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1971–72 Yorkshire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout championship
Teams	16
Winners	Hull Kingston Rovers
Runners-up	Castleford
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-fourth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.

Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Castleford by the score of 11–7. The match was played at Belle Vue, in the City of Wakefield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,536 and receipts were £1,589. The attendance was a Yorkshire Cup final record, the lowest ever, a record which would never be beaten. This is the second time in four seasons that Castleford, (who have never won the trophy, to date) finished as runner-up.

Background

Due to the introduction of a new knock-out competition (the Player's No.6 Trophy), and the New Zealand national team's upcoming tour of Great Britain, the Yorkshire County Committee decided to stage the county cup much earlier than previous seasons, with the first round taking place at the end of July. Leeds objected to the decision, and withdrew from the competition due to their Headingley ground being used for cricket during the summer.

Competition and results

First Round

The committee refused to accept Leeds' withdrawal from the competition, and included them in the draw for the first round. Leeds re-affirmed their decision not to take part in the competition, and Bramley were consequently awarded a walkover. Hull Kingston Rovers were also given a walkover after Dewsbury were forced to withdraw due a pay dispute with their players.

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
1	Sat 31 Jul 1971	Castleford	24–5	Batley	Wheldon Road
2	Sat 31 Jul 1971	Hull F.C.	9–2	Featherstone Rovers	Boulevard
3	Sun 1 Aug 1971	Doncaster	12–4	Bradford Northern	Tattersfield
4	Sun 1 Aug 1971	Halifax	19–10	York	Thrum Hall
5	Sun 1 Aug 1971	Hunslet	10–17	Keighley	Parkside
6	Sun 1 Aug 1971	Wakefield Trinity	11–4	Huddersfield	Belle Vue
7		Bramley	w/o	Leeds
8		Hull Kingston Rovers	w/o	Dewsbury

Second Round

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
1	Fri 6 Aug 1971	Castleford	13–10	Wakefield Trinity	Wheldon Road
2	Fri 6 Aug 1971	Keighley	16–12	Hull F.C.	Lawkholme Lane
3	Sun 8 Aug 1971	Bramley	18–12	Halifax	McLaren Field
4	Sun 8 Aug 1971	Doncaster	14–24	Hull Kingston Rovers	Tattersfield

Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Fri 13 Aug 1971	Castleford	12–7	Keighley	Wheldon Road
2	Sun 15 Aug 1971	Hull Kingston Rovers	25–6	Bramley	Craven Park (1)

Final

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Ref
	Saturday 21 August 1971	Hull Kingston Rovers	11–7	Castleford	Belle Vue	5,536	£1,589

Teams and scorers

Hull Kingston Rovers	No.	Castleford
	Teams
Ian Markham	1	Derek Edwards
Mike Stephenson	2	Derek Foster
Phil lip "Phil" Coupland	3	Steve 'Knocker' Norton
George Kirkpatrick	4	Keith Worsley
Paul Longstaff	5	Alan Lowndes
Roger Millward (c)	6	Danny Hargrave
Paul Daley	7	Gary Stephens
Steve Wiley	8	Dennis Hartley
Peter Flanagan	9	Tony Miller
John Millington	10	Ian Van Bellen
Cliff Wallis	11	Brian Lockwood
Eric Palmer	12	Alan Dickinson
Joe Brown	13	Graham Blakeway
	Subs
John Moore	14	Glyn Jones
Colin Cooper (for Eric Palmer)	15	Alan Ackroyd (for Ian Van Bellen)
Johnny Whiteley	Coach	Harry Poole

11	score	7
7	HT	3

	Scorers
	Tries
Paul Longstaff (1)	T	Derek Foster (1)
	Goals
Roger Millward (4)	G	Alan Ackroyd (2)
Referee		Alexander Givvons, Jr. (Oldham)
White Rose Trophy for Man of the match		Ian Markham - Hull KR - Fullback
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The road to success

First round		Second round		Semi-finals		Final

Doncaster	12

Bradford Northern	4
		Doncaster	14

		Hull Kingston Rovers	24
Hull Kingston Rovers

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				Hull Kingston Rovers	25

				Bramley	6
Bramley

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		Bramley	18

		Halifax	12
Halifax	19

York	10
						Hull Kingston Rovers	11

						Castleford	7
Castleford	24

Batley	5
		Castleford	13

		Wakefield Trinity	10
Wakefield Trinity	11

Huddersfield	4
				Castleford	12

				Keighley	7
Hunslet	10

Keighley	17
		Keighley	16

		Hull F.C.	12
Hull F.C.	9

Featherstone Rovers	2

References

"Yorkshire Cup in August". The Guardian. London. 23 April 1971. p. 27. ProQuest 185513643.
"Leeds out of County Cup". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 May 1971. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Leeds not to defend Yorks Cup". The Guardian. London. 10 July 1971. p. 17. ProQuest 185464566.
"Pay Dispute Gives K.R. A Walk-Over". Hull Daily Mail. 30 July 1971. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
^ J C Lindley and D W Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973. Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.

External links

"Yorkshire Cup 1971/72". Rugby League Project.

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