Cup holders, Castleford, retained the trophy by beating Bradford Northern by the score of 28-6 The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire.
previously only once winners in 1977–78, had made eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning on four and ending as runner-up on four occasions.
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no "leavers" but one new entrant in the form of Scarborough Pirates and so the total of entries increased by one from last season, to a total of nineteen.
with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland).
The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season