| 1980-81 | Warrington | 26-10 | Wigan | Leeds | 8-7 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 1981-82 | Leigh | 8-3 | Widnes | Castleford | 10-5 | Bradford Northern |
| 1982-83 | Warrington | 16-0 | St Helens | Hull | 18-7 | Bradford Northern |
| 1983-84 | Barrow | 12-8 | Widnes | Hull | 13-2 | Castleford |
| 1984-85 | St Helens | 26-18 | Wigan | Hull | 29-12 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 1985-86 | Wigan | 34-8 | Warrington | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22-18 | Castleford |
| 1986-87 | Wigan | 27-6 | Oldham | Castleford | 31-24 | Hull |
| 1987-88 | Wigan | 28-16 | Warrington | Bradford Northern | 12-12 (replay 11-2) |
Castleford |
| 1988-89 | Wigan | 22-17 | Salford | Leeds | 33-12 | Castleford |
| 1989-90 | Warrington | 24-16 | Oldham | Bradford Northern | 20-14 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 1990-91 | Widnes | 24-18 | Salford | Castleford | 11-8 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 1991-92 | St Helens | 24-14 | Rochdale Hornets | Castleford | 28-6 | Bradford Northern |
| 1992-93 | Wigan | 5-4 | St Helens | Wakefield Trinity | 29-16 | Sheffield Eagles |
[edit] Footnote
- After extra time; full time score was 8-9 meaning scores were tied 13-13 on aggregate
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