Teams 15 Runners-up Wakefield Trinity | Winners Leeds | |
Structure Regional knockout championship | ||
The 1934 Yorkshire Cup was the 27th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. For the first and only time, the Yorkshire Cup final required two replays to sort the teams and decide the winners, Leeds eventually winning the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of '13-0-(HT unknown) in a second replay.
Contents
Competition and Results
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at fifteen.
This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with one bye) and 15 Clubs
Round 1 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Round 2 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Final
The final was played at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury, now in West Yorkshire, with an attendance of 22,598, receipts were £1,529 and a final score of 5-5,
Final - First Replay
The first replay was at Fartown, with an attendance of 10,500, receipts of £745 and a final score of 2-2.
Final - Second Replay
The second replay was played at Parkside, with an attendance of 19,304, receipts of £1,327 and a final score of 13-0. Altogether a total of around 52,500 people paid over £3,500 to watch the three matches. This was Leeds' fourth of six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared. Also the first of two consecutive victories which they would enjoy.
Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points