1988–89 Lancashire Cup
1988–89 was the seventy-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion was held. Wigan won the trophy, beating Salford 22-17. The match was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 19,154 and receipts of £71,879.00 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. Round 1. Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs Round 2 - Quarter Finals. Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs Round 3 – Semi-Finals. Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Final. Teams and Scorers. Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point Notes and comments. 1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played by the newly renamed club Chorley Borough 2 * The  first Lancashire Cup match to be played at Carlisle's new stadium 3 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan