# 1927–28 Yorkshire Cup

The 1927–28 Yorkshire Cup tournament was the 20th occasion on which the competition had been held. Dewsbury won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. in the final by the score of 8–2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 21,700 and receipts were £1,466. This was Dewsbury's second triumph in a three-year period having last won the trophy in 1925–26.

## Background

The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden. The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).

## Competition and results

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.

### Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Notes |
| 1 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | Castleford | 22-0 | Bramley | Wheldon Road | 1 |
| 2 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | Dewsbury | 13-9 | Huddersfield | Crown Flatt | |
| 3 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | Halifax | 2-7 | Batley | Thrum Hall | |
| 4 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5-5 | Keighley | Craven Park (1) | |
| 5 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | Leeds | 12-2 | Featherstone Rovers | Headingley | |
| 6 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | Wakefield Trinity | 4-12 | Hull | Belle Vue | |
| 7 | Sat 8 Oct 1927 | York | 15-2 | Bradford Northern | Clarence Street | |
| 8 | | Hunslet | | bye | | |

### Round 1 - replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| R | Tue 11 Oct 1927 | Keighley | 2-24 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Lawkholme Lane | | | | |

### Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 1 | Wed 19 Oct 1927 | Dewsbury | 15-5 | Batley | Crown Flatt |
| 2 | Wed 19 Oct 1927 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-2 | Hunslet | Craven Park (1) |
| 3 | Wed 19 Oct 1927 | York | 19-7 | Leeds | Clarence Street |
| 4 | Thu 20 Oct 1927 | Hull | 7-7 | Castleford | Boulevard |

### Round 2 - replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| R | Wed 26 Oct 1927 | Castleford | 0-3 | Hull | Sandy Desert | | | 2 | |

### Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Wed 2 Nov 1927 | York | 0-10 | Hull | Clarence Street | | | | |
| 2 | Thu 3 Nov 1927 | Dewsbury | 2-0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Crown Flatt | | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Saturday 26 November 1927 | Dewsbury | 8-2 | Hull | Headingley | 21,700 | 1,466 | 3 4 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Dewsbury | No. | Hull |
| team unknown | teams | team unknown |
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| ?? | Coach | Edgar Wrigley |
| 8 | score | 2 |
| 8 | HT | 2 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
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| | Goals | |
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| | Drop Goals | |
| | DG | |
| Referee | | unknown |
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

### The road to success

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield | 9 | Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Batley | Batley | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Halifax | Halifax | 2 | Batley | Batley | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Batley | Batley | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Batley | Batley | 7 | | | | Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | | | | |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 (2) | | | | | | | Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | | | | |
| Keighley | Keighley | 8 (24) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keighley | Keighley | 8 (24) | Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hunslet | Hunslet | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Hunslet | Hunslet | | Hunslet | Hunslet | 2 | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Hull | Hull | 2 |
| York | York | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Hull | Hull | 2 |
| Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 2 | York | York | 19 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Leeds | Leeds | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Leeds | Leeds | 12 | Leeds | Leeds | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | | | | York | York | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hull | Hull | 10 | | | | |
| Wakefield Trinity | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | | | | | | | Hull | Hull | 10 | | | | |
| Hull | Hull | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hull | Hull | 12 | Hull | Hull | 7 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Castleford | Castleford | 7 (0) | | | | | | | |
| Castleford | Castleford | 22 | Castleford | Castleford | 7 (0) | | | | | | | |
| Bramley | Bramley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |