1989–90 Challenge Cup

1990 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Warrington
Lance Todd Trophy	Andy Gregory

The 1990 Challenge Cup was the 89th 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 Warrington at Wembley. Wigan won the match 36–14.

Preliminary round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
14 Jan	Fulham	Doncaster	23-16
14 Jan	Leeds	Bradford Northern	8-24
14 Jan	Oldham	Huddersfield	30-8
14 Jan	St Helens	Castleford	39-12

First round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
27 Jan	Warrington	Featherstone Rovers	20-12
28 Jan	Barrow	Sheffield Eagles	12-22
28 Jan	Bramley	St Helens	14-22
28 Jan	Fulham	Ryedale-York	14-14
28 Jan	Hull FC	Halifax	46-0
28 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	Wigan	4-6
28 Jan	Nottingham	Dewsbury	2-32
28 Jan	Oldham	Workington Town	30-8
28 Jan	Runcorn	Bradford Northern	12-22
28 Jan	Salford	Bisons	56-6
28 Jan	Swinton	Wakefield Trinity	10-10
28 Jan	Trafford	Hunslet	14-7
28 Jan	Whitehaven	Leigh	23-22
28 Jan	Widnes	Batley	26-10
30 Jan	Chorley	Keighley	6-12
30 Jan	Rochdale Hornets	Carlisle	38-6
31 Jan - replay	Ryedale-York	Fulham	12-16
31 Jan - replay	Wakefield Trinity	Swinton	32-4

Second round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
10 Feb	Hull FC	St Helens	12-24
11 Feb	Fulham	Bradford Northern	2-20
11 Feb	Salford	Oldham	7-18
11 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	Sheffield Eagles	27-12
11 Feb	Warrington	Trafford	20-11
11 Feb	Whitehaven	Keighley	46-10
11 Feb	Widnes	Rochdale Hornets	22-16
11 Feb	Wigan	Dewsbury	30-6

Quarter-finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
24 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	Wigan	14-26
25 Feb	Bradford Northern	Warrington	10-12
25 Feb	St Helens	Whitehaven	44-10
25 Feb	Widnes	Oldham	4-16

Semi finals

10 March 1990

Wigan	20 – 14	St. Helens
Try: Hampson, Byrne, Goodway Goal: Lydon (4)	Report	Try: Devine, Quirk Goal: Loughlin (3)

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 26,489

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31 March 1990

Warrington	10 – 6	Oldham
Try: Crompton, Forster Goal: Turner	Report	Try: Irving Goal: Platt

Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 15,631

Final

28 April 1990

Wigan	36 – 14	Warrington
Try: Betts, Preston (2), Iro (2), Hanley Goal: Lydon (6)	Report	Try: Gregory, Lyon Goal: Bishop (2), Darbyshire

Wembley, London Attendance: 77,729 Player of the Match: Andy Gregory

FB 1 Steve Hampson RW 2 Joe Lydon RC 3 Kevin Iro LC 4 Dean Bell LW 5 Mark Preston SO 6 Shaun Edwards SH 7 Andy Gregory PR 8 Adrian Shelford HK 9 Martin Dermott PR 10 Andy Platt SR 11 Denis Betts SR 12 Andy Goodway LF 13 Ellery Hanley (c) Substitutions: IC 14 Bobbie Goulding IC 15 Ian Gildart Coach: John Monie

FB 1 David Lyon RW 2 Des Drummond RC 3 Gary Mercer LC 4 Paul Darbyshire LW 5 Mark Forster SO 6 Martin Crompton SH 7 Paul Bishop PR 8 Tony Burke HK 9 Duane Mann PR 10 Neil Harmon SR 11 Bob Jackson SR 12 Gary Sanderson LF 13 Mike Gregory (c) Substitutions: IC 14 Billy McGinty IC 15 Mark Thomas Coach: Brian Johnson

External links

• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1989/90 results at Rugby League Project