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For the 1891-92
season, the five teams from 1890-91, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Halifax, and
Hull, were joined by three more teams: Wakefield (last played in 1886-87),
and entirely new entrants Huddersfield and Dewsbury, the latter having won
the Bradford Observer Trophy in 1891 and so debarred themselves from that
latter competition for 1891-92. That made a total of eight teams, in
which case (8 or more teams) the rules provided that the competition be run
as a knock-out.
Technically,
“Hull” was now the Hull & District Chess Association, whereas
in the previous season it had been Hull Church Institute. Similarly,
“Wakefield” was the Wakefield Association.
“Sheffield” was still the Sheffield & District Chess
Association.
Thus the 1891-92
Woodhouse Cup was contested for the first time as a knock-out, there being
eight entrants. There were drawn matches which necessitated replays,
and this idea of a knock-out was soon replaced by an East all-play-all
section and a West all-play-all section, with a play-off between the two
section winners.
The initial draw
was published as in the first four columns of the following table, with the
results as in the next four column:
|
Round
|
Date
|
Match
|
Initial
Pairing
|
Match Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
|
1
|
09/01/1892
|
A
|
Dewsbury v
Sheffield
|
09/01/1892
|
Dewsbury
|
4-4
|
Sheffield
|
|
|
|
|
(replay>)
|
23/01/1892
|
Sheffield
|
5-3
|
Dewsbury
|
|
|
|
B
|
Halifax v Leeds
|
09/01/1892
|
Halifax
|
½-7½
|
Leeds
|
|
|
|
C
|
Hull v
Huddersfield
|
09/01/1892
|
Hull
|
|
bye
|
|
|
|
D
|
Bradford v
Wakefield
|
09/01/1892
|
Bradford
|
8½-1½
|
Wakefield
|
|
2
|
30/01/1892
|
E
|
winner of B v winner of D
|
30/01/1892
|
Leeds
|
9½‑10½
|
Bradford
|
|
|
|
F
|
winner of C v winner of A
|
30/01/1892
|
Hull
|
7½-4½
|
Sheffield
|
|
3
|
13/02/1892
|
|
winner of F v
winner of E
|
13/02/1892*
|
Hull
|
6-6
|
Bradford
|
|
|
|
|
(replay>)
|
19/03/1892
|
Bradford
|
8½-3½
|
Hull
|
* The British Chess Magazine, 1892, p.102 incorrectly
said the final was played on 06/02/1892.
(Click on underlined result for match details.)
In the event,
Huddersfield withdrew, perhaps daunted by their first-round pairing away to
Hull. The final match was drawn, so a re-play was
arranged for Saturday, 19/03/1892, at the Exchange Cafe, Bradford.
In the following
table of results, while final match totals are known, some individual
adjudication results remain undiscovered by the present writer.
|
Date/Board
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
Venue &c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09/01/1892
|
Dewsbury
|
4-4
|
Sheffield
|
Victoria Cafe, Dewsbury
|
|
1
|
Harry Jackson
|
1-0
|
Rev E J Huntsman
|
|
|
2
|
Seth Ward, jun.
|
½-½
|
T C Chapman
|
|
|
3
|
George E Ward
|
0-1
|
F E Foster
|
|
|
4
|
F Elson
|
@
|
S B Slack
|
|
|
5
|
Alf Ward
|
½-½
|
Col T E Vickers
|
|
|
6
|
G M Shaw
|
0-1
|
J Wollman
|
|
|
7
|
J Woodhead
|
1-0
|
W H Camm
|
|
|
8
|
H Hinchliffe
|
@
|
S G Harrison
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23/01/1892
|
Sheffield
|
5-3
|
Dewsbury
|
Sheffield Athenaeum Club
|
|
1
|
T C Chapman
|
½-½
|
H Jackson
|
|
|
2
|
F E Foster
|
1-0
|
G E Ward
|
|
|
3
|
J W Baker
|
½-½
|
F Elson
|
|
|
4
|
G A Askham
|
1-0
|
Alfred Ward
|
|
|
5
|
S B Slack
|
1-0
|
G M Shaw
|
|
|
6
|
J Wollman
|
1-0
|
J Woodhead
|
|
|
7
|
H Mercer
|
0-1
|
H Hinchliffe
|
|
|
8
|
S G Harrison
|
0-1
|
G Pollard
|
/\ back to
fixtures /\
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09/01/1892
|
Halifax
|
½-7½
|
Leeds
|
Exchange Cafe, Halifax
|
|
1
|
A W Common
|
0-1
|
A Bilbrough
|
|
|
2
|
J Wilson
|
0d1
|
F P Wildman
|
|
|
3
|
S M Cockin
|
0-1
|
F Toothill
|
|
|
4
|
H Blakey
|
0-1
|
J S West
|
|
|
5
|
H H Waight
|
0-1
|
J Musgrove
|
|
|
6
|
W Common
|
½-½
|
J Rayner
|
|
|
7
|
W Wainhouse
|
0-1
|
F E Spedding
|
|
|
8
|
S G Foster
|
0-1
|
F C Howell
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09/01/1892
|
Bradford
|
8½-1½
|
Wakefield
|
Bradford
|
|
1
|
T A Guy
|
½-½
|
F H Wright
|
|
|
2
|
J E Hall
|
1-0
|
W Rea
|
|
|
3
|
G A Schott
|
1-0
|
S Day
|
|
|
4
|
J A Woollard
|
1-0
|
W R Scholefield
|
|
|
5
|
J A Guy
|
1-0
|
G E Staynes
|
|
|
6
|
T Spencer
|
1-0
|
W F Threlkeld
|
|
|
7
|
C Quarkowsky
|
1-0
|
J Staynes
|
|
|
8
|
E Dobson
|
1-0
|
J W Atkinson
|
|
|
9
|
S Brodgen
|
0-1
|
A E Bentley
|
|
|
10
|
LH Browne
|
1-0
|
J Marriott
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30/01/1892
|
Leeds
|
9½-10½
|
Bradford
|
Leeds
|
|
1
|
F Toothill
|
½-½
|
J E Hall
|
|
|
2
|
F P Wildman
|
½-½
|
J A Woollard
|
|
|
3
|
A Bilbrough
|
1-0
|
T A Guy
|
|
|
4
|
J S West
|
0@1
|
J A Guy
|
|
|
5
|
J Musgrove
|
0-1
|
C Quarkowsky
|
|
|
6
|
J Parker
|
0-1
|
T Spencer
|
|
|
7
|
F E Spedding
|
1-0
|
S Brodgen
|
|
|
8
|
S R Meredith
|
1-0
|
E Dobson
|
|
|
9
|
A W Bairstow
|
0-1
|
B Bottomley
|
|
|
10
|
F C Howell
|
½@½
|
H C Padgett
|
|
|
11
|
A G Cowling
|
½-½
|
LH Browne
|
|
|
12
|
T Y Stokoe
|
½-½
|
E Glaser
|
|
|
13
|
E B Hussey
|
½-½
|
F W Elliott
|
|
|
14
|
FC Shephard
|
½@½
|
W S Carey
|
|
|
15
|
R S Stansfield
|
1-0
|
H K Walker
|
|
|
16
|
J W Stringer
|
½@½
|
C H Guy
|
|
|
17
|
W Carter
|
½-½
|
W Shaw
|
|
|
18
|
T Tate
|
0-1
|
L Brooke
|
|
|
19
|
J Moorhouse
|
0-1
|
Dr Dodd
|
|
|
20
|
J P Myers
|
1-0
|
H Clay
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30/01/1892
|
Hull
|
7½-4½
|
Sheffield
|
Gladstone Hall,
|
|
1
|
W Atkinson
|
½-½
|
Rev E J Huntsman
|
Albion Street, Hull
|
|
2
|
R H Philip
|
½@½
|
F E Foster
|
|
|
3
|
T G Hart
|
½@½
|
S B Slack
|
|
|
4
|
J Crake
|
1@0
|
J W Baker
|
|
|
5
|
E W McBride
|
½-½
|
J Wollman
|
|
|
6
|
J J Shields
|
1-0
|
W H Camm
|
|
|
7
|
G Thorpe
|
1-0
|
H Mercer
|
|
|
8
|
R Morris
|
½-½
|
E Barraclough
|
|
|
9
|
H Dixon
|
0-1
|
A E Harker
|
|
|
10
|
J Hyde
|
0-1
|
R Snow
|
|
|
11
|
G Walton
|
1-0
|
T A Peck
|
|
|
12
|
M Jackson
|
1-0
|
A T Ripley
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13/02/1892
|
Hull
|
6-6
|
Bradford
|
Gladstone Hall,
|
|
1
|
E Freeborough
|
@
|
T A Guy
|
Albion Street, Hull
|
|
2
|
W Atkinson
|
@
|
J E Hall
|
|
|
3
|
R H Philip
|
@
|
J A Woollard
|
|
|
4
|
W G North
|
@
|
E Bottomley
|
|
|
5
|
T G Hart
|
1-0
|
T Spencer
|
|
|
6
|
H Gray
|
1-0
|
E Dobson
|
|
|
7
|
J Crake
|
@
|
B Bottomley
|
|
|
8
|
E W McBride
|
½-½
|
S Brodgen
|
|
|
9
|
J J Shields
|
½-½
|
H C Padgett
|
|
|
10
|
G Thorpe
|
0-1
|
L H Browne
|
|
|
11
|
Richard Morris
|
½-½
|
P T Macaulay
|
|
|
12
|
J W Walton
|
½-½
|
F W Elliott
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
|
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|
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|
|
19/03/1892
|
Bradford
|
8½-3½
|
Hull
|
Exchange Cafe,
|
|
1
|
J E Hall
|
1-0
|
W Atkinson
|
Market Street, Bradford
|
|
2
|
G A Schott
|
1-0
|
R H Philip
|
|
|
3
|
J A Woollard
|
1-0
|
W G North
|
|
|
4
|
J A Guy
|
0@1
|
H Gray
|
|
|
5
|
C Quarkowsky
|
½@½
|
J Crake
|
|
|
6
|
T Spencer
|
0-1
|
J J Shields
|
|
|
7
|
E Dobson
|
1-0
|
E W McBride
|
|
|
8
|
B Bottomley
|
1@0
|
R Morris
|
|
|
9
|
LH Browne
|
0-1
|
J Hyde
|
|
|
10
|
S Brodgen
|
1-0
|
J W Walton
|
|
|
11
|
H C Padgett
|
1@0
|
W D Theaker
|
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|
12
|
F W Elliott
|
1@0
|
A White
|
/\ back to fixtures /\
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Fuller names of
players, as identities appear to the present writer:
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