# Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

The Yorkshire Cup is an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1878. It is organised by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union and is open to all eligible clubs in the Yorkshire area. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup. Current Champions are Driffield RUFC
The Yorkshire Senior Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides based in Yorkshire that play in tier 4 (National League 2 North), tier 5 (National League 3 North) and tier 6 (North 1 East) of the English rugby union league system. The current format is as a knock-out cup with a first round, second round, quarter-final, semi-final and final, which is to be played at neutral ground in the county. Teams ranked lower than tier 6 play in the Yorkshire Shield or Yorkshire Trophy.

## History

In 1877, despite reservations within the Rugby Football Union, the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club (composed from the clubs of Bradford FC, Huddersfield FC, Leeds FC, Hull FC and York FC) sanctioned a knock-out tournament - the first of its kind in the UK.
The notion of competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire as much as it appalled the guardians of amateurism. The proceeds from the final were distributed among local charities.The trophy itself is known as "T'owd Tin Pot", pronounced with a Yorkshire accent.
In the first season, 16 teams battled it out for the T'owd Tin Pot, with York eventually losing out to Halifax in the final.
In its early years the competition was dominated by clubs who now play rugby league. Since the schism of 1895 which led to the formation of the Northern Rugby Football Union and the development of rugby league football, the cup has been competed for by clubs who remained with the Rugby Football Union or were founded after 1895.
According to the Hallmarks on the trophy it was made by Martin, Hall & Co. Sheffield and London, in 1877. It is made of Sterling Silver .925.
The trophy was won by Morley Rugby Club in the two seasons prior to the Second World War, and was kept "in a drawer under the secretary's bed" for the duration of the war.

## Finals

| | Year | Winner | Score | Runner Up | Venue |
| 1 | 1878 | Halifax Panthers | 1g, 1t, 9m - 0g, 0t, 0m | York | Recreation Ground, Leeds |
| 2 | 1879 | Wakefield Trinity | 2g, 1t, 7m - 0g, 0t, 0m | Kirkstall | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
| 3 | 1880 | Wakefield Trinity (2) | 3g, 6g, 7m - 0g, 1t, 2m | Heckmondwike | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 4 | 1881 | Dewsbury Rams | 1g, 0t, 0m - 0g, 0t, 4m | Wakefield Trinity | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 5 | 1882 | Thornes | 1g, 0t, 5m - 0g, 1t, 5m | Wakefield Trinity | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 6 | 1883 | Wakefield Trinity (3) | 1g, 2t, 11m - 0g, 0t, 0m | Halifax Panthers | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 7 | 1884 | Bradford | 1g, 4t, 5m - 0g, 1t, 3m | Hull F.C. | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 8 | 1885 | Batley Bulldogs | 0g, 0t, 6m - 0g, 0t, 2m | Manningham | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 9 | 1886 | Halifax Panthers (2) | 1g, 0t, 3m - 0g, 0t, 2m | Bradford | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 10 | 1887 | Wakefield Trinity (4) | 2g, 0t, 2m - 0g, 0t, 2m | Leeds Rhinos | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
| 11 | 1888 | Halifax Panthers (3) | 0g, 2t, 2m - 0g, 1t, 1m | Wakefield Trinity | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 12 | 1889 | Otley | 1g, 1t,4m - 1g, 0t, 3m | Liversedge | Cardigan Fields, Leeds |
| 13 | 1890 | Huddersfield Giants | 1g, 0t, 1m - 0g, 0t, 0m | Wakefield Trinity | Thrum Hall, Halifax |
| 14 | 1891 | Pontefract | 1g, 1t, 3m - 1g, 0t, 3m | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley, Leeds |
| 15 | 1892 | Hunslet | 21-0 | Leeds Rhinos | Huddersfield |
| 16 | 1893 | Halifax Panthers (4) | 8-2 | Batley Bulldogs | Headingley, Leeds |
| 17 | 1894 | Halifax Panthers (5) | 38-9 | Castleford | Headingley, Leeds |
| 18 | 1895 | Brighouse Rangers | 16-4 | Morley | Headingley, Leeds |
| 19 | 1896 | Castleford | 3-0 | West Riding | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 20 | 1897 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11-5 | Shipley | West Riding F. C, Leeds |
| 21 | 1898 | Ossett | 13-3 | Hebden Bridge | Wortley, Leeds |
| 22 | 1899 | Alverthorpe | 0-0 | Sowerby Bridge | Keighley |
| 22 | Replay | Sowerby Bridge | 4-0 | Alverthorpe | Keighley |
| 23 | 1900 | Mytholmroyd | 11-0 | Castleford | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 24 | 1901 | Castleford (2) | 20-6 | Morley | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 25 | 1902 | Castleford (3) | 9-5 | Old Dewsburians | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 26 | 1903 | Castleford | 6-6 | Skipton | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 26 | Replay | Skipton | | Castleford | Wakefield |
| 27 | 1904 | Skipton (2) | 3-0 | Mytholmroyd | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 28 | 1905 | Harrogate | 5-5 | Wakefield Balne Lane | Castleford |
| 28 | Replay | Harrogate | 7-5 | Wakefield Balne Lane | Castleford |
| 29 | 1906 | Castleford (4) | 11-0 | Wakefield Balne Lane | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 30 | 1907 | Harrogate (2) | 11-6 | Headingley | Castleford |
| 31 | 1908 | Castleford (5) | 29-0 | Skipton | Cross Green, Otley |
| 32 | 1909 | Headingley | 3-0 | Skipton | Ilkley |
| 33 | 1910 | Otley (2) | 6-0 | Hull & East Riding | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 34 | 1911 | Otley (3) | 12-0 | Hull & East Riding | Ilkley |
| 35 | 1912 | Skipton (3) | 7-0 | Otley | Ilkley |
| 36 | 1913 | Headingley (2) | 20-5 | Harrogate Old Boys | Ilkley |
| 37 | 1914 | Headingley (3) | 18-5 | Harrogate Old Boys | Cross Green, Otley |
| 38 | 1920 | Wakefield RFC | 9-4 | Bradford RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 1915-1920: Competitions cancelled due to First World War ||||||
| 39 | 1921 | Headingley (4) | 13-3 | Wakefield RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 40 | 1922 | Wakefield RFC (2) | 3-0 | Leeds University | Cross Green, Otley |
| 41 | 1923 | Bradford RFC | 6-0 | Wakefield RFC | Skipton |
| 42 | 1924 | Bradford RFC (2) | 14-3 | Wakefield RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 43 | 1925 | Bradford RFC (3) | 22-9 | Otley | Ilkley |
| 44 | 1926 | Halifax RUFC | 8-0 | Otley | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 45 | 1927 | Halifax RUFC (2) | 17-0 | Otley | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 46 | 1928 | Halifax RUFC | 6-6 | Otley | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 46 | Replay | Halifax RUFC (3) | 11-0 (AET) | Otley | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 47 | 1929 | Otley (4) | 9-0 | Morley | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 48 | 1930 | Halifax RUFC (4) | 17-4 | Ilkley | Cross Green, Otley |
| 49 | 1931 | Otley (5) | 13-6 | Halifax RUFC | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 50 | 1932 | Morley | 18-0 | Huddersfield Old Boys | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 51 | 1933 | Halifax RUFC (5) | 22-14 | Bradford RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 52 | 1934 | Otley (6) | 19-3 | Sandal | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 53 | 1935 | Halifax RUFC (6) | 14-0 | Harrogate Old Boys | Cross Green, Otley |
| 54 | 1936 | Otley (7) | 26-0 | Harrogate Old Boys | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 55 | 1937 | Otley (8) | 16-3 | Wakefield RFC | Skipton |
| 56 | 1938 | Morley (2) | 5-0 | Wakefield RFC | Ovenden Park, Halifax |
| 57 | 1939 | Morley (3) | 10-0 | Bradford RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 1940-1946: No competition held due to Second World War ||||||
| - | 1947 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 1947 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 1947 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 1947 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 1947 Competition abandoned due to bad weather |
| 59 | 1948 | Keighley | 14-9 | Otley | Skipton |
| 60 | 1949 | Harrogate (3) | 20-6 | Skipton | Cross Green, Otley |
| 61 | 1950 | Halifax RUFC (7) | 11-0 | Wakefield RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 62 | 1951 | Halifax RUFC (8) | 9-6 | Morley | Cross Green, Otley |
| 63 | 1952 | Royal Signals | 11-10 | Halifax RUFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 64 | 1953 | Morley (4) | 8-3 | Goole Grammar School Old Boys | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 65 | 1954 | Royal Signals (2) | 17-3 | Roundhay | Cross Green, Otley |
| 66 | 1955 | Morley (5) | 16-9 | Bramley Old Boys | Cross Green, Otley |
| 67 | 1956 | Goole Grammar School Old Boys | 3-3 | Old Pomfretians | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 67 | Replay | Goole Grammar School Old Boys | 6-0 | Old Pomfretians | Selby |
| 68 | 1957 | West Leeds Old Boys | 13-3 | Old Roundhegians | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 69 | 1958 | Old Roundhegians | 11-0 | Sandal | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 70 | 1959 | Old Hymerians | 15-11 | West Leeds Old Boys | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 71 | 1960 | Old Crossleyans | 9-0 | Sandal | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 72 | 1961 | Old Thornensiansno | 6-3 | West Leeds Old Boys | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 73 | 1962 | Old Thornensians | 3-3 | York Railway Institute | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 73 | Replay | Old Thornensians | 0-0 | York Railway Institute | Cross Green, Otley |
| 73 | 2nd Replay | Old Thornensians (2) | 12-6 | York Railway Institute | Cross Green, Otley |
| - | 1963 Competition abandoned due bad weather | 1963 Competition abandoned due bad weather | 1963 Competition abandoned due bad weather | 1963 Competition abandoned due bad weather | 1963 Competition abandoned due bad weather |
| 75 | 1964 | Halifax RUFC (9) | 8-6 | Otley | Lidget Green, Bradford |
| 76 | 1965 | Harrogate (4) | 9-8 | Wakefield RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 77 | 1966 | Bradford RFC (4) | 8-3 | Harrogate | Cross Green, Otley |
| 78 | 1967 | Halifax RUFC | 0-0 | Roundhay | Cross Green, Otley |
| 78 | Replay | Halifax RUFC (10) | 11-9 | Roundhay | Cross Green, Otley |
| 79 | 1968 | Bradford RFC | 3-3 | Halifax RUFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 79 | Replay | Bradford RFC (5) | 8-6 | Halifax RUFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 80 | 1969 | Wakefield RFC (3) | 15-12 (AET) | Roundhay | Cross Green, Otley |
| 81 | 1970 | Bradford RFC (6) | 19-6 | Huddersfield RUFC | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 82 | 1971 | Halifax RUFC (11) | 9-3 | Old Thornensians | Cross Green, Otley |
| 83 | 1972 | Morley (6) | 16-3 | Bradford RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 84 | 1973 | Morley (7) | 10-9 | Roundhay | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 85 | 1974 | Morley (8) | 27-16 | Roundhay | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 86 | 1975 | Headingley | 13-13 | Roundhay | Cross Green, Otley |
| 86 | Replay | Roundhay | 20-16 | Headingley | Cross Green, Otley |
| 87 | 1976 | Middlesbrough | 10-9 (AET) | Roundhay | Cross Green, Otley |
| 88 | 1977 | Morley (9) | 23-9 | Halifax RUFC | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 89 | 1978 | Wakefield RFC (4) | 18-9 | Middlesbrough | Cross Green, Otley |
| 90 | 1979 | Morley (10) | 9-9 | Harrogate | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 91 | 1980 | Roundhay | 15-6 | Morley | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 92 | 1981 | Harrogate (5) | 12-3 | Morley | Cross Green, Otley |
| 93 | 1982 | Wakefield RFC (5) | 23-3 | Sheffield | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 94 | 1983 | Headingley (5) | 8-3 | Morley | Cross Green, Otley |
| 95 | 1984 | Headingley (6) | 17-3 | Wakefield RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 96 | 1985 | Headingley (7) | 7-0 | Wakefield RFC | Cross Green, Otley |
| 97 | 1986 | Wakefield RFC (6) | 18-6 | Morley | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 98 | 1987 | Headingley (8) | 18-4 | Morley | |
| 99 | 1988 | Headingley (9) | 21-9 | Wakefield RFC | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 100 | 1989 | Headingley (10) | 48-9 | Otley | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 101 | 1990 | Wakefield RFC (7) | 16-3 | Sheffield | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 102 | 1991 | Harrogate (6) | 23-4 | Otley | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 103 | 1992 | Harrogate (7) | 12-7 | Bradford & Bingley | |
| 104 | 1993 | Otley (9) | 22-5 | Rotherham | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 105 | 1994 | Wakefield RFC (8) | 35-9 | Sandal | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 106 | 1995 | Rotherham | 39-3 | Harrogate | Clarence Fields, Leeds |
| 107 | 1996 | Morley (11) | 16-10 | Rotherham | |
| 108 | 1997 | Sandal (2) | 17-13 | Doncaster | Cross Green, Otley |
| 109 | 1998 | Leeds Tykes | 21-11 | Doncaster | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 110 | 1999 | Doncaster | 13-10 | Sandal | Brantingham Park, Hull |
| 111 | 2000 | Doncaster (2) | 29-26 | Morley | Lockwood Park, Huddersfield |
| 112 | 2001 | Sandal | 26-24 | Middlesbrough | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 113 | 2002 | Harrogate (8) | 24-19 | Wharfedale | Cross Green, Otley |
| 114 | 2003 | Harrogate (9) | 13-12 | Doncaster | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 115 | 2004 | Halifax RUFC (12) | 23-21 | Otley | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 116 | 2005 | Halifax RUFC (13) | 19-14 | Cleckheaton | Wagon Lane, Bingley |
| 117 | 2006 | Leeds Tykes (2) | 22-11 | Wharfedale | Wagon Lane, Bingley |
| 118 | 2007 | Doncaster (3) | 31-6 | Wharfedale | York |
| 119 | 2008 | Doncaster (4) | 24-17 | Wharfedale | Claro Road, Harrogate |
| 120 | 2009 | Leeds Tykes U19(3) | 23-13 | Beverley | Brantingham Park, Hull |
| 121 | 2010 | Wharfedale | 36-13 | Sheffield Tigers | Huddersfield YMCA, Huddersfield |
| 122 | 2011 | Huddersfield RUFC | 25-18 | Hull RUFC | York |
| 123 | 2012 | Hull RUFC | 20-10 | Wharfedale | York |
| - | 2013 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 2013 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 2013 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 2013 Competition abandoned due to bad weather | 2013 Competition abandoned due to bad weather |
| 125 | 2014 | Wharfedale (2) | 34-29 | Otley | Wagon Lane, Bingley |
| 126 | 2015 | Harrogate (10) | 16-12 | Wharfedale | The Sycamores, Leeds |
| 127 | 2016 | Harrogate (11) | 38-3 | Sheffield Tigers | Moor Lane, Pontefract |
| 128 | 2017 | Harrogate (12) | | Sheffield Tigers | Scatcherd Lane |
| 129 | 2018 | Hull RUFC (2) | 34-7 | Doncaster Phoenix | Clifton Park, York |
| 130 | 2019 | Sandal (3) | 33-14 | Sheffield | Scatcherd Lane, Morley |
| 2020-2021: Competitions cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic ||||||
| 131 | 2023 | Middlesbrough | 30-24 | Sandal | Castle Park |

### Results

* § Denotes club now defunct
* ± Denotes club plays rugby league following the schism
* Teams in bold are active clubs currently competing in rugby union competitions.
| | Club | Wins | Runners up | Winning Years |
| 1 | Halifax RUFC | 13 | 4 | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1951, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1971, 2004, 2005 |
| 2 | Harrogate | 12 | 2 | 1905, 1907, 1949, 1965, 1981, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 3 | Morley | 11 | 9 | 1932, 1938, 1939, 1953, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1996 |
| 4 | Headingley§ | 10 | 3 | 1909, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 5 | Otley | 9 | 11 | 1889, 1910, 1911, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1993 |
| 6 | Wakefield RFC§ | 7 | 10 | 1920, 1922, 1969, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 7 | Bradford & Bingley | 6 | 4 | 1923, 1924, 1925, 1966, 1968, 1970 |
| 8 | Castleford§ | 5 | 4 | 1896, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1908 |
| 9 | Halifax Panthers± | 5 | 1 | 1878, 1886, 1888, 1893, 1894 |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity± | 4 | 5 | 1879, 1880, 1883, 1887 |
| 11 | Doncaster | 4 | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008 |
| 12 | Skipton | 3 | 3 | 1903, 1904, 1912 |
| 13 | Sandal | 3 | 2 | 1997, 2001, 2019 |
| 14 | Leeds Tykes | 3 | 0 | 1998, 2006, 2009 |
| 15 | Wharfedale | 2 | 6 | 2010, 2014 |
| 16 | Roundhay§ | 2 | 5 | 1975, 1980 |
| 17 | Old Thornisions | 2 | 1 | 1961, 1962 |
| 18 | Hull RUFC | 2 | 1 | 2012, 2018 |
| 19 | Royal Signals | 2 | 0 | 1952, 1954 |
| 1 | West Leeds Old Boys§ | 1 | 2 | 1957 |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | 1976, 2023 |
| 1 | Bradford±§ | 1 | 1 | 1884 |
| 1 | Batley Bulldogs± | 1 | 1 | 1885 |
| | Mytholmroyd | 1 | 1 | 1900 |
| 1 | Goole Grammar School Old Boys | 1 | 1 | 1956 |
| 1 | Old Roundheigians | 1 | 1 | 1958 |
| 1 | Rotherham | 1 | 1 | 1995 |
| 1 | Huddersfield RUFC | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| 1 | Dewsbury Rams± | 1 | 0 | 1881 |
| 1 | Thornes§ | 1 | 0 | 1882 |
| 1 | Huddersfield Giants± | 1 | 0 | 1890 |
| 1 | Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 1891 |
| 1 | Hunslet±§ | 1 | 0 | 1892 |
| 1 | Brighouse Rangers±§ | 1 | 0 | 1895 |
| 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers± | 1 | 0 | 1897 |
| 1 | Ossett | 1 | 0 | 1898 |
| 1 | Sowerby Bridge | 1 | 0 | 1899 |
| 1 | Keighley | 1 | 0 | 1948 |
| 1 | Old Hymerians | 1 | 0 | 1959 |
| 1 | Old Crossleyions | 1 | 0 | 1960 |
| 1 | West Park Leeds | 1 | 0 | 2022 |
| 1 | Sheffield Tigers | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | Hull & East Riding | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Wakefield Balne Lane | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Old Pomfretians | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Alverthorpe | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Beverley | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Bramley Old Boys | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Cleckheaton | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Doncaster Phoenix | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Heckmondwike± | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hebden Bridge | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hull F.C.± | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Ilkley | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Kirkstall | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Liversedge± | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Manningham± | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Old Dewsburians | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Sheffield | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Shipley | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | West Riding | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | York Railway Institute | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | York RUFC | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | York±§ | 0 | 1 | |