1988–89 Challenge Cup
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Duration | 6 Rounds |
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Winners | Wigan |
Runners-up | St. Helens |
Lance Todd Trophy | Ellery Hanley |
The 1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup . Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and St. Helens at Wembley . Wigan won the match 27–0.
Preliminary round
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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15 Jan | Barrow Island | Thatto Heath | 11-18 |
15 Jan | Leeds | Hunslet | 32-6 |
15 Jan | Milford Amateurs | Swinton | 0-36 |
15 Jan | Wakefield Trinity | Bramley | 18-10 |
15 Jan | West Hull | Doncaster | 2-48 |
15 Jan | York | Workington Town | 35-8 |
First round
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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28 Jan | Hull FC | Castleford | 4-7 |
29 Jan | Barrow | Huddersfield | 38-16 |
29 Jan | Carlisle | Mansfield | 58-1 |
29 Jan | Chorley | Thatto Heath | 8-4 |
29 Jan | Dewsbury | Oldham | 9-40 |
29 Jan | Doncaster | Wigan | 6-38 |
29 Jan | Fulham | Bradford Northern | 10-28 |
29 Jan | Rochdale Hornets | Hull Kingston Rovers | 24-28 |
29 Jan | Runcorn | Keighley | 10-28 |
29 Jan | Salford | Widnes | 14-18 |
29 Jan | Sheffield Eagles | Leigh | 23-17 |
29 Jan | Swinton | St Helens | 5-16 |
29 Jan | Wakefield Trinity | Batley | 34-4 |
29 Jan | Warrington | Halifax | 25-8 |
29 Jan | Whitehaven | Featherstone Rovers | 0-32 |
29 Jan | York | Leeds | 9-28 |
Second round
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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11 Feb | Castleford | Widnes | 18-32 |
12 Feb | Bradford Northern | Wigan | 4-17 |
12 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Chorley | 28-4 |
12 Feb | Leeds | Carlisle | 24-4 |
12 Feb | St Helens | Barrow | 28-6 |
12 Feb | Sheffield Eagles | Oldham | 20-32 |
12 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Featherstone Rovers | 4-10 |
12 Feb | Warrington | Keighley | 56-7 |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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25 Feb | Oldham | Wigan | 4-12 |
26 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Warrington | 4-30 |
26 Feb | Leeds | Widnes | 4-24 |
26 Feb | St Helens | Featherstone Rovers | 32-3 |
Semi finals
11 March 1989
|
St. Helens | 16 – 14 | Widnes |
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Try:
Quirk
(2),
Bloor
Goal: Loughlin (2) |
Report
|
Try:
Wright
,
D. Hulme
Goal: Currier (3) |
Final
This was the first time since 1951 that a team had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup Final at Wembley .
Saturday 29 April, 1989
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Wigan | 27 – 0 | St. Helens |
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Tries:
Kevin Iro (2) Ellery Hanley Andy Gregory Steve Hampson Goals: Joe Lydon (3/5) Drop Goals: Andy Gregory (1) |
Report
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Tries:
Goals: |
Wembley Stadium
,
London
Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Ray Tennant Player of the Match: Ellery Hanley [1] |
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References
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (1 May 1989). "A mess for Murphy to stew in". The Guardian . London. p. 18.
External links
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1988/89 results at Rugby League Project
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see also…
1988–89 season
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Years |
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