▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁occasion ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁ ▁York shire ▁Cup ▁competition ▁had ▁been ▁held . ▁This ▁year ▁saw ▁a ▁new ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁tro phy , ▁when ▁previously ▁twice ▁be aten ▁final ists ▁( 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 1 ), ▁H ull ▁King ston ▁Ro vers ▁won ▁the ▁ ▁tro phy ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁third ▁attempt ▁by ▁be ating ▁close ▁neighb ours ▁and ▁fier ce ▁riv als ▁H ull ▁F . C . ▁by ▁the ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 - 0 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁He ading ley , ▁Le eds , ▁now ▁in ▁West ▁York shire . ▁The ▁attend ance ▁was ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁rece i pts ▁were ▁£ 1 , 9 2 6 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁meet ings ▁between ▁the ▁teams ▁which ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁final s ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁League ' s ▁York shire ▁Cup ▁competition ▁was ▁a ▁knock - out ▁competition ▁between ▁( main ly ▁professional ) ▁rugby ▁league ▁clubs ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁ ▁county ▁of ▁York shire . ▁The ▁actual ▁area ▁was ▁at ▁times ▁increased ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁other ▁teams ▁from ▁ ▁outside ▁the ▁ ▁county ▁such ▁as ▁New castle , ▁Mans field , ▁Cov entry , ▁and ▁even ▁London ▁( in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁Act on ▁& ▁Will es den . ▁The ▁Rugby ▁League ▁season ▁always ▁( until