The 1967–68 Yorkshire Cup was the sixtieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 9–6
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 16,729 and receipts were £5,515
This final was a repeat of the 1920–21 final, in the only other final, to date, to be contested by the two clubs, and in which Hull Kingston Rovers also defeated local neighbours and fierce rivals Hull F.C. in a closely contested match. In 1920 the score was 2–0; this time it was almost as close.
This is also the second consecutive year in which Hull Kingston Rovers had won the trophy
Background
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 sixteen.
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
Competition and results
Round 1 Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Fri 1 Sep 1967Castleford7–13Hull F.C.Wheldon Road 2Fri 1 Sep 1967Keighley5–23Wakefield TrinityLawkholme Lane3Fri 1 Sep 1967Leeds25–10BatleyHeadingley4Sat 2 Sep 1967Bradford Northern15–16DewsburyOdsal5Sat 2 Sep 1967Bramley4–7HuddersfieldMcLaren Field5,0706Sat 2 Sep 1967Doncaster10–28HalifaxBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield7Sat 2 Sep 1967Hunslet14–8Featherstone RoversParkside8Sat 2 Sep 1967York4–22Hull Kingston RoversClarence Street
Round 2 - quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 12 Sep 1967Halifax2–11Hull F.C.Thrum Hall2Tue 12 Sep 1967Leeds18–14HunsletHeadingley3Wed 13 Sep 1967Huddersfield11–11DewsburyFartown7,3804Wed 13 Sep 1967Wakefield Trinity13–13Hull Kingston RoversBelle Vue
Round 2 - replays Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefR1Thu 14 Sep 1967Dewsbury5–4HuddersfieldCrown Flatt4,400R2Fri 15 Sep 1967Hull Kingston Rovers14–5Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 26 Sep 1967Dewsbury0–21Hull Kingston RoversCrown Flatt2Wed 27 Sep 1967Hull F.C.31–6LeedsBoulevard
Final Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefSaturday 14 October 1967Hull Kingston Rovers8–7Hull F.C.Headingley16,729£5,515
Teams and scorers Hull Kingston Rovers№Hull F.C. teams Cyril Kellett1Arthur KeeganChristopher Young2Norman OliverJohn Moore3David Doyle-DavidsonDave Elliott4John MaloneyAlan Burwell5Geoff StocksRoger Millward6Terry DevonshireColin Cooper7Chris DavidsonWilliam Holliday8Mick HarrisonPeter Flanagan9Alan McGloneBrian Mennell10Eric BroomPhil Lowe11John EdsonJohn Hickson12Jim MacklinTerry Major13Cyril SykesFrank Foster (for John Hickson)14Colin HuttonCoachJohnny Whiteley 9score67HT0 Scorers Tries Alan Burwell (1)TRoger Millward (1)TChris Davidson (1) Goals Cyril Kellett (1)GJohn Maloney (1)GChris Davidson (1) Drop Goals DGRefereeDennis Davies (Manchester)White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchChris Davidson - Hull F.C. - sponsored by Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also 1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
Notes
References
External links Saints Heritage Society 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org