The attendance was 34,300 and receipts were £3,718 This is Wakefield Trinity second successive appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final, last year they were beaten by Bradford Northern 5-2 This season junior/amateur clubs Yorkshire Amateurs were invited to take part.
The competition again followed the original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the exception of the first round which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis.
[1][2] Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs All second round ties are played on a knock-out basis Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points [4] All the ties in the first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
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) Can anyone add any further details about Yorkshire Amateurs