# 1988–89 Lancashire Cup

The 1988–89 Lancashire Cup was the 76th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition was held. Wigan won the trophy, beating Salford 22–17 in the final.
This was Wigan’s fifth appearance, and fourth consecutive victory in a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years. The attendance was the fifth in five years to reach almost 20,000, and the receipts set a new record, exceeding the previous record by approximately £4,500.

## Background

This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level. With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

## Competition and results
### First round

Involved eight matches and 16 clubs.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Barrow | 10-24 | Wigan | Craven Park | 5528 |
| 2 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Carlisle | 17-7 | Chorley Borough | Gifford Park | 645 |
| 3 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Oldham | 64-2 | Workington Town | Watersheddings | 3877 |
| 4 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Rochdale Hornets | 25-14 | Fulham | Athletic Grounds | 645 |
| 5 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Runcorn Highfield | 4-42 | Warrington | Canal Street | 2017 |
| 6 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Salford | 42-8 | Whitehaven | The Willows | 2551 |
| 7 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Swinton | 24-14 | Leigh | Station Road | 3225 |
| 8 | Sun 18 Sep 1988 | Widnes | 32-24 | St. Helens | Naughton Park | 10764 |

### Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Wed 28 Sep 1988 | Oldham | 2-18 | Salford | Watersheddings | 5497 |
| 2 | Wed 28 Sep 1988 | Warrington | 34-18 | Carlisle | Wilderspool | 2586 |
| 3 | Wed 28 Sep 1988 | Widnes | 38-4 | Swinton | Naughton Park | 4988 |
| 4 | Wed 28 Sep 1988 | Wigan | 36-4 | Rochdale Hornets | Central Park | 7719 |

### Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Wed 05 Oct 1988 | Salford | 15-2 | Warrington | The Willows | 7316 | | | > |
| 2 | Wed 12 Oct 1988 | Wigan | 14-10 | Widnes | Central Park | 17813 | | | |

### Final

The match was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 19,154 and receipts of £71,879.
* 23 October 1988
| Wigan | 22 – 17 | Salford |
| Tries: K. Iro (2), Shelford, Bell Goals: K. Iro (3) | | Tries: Evans, Bentley, Herbert Goals: Brown (2) Drop goals: Worrall |
* Knowsley Road, St Helens Attendance: 19,154 Referee: Kevin Allatt (Southport) Player of the Match: Paul Shaw

#### Teams

| Wigan | № | Salford |
| | Teams | |
| Steve Hampson | 1 | Peter Williams (c) |
| Tony Iro | 2 | Tex Evans |
| Kevin Iro | 3 | Keith Bentley |
| Dean Bell | 4 | Ken Jones |
| Joe Lydon | 5 | Adrian Hadley |
| Shaun Edwards | 6 | Paul Shaw |
| Andy Gregory | 7 | David Cairns |
| Ian Lucas | 8 | Steve Herbert |
| Martin Dermott | 9 | Mark Moran |
| Adrian Shelford | 10 | Peter Brown |
| Andy Platt | 11 | Ian Gormley |
| Andy Goodway | 12 | Mick Worrall |
| Ellery Hanley (c) | 13 | Mark Horo |
| | Subs | |
| Ged Byrne (for Joe Lydon 76min) | 14 | Ian Blease (for Peter Williams 68min) |
| Denis Betts (for Ian Lucas 49min) | 15 | Mick McTigue (for Mark Horo 74min) |
| Graham Lowe | Coach | Kevin Ashcroft |

### The road to success

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Barrow | Barrow | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 14 | Wigan | Wigan | 36 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 25 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 14 | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 10 | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 32 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 10 | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 24 | Widnes | Widnes | 38 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Swinton | Swinton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 24 | Swinton | Swinton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 14 | | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 17 |
| Oldham | Oldham | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 17 |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 2 | Oldham | Oldham | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Salford | Salford | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 42 | Salford | Salford | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | | | | Salford | Salford | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 2 | | | | |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 2 | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 42 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 42 | Warrington | Warrington | 34 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Carlisle | Carlisle | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 17 | Carlisle | Carlisle | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Chorley Borough | Chorley Borough | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |