# 1989–90 Challenge Cup

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
* 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 ||