1948 Yorkshire Cup

Background

This season, junior/amateur clubs Yorkshire Amateurs were again invited to take part and the number of clubs who entered remained at the same as last season's total number of sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
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.

Round 1 - First Leg

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis

Round 1 - Second Leg

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
All second round ties are played on a knock-out basis

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis

Round 3 – Semi-Finals - Replay

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Both semi-final ties are played on a knock-out basis

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

All the ties in the first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
For the first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.
For the first round ties, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.