# 1990–91 Challenge Cup

The 1991 Challenge Cup was the 90th 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 13–8.

## Preliminary round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 27 Jan | Carlisle | Workington Town | 8-9 |
| 27 Jan | Hensingham | Dewsbury | 7-24 |
| 27 Jan | Leigh East | Bradford Northern | 12-24 |
| 27 Jan | Salford | Cutsyke | 44-4 |
| 27 Jan | Warrington | Huddersfield | 22-4 |
| 30 Jan | Sheffield Eagles | Hull FC | 19-6 |

## First round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 10 Feb | Doncaster | Widnes | 4-30 |
| 10 Feb | Leeds | Dewsbury | 40-20 |
| 10 Feb | Swinton | St Helens | 8-18 |
| 12 Feb | Castleford | Wigan | 4-28 |
| 14 Feb | Keighley | Runcorn | 36-4 |
| 15 Feb | Salford | Batley | 36-14 |
| 17 Feb | Barrow | Hunslet | 13-8 |
| 17 Feb | Bradford Northern | Leigh | 50-4 |
| 17 Feb | Bramley | Oldham | 6-38 |
| 17 Feb | Halifax | Fulham | 46-6 |
| 17 Feb | Nottingham | Whitehaven | 10-26 |
| 17 Feb | Ryedale-York | Warrington | 1-8 |
| 17 Feb | Sheffield Eagles | Featherstone Rovers | 19-12 |
| 17 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Trafford | 18-7 |
| 17 Feb | Workington Town | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18-12 |
| 19 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Chorley | 14-10 |

## Second round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 23 Feb | Rochdale | Wigan | 4-72 |
| 24 Feb | Barrow | Widnes | 4-28 |
| 24 Feb | Halifax | Whitehaven | 46-12 |
| 24 Feb | Keighley | Warrington | 10-42 |
| 24 Feb | Sheffield | Salford | 16-19 |
| 24 Feb | Workington Town | Oldham | 15-20 |
| 24 Feb | St Helens | Wakefield Trinity | 16-2 |
| 24 Feb | Bradford Northern | Leeds | 5-0 |

## Quarter-finals

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 09 Mar | Warrington | Widnes | 14-26 |
| 10 Mar | Wigan | Bradford Northern | 32-2 |
| 10 Mar | Halifax | St Helens | 16-24 |
| 10 Mar | Oldham | Salford | 40-3 |

## Semi finals

* 23 March 1991
| Wigan | 30 – 16 | Oldham |
| Try: Botica, Edwards, Goodway, Hanley, Iro Goal: Botica (5) | Report | Try: Ford, Henderson, McAlister Goal: Atkinson (2) |
* Burnden Park, Bolton Attendance: 19,057
* 30 March 1991
| St. Helens | 19 – 2 | Widnes |
| Try: Griffiths (2), Hunte Goal: Loughlin (3) Drop goal: Groves | Report | Goal: Davies |
* Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 16,109

## Final

* 27 April 1991
| Wigan | 13 – 8 | St. Helens |
| Try: Myers, Botica Goal: Botica (2) Drop goal: Gregory | Report | Try: Hunte Goal: Bishop (2) |
* Wembley, London Attendance: 75,532 Player of the Match: Denis Betts
| FB | 1 | Steve Hampson |
| RW | 2 | David Myers |
| RC | 3 | Kevin Iro |
| LC | 4 | Dean Bell |
| LW | 5 | Frano Botica |
| SO | 6 | Shaun Edwards |
| SH | 7 | Andy Gregory |
| PR | 8 | Ian Lucas |
| HK | 9 | Martin Dermott |
| PR | 10 | Andy Platt |
| SR | 11 | Denis Betts |
| SR | 12 | Phil Clarke |
| LF | 13 | Ellery Hanley (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| IC | 14 | Bobbie Goulding |
| IC | 15 | Andy Goodway |
| Coach: ||
| John Monie ||
| FB | 1 | Phil Veivers |
| RW | 2 | Alan Hunte |
| RC | 3 | Tea Ropati |
| LC | 4 | Paul Loughlin |
| LW | 5 | Les Quirk |
| SO | 6 | Jonathan Griffiths |
| SH | 7 | Paul Bishop |
| PR | 8 | Jon Neill |
| HK | 9 | Bernard Dwyer |
| PR | 10 | Kevin Ward |
| SR | 11 | John Harrison |
| SR | 12 | George Mann |
| LF | 13 | Shane Cooper (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| IC | 14 | Gary Connolly |
| IC | 15 | Paul Groves |
| Coach: ||
| Mike McClennan ||