Bradford Northern won the trophy for the second time in three years, this time by beating Featherstone Rovers by the score of 20-14 The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire.
The attendance was 12,607 and receipts were £50,775 For the first time, both semi-final matches resulted in draws, both requiring a replay.
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 eighteen.
[1][2] Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Involved 1 match and 2 clubs [1][4] Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point The following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results 1 * The second highest score in a Yorkshire Cup match to date 2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000.
The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.