The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry (as this season), and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.
The 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.)
1910 was the sixth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held.
Wakefield Trinity won by beating the previous season's winners, Huddersfield by the score of 8–2.
This season Coventry's name was added to the entrants as newcomers to rugby league.