The 1980–81 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Leeds winning the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 8–7.
The match was played at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,751 and receipts were £15,578.
This was Leeds' eighth victory (and the second of two consecutive victories - for the third time within the sequence) in what has been eight times in the space of thirteen seasons.
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 teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Sat 16 Aug 1980Leeds47–8YorkHeadingley29212Sun 17 Aug 1980Bradford Northern10–6BatleyOdsal31733Sun 17 Aug 1980Dewsbury5–15BramleyCrown Flatt11004Sun 17 Aug 1980Featherstone Rovers16–12Hull F.C.Post Office Road70255Sun 17 Aug 1980Halifax8–18CastlefordThrum Hall29266Sun 17 Aug 1980Hull Kingston Rovers21–17Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)76287Sun 17 Aug 1980Hunslet22–4DoncasterMount Pleasant5508Sun 17 Aug 1980Keighley16–25HuddersfieldLawkholme Lane1550
Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Sun 24 Aug 1980Castleford26–25BramleyWheldon Road 22152Sun 24 Aug 1980Huddersfield20–13Bradford NorthernFartown40803Sun 24 Aug 1980Hull Kingston Rovers33–12Featherstone RoversCraven Park (1)90884Sun 24 Aug 1980Leeds31–12HunsletHeadingley3940
Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Wed 10 Sep 1980Castleford7–11Hull Kingston RoversWheldon Road 73282Thu 11 Sep 1980Leeds17–13HuddersfieldHeadingley4418
Final Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefSaturday 8 November 1980Leeds8–7Hull Kingston RoversFartown9,751£15,578
Teams and scorers
Leeds№Hull Kingston Rovers teams Neil Hague1Ian RobinsonAlan Smith2Gary McHughDavid Smith3Mike SmithJohn Atkinson4Phil HoganWillie Oulton5Wally YoungmanJohn Holmes6Dave HallKevin Dick7Paul HarkinMick Harrison8Roy HoldstockDavid Ward9xRaymond PriceSteve Pitchford10Steve CrooksGraham Eccles11Phil LowePhil Cookson12Len Casey (c)David Heron13Mick Crane?14?Carrol (for Phil Cookson)15Paul Rose (for Steve Crooks)Robin DewhurstCoachRoger Millward 8score72HT7 Scorers Tries Alan Smith (1)TGary McHugh (1) Goals Kevin Dick (2)GPhil Hogan (2) Drop Goals Kevin Dick (1)DGRefereeRon Campbell (Widnes)White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchKevin Dick - Leeds - sponsored byCompetition SponsorWebster's Brewery (Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd) Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
The road to success
See also 1980–81 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