Yorkshire Cup

Every champion of the historic county knockout cup for Yorkshire-based professional rugby league clubs, run alongside league competition and the national Challenge Cup from 1905-06 until its discontinuation in 1992-93, plus a one-off amateur/lower-league revival in 2019.

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Competition: Yorkshire Cup ▾

86 seasons with a champion on record. Leeds have won the most titles (17).

Champions

SeasonChampionRunner-upNotes
1905-06HunsletHalifax
1906-07Bradford FCHull KR
1907-08HunsletHalifax
1908-09HalifaxHunslet
1909-10HuddersfieldBatley
1910-11Wakefield TrinityHuddersfield
1911-12HuddersfieldHull KR
1912-13BatleyHull F.C.
1913-14HuddersfieldBradford Northern
1914-15HuddersfieldHull F.C.
1918-19HuddersfieldDewsbury
1919-20HuddersfieldLeeds
1920-21Hull KRHull F.C.
1921-22LeedsDewsbury
1922-23YorkBatley
1923-24Hull F.C.Huddersfield
1924-25Wakefield TrinityBatley
1925-26DewsburyHuddersfield
1926-27HuddersfieldWakefield Trinity
1927-28DewsburyHull F.C.
1928-29LeedsFeatherstone Rovers
1929-30Hull KRHunslet
1930-31LeedsHuddersfield
1931-32HuddersfieldHunslet
1932-33LeedsWakefield Trinity
1933-34YorkHull KR
1934-35LeedsWakefield TrinityThe final was reported level in some sources with no confirmed replay result found; the champion shown is not in dispute but this season is flagged as lower-confidence.
1935-36LeedsYork
1936-37YorkWakefield Trinity
1937-38LeedsHuddersfield
1938-39HuddersfieldHull F.C.
1939-40Featherstone RoversWakefield Trinity
1940-41Bradford NorthernDewsbury
1941-42Bradford NorthernHalifax
1942-43DewsburyHuddersfield
1943-44Bradford NorthernKeighley
1944-45HalifaxHunslet
1945-46Bradford NorthernWakefield Trinity
1946-47Wakefield TrinityHull F.C.
1947-48Wakefield TrinityLeedsThe final was reported level in some sources with no confirmed replay result found; the champion shown is not in dispute but this season is flagged as lower-confidence.
1948-49Bradford NorthernCastleford
1949-50Bradford NorthernHuddersfield
1950-51HuddersfieldCastleford
1951-52Wakefield TrinityKeighley
1952-53HuddersfieldBatley
1953-54Bradford NorthernHull F.C.
1954-55HalifaxHull F.C.
1955-56HalifaxHull F.C.The final was reported level in some sources with no confirmed replay result found; the champion shown is not in dispute but this season is flagged as lower-confidence.
1956-57Wakefield TrinityHunslet
1957-58HuddersfieldYork
1958-59LeedsWakefield Trinity
1959-60Featherstone RoversHull F.C.
1960-61Wakefield TrinityHuddersfield
1961-62Wakefield TrinityLeeds
1962-63HunsletHull KR
1963-64HalifaxFeatherstone Rovers
1964-65Wakefield TrinityLeeds
1965-66Bradford NorthernHunslet
1966-67Hull KRFeatherstone Rovers
1967-68Hull KRHull F.C.
1968-69LeedsCastleford
1969-70Hull F.C.Featherstone Rovers
1970-71LeedsFeatherstone Rovers
1971-72Hull KRCastleford
1972-73LeedsDewsbury
1973-74LeedsWakefield Trinity
1974-75Hull KRWakefield Trinity
1975-76LeedsHull KR
1976-77LeedsFeatherstone Rovers
1977-78CastlefordFeatherstone Rovers
1978-79Bradford NorthernYork
1979-80LeedsHalifax
1980-81LeedsHull KR
1981-82CastlefordBradford Northern
1982-83Hull F.C.Bradford Northern
1983-84Hull F.C.Castleford
1984-85Hull F.C.Hull KR
1985-86Hull KRCastleford
1986-87CastlefordHull F.C.
1987-88Bradford NorthernCastlefordThe final was reported level in some sources with no confirmed replay result found; the champion shown is not in dispute but this season is flagged as lower-confidence.
1988-89LeedsCastleford
1989-90Bradford NorthernFeatherstone Rovers
1990-91CastlefordWakefield Trinity
1991-92CastlefordBradford Northern
1992-93Wakefield TrinitySheffield Eagles
2019Bradford BullsBatley BulldogsOne-off amateur/lower-league revival as an 8-team pre-season tournament, decades after the professional competition's 1992-93 discontinuation. Won 14-12.

A note on scores

Winners and runners-up are corroborated across two independent sources, but exact final scores are not published this round after a first research pass found apparent data-extraction corruption in bulk historical score tables. A handful of finals ended level with no confirmed replay result found; the champion shown for those seasons is not in dispute, but is flagged as lower-confidence than surrounding seasons.

Sources

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