The 1981–82 Yorkshire Cup was the 74th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Castleford won the trophy by beating Bradford Northern by the score of 10–5
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,852 and receipts were £10,359.
1981 was the start of a successful eleven year run for Castleford, previously only winners in 1977, they made eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning four and ending as runner-up in four occasions.
It is also the first of two successive years when Bradford Northern played in the Yorkshire Cup final, and in both cases they ended as runner-up.
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 14 Aug 1981Hull Kingston Rovers34–7HuddersfieldCraven Park (1)70302Sun 16 Aug 1981Castleford18–16Featherstone RoversWheldon Road 30923Sun 16 Aug 1981Doncaster11–12BatleyBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield4434Sun 16 Aug 1981Halifax5–33Bradford NorthernThrum Hall41645Sun 16 Aug 1981Hull F.C.16–19LeedsBoulevard111946Sun 16 Aug 1981Keighley23–13BramleyLawkholme Lane10037Sun 16 Aug 1981Wakefield Trinity18–6DewsburyBelle Vue28178Sun 16 Aug 1981York26–11HunsletClarence Street3000
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Sun 23 Aug 1981Castleford42–30YorkWheldon Road 34532Sun 23 Aug 1981Hull Kingston Rovers22–12Wakefield TrinityCraven Park (1)89073Sun 23 Aug 1981Keighley12–28BatleyLawkholme Lane13744Sun 23 Aug 1981Leeds5–11Bradford NorthernHeadingley7526
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Wed 2 Sep 1981Castleford40–3BatleyWheldon Road 30142Wed 2 Sep 1981Hull Kingston Rovers11–12Bradford NorthernCraven Park (1)9878
Final Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRecNotesRefSaturday 3 October 1981Castleford10–5Bradford NorthernHeadingley5,852£10,359
Teams and scorers
CastlefordNo.Bradford Northern Teams George Claughton1Keith MumbyTerry Richardson2David BarendsSteve Fenton3Gary HaleGary Hyde4Alan ParkerGeoff Morris5Les GantJohn Joyner (c)6Ellery HanleyBob Beardmore7Alan Redfearn (c)Alan Hardy8Jeff GrayshonBob Spurr9Brian NobleBarry Johnson10Phil SandersonDavid Finch11Gary Van BellenKevin Ward12Graham IdleAndrew Timson13Alan RathboneSubsIan Birkby14David Redfearn (for Phil Sanderson)Paul Norton (for Alan Hardy)15Dick Jasiewicz (for Gary Van Bellan)Mal ReillyCoachPeter Fox 10score55HT2 Scorers Tries Gary Hyde (1)TAlan Parker (1)John Joyner (1)T Goals David Finch (2)GEllery Hanley (1)Referee Robin Whitfield (Widnes)White Rose Trophy for Man of the matchBarry Johnson – Castleford – 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 1981–82 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