The Goldthorpe Cup named after the famous south Leeds sporting family is believed to be the oldest schools rugby league competition in the world.
The Leeds schools minute book states that on January 15th 1904 Mr T V Harrison, on behalf of the Hunslet Cricket, Football and Athletic Club presented to the schools union the handsome "Goldthorpe Trophy". In making the presentation Mr Harrison conveyed to the union the best wishes of the Hunslet Committee in their endeavours to promote schools football.
The article illustrated in images 2 - 4, written by Mr J R H Greaves, was included in the 1952-53 handbook and confirms that a knock-out competition was played in 1902-03 and it seems that, retrospectively at least, it was called the Goldthorpe Cup.
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