1988 Challenge Cup

1988 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Winners	File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
Runners-up	Halifax
Lance Todd Trophy	File:Wigancolours.svg Andy Gregory
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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

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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 Man of the Match: Andy Gregory

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

External links

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