1988 Challenge Cup

1988 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration

6 Rounds

Winners

Runners-up

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The 1988 Challenge Cup was the 87th 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 Halifax at Wembley. Wigan won the match 32–12.

Semi finals

12 March 1988

Wigan	34 – 4	Salford
Try: Edwards (2), T. Iro, Kiss, K. Iro, Hanley Goal: K. Iro (5)	Report	Try: Blease

Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 20,783

26 March 1988

Halifax	0 – 0	Hull
	Report

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 20,534

Replay

30 March 1988

Halifax	4 – 3	Hull
Try: Anderson	Report	Goal: Pearce Drop goal: Pearce

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 25,117

Final

30 April 1988

Wigan	32 – 12	Halifax
Try: K. Iro (2), Gill, Lydon, T. Iro, Hanley, Bell, Goal: Gregory, Lydon	Report	Try: Anderson, James Goal: Whitfield

Wembley, London
Attendance: 94,273
Man of the Match: Andy Gregory^[1]


FB	1	Joe Lydon
RW	2	Tony Iro
RC	3	Kevin Iro
LC	4	Dean Bell
LW	5	Henderson Gill
SO	6	Shaun Edwards (c)
SH	7	Andy Gregory
PR	8	Brian Case
HK	9	Nicky Kiss
PR	10	Adrian Shelford
SR	11	Andy Goodway
SR	12	Ian Potter
LF	13	Ellery Hanley
Substitutions:
IC	14	Ged Byrne
IC	15	Shaun Wane
Coach:
Graham Lowe


FB	1	Graham Eadie (c)
RW	2	Martin Meredith
RC	3	Tony Anderson
LC	4	Ian Wilkinson
LW	5	Colin Whitfield
SO	6	Robert Grogan
SH	7	Steve Robinson
PR	8	Neil James
HK	9	Seamus McCallion
PR	10	Keith Neller
SR	11	Les Holliday
SR	12	Paul Dixon
LF	13	John Pendlebury
Substitutions:
IC	14	Dick Fairbank
IC	15	Mick Scott
Coach:
Chris Anderson

References

↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 May 1988). "Wembley proves Wigan peerless". The Guardian. London. p. 18.

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1987/88 results at Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

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