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unusual facts about Yorkshire Cup


Garry Schofield

A year earlier, the Tigers won the National Panasonic Cup - Schofield's only major winner's medal at club level (not including the Yorkshire Cup which he won at Leeds in 1988).


1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season

Dewsbury had suffered a county cup record defeat 36-9 at the hands of Leeds in the Yorkshire Cup final earlier in the season.

Frank Whitcombe Jr

Frank captained Bradford for a season and played in their Yorkshire Cup winning side of 1966 against Harrogate at Cross Green, Otley in 1966 under the captaincy of Mike Dixon.

Frank also played in Bradford's Yorkshire Cup winning team of 1966 in there 8–3 victory over Harrogate at Cross Green, Otley.


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Keighley RUFC

Many outstanding players and impressive sides have been produced over the years but the pinnacle of the club’s achievements was in the 1947/8 season when it won both the Yorkshire Shield and Yorkshire Cup competitions, beating Sheffield by 17 points to 0 in the Shield final at Otley and Otley by 14 points to 6 in the Cup final at Skipton.