1987–88 Challenge Cup

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.

1988 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Broadcast partners	BBC
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Halifax
Lance Todd Trophy	Andy Gregory
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Preliminary round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
13 Jan	Kells	Leeds	0-28
15 Jan	Bramley	Sheffield Eagles	6-14
15 Jan	Leigh Miners	Hunslet	4-23
16 Jan	Heworth	West Hull	11-4
17 Jan	Carlisle	Whitehaven	8-8
17 Jan	Warrington	Huddersfield	48-10
20 Jan-replay	Whitehaven	Carlisle	8-22

First round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
30 Jan	Wigan	Bradford Northern	2-0
31 Jan	Dewsbury	Widnes	10-38
31 Jan	Doncaster	Batley	18-10
31 Jan	Featherstone Rovers	York	32-21
31 Jan	Fulham	Mansfield	4-16
31 Jan	Heworth	Halifax	4-60
31 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	Carlisle	14-6
31 Jan	Hunslet	Hull FC	10-27
31 Jan	Keighley	Workington Town	30-4
31 Jan	Leeds	Castleford	22-14
31 Jan	Leigh	St Helens	12-22
31 Jan	Rochdale Hornets	Barrow	6-4
31 Jan	Runcorn	Springfield	6-8
31 Jan	Salford	Swinton	16-6
31 Jan	Wakefield Trinity	Sheffield Eagles	10-14
31 Jan	Warrington	Oldham	17-6

Second round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
13 Feb	Warrington	St Helens	20-24
14 Feb	Doncaster	Mansfield	16-8
14 Feb	Halifax	Rochdale Hornets	30-6
14 Feb	Hull FC	Sheffield Eagles	26-6
14 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	Featherstone Rovers	35-26
14 Feb	Keighley	Widnes	2-16
14 Feb	Salford	Springfield	12-10
14 Feb	Wigan	Leeds	30-14

Quarter-finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
27 Feb	Wigan	Widnes	10-1
28 Feb	Hull FC	Doncaster	27-12
28 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	Halifax	4-26
28 Feb	Salford	St Helens	22-18

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

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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 Player 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