The 1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th 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 27–0.
Preliminary round
Date
Team One
Team Two
Score
15 Jan
Barrow Island
Thatto Heath
11-18
15 Jan
Leeds
Hunslet
32-6
15 Jan
Milford Amateurs
Swinton
0-36
15 Jan
Wakefield Trinity
Bramley
18-10
15 Jan
West Hull
Doncaster
2-48
15 Jan
York
Workington Town
35-8
First round
Date
Team One
Team Two
Score
28 Jan
Hull FC
Castleford
4-7
29 Jan
Barrow
Huddersfield
38-16
29 Jan
Carlisle
Mansfield
58-1
29 Jan
Chorley
Thatto Heath
8-4
29 Jan
Dewsbury
Oldham
9-40
29 Jan
Doncaster
Wigan
6-38
29 Jan
Fulham
Bradford Northern
10-28
29 Jan
Rochdale Hornets
Hull Kingston Rovers
24-28
29 Jan
Runcorn
Keighley
10-28
29 Jan
Salford
Widnes
14-18
29 Jan
Sheffield Eagles
Leigh
23-17
29 Jan
Swinton
St Helens
5-16
29 Jan
Wakefield Trinity
Batley
34-4
29 Jan
Warrington
Halifax
25-8
29 Jan
Whitehaven
Featherstone Rovers
0-32
29 Jan
York
Leeds
9-28
Second round
Date
Team One
Team Two
Score
11 Feb
Castleford
Widnes
18-32
12 Feb
Bradford Northern
Wigan
4-17
12 Feb
Hull Kingston Rovers
Chorley
28-4
12 Feb
Leeds
Carlisle
24-4
12 Feb
St Helens
Barrow
28-6
12 Feb
Sheffield Eagles
Oldham
20-32
12 Feb
Wakefield Trinity
Featherstone Rovers
4-10
12 Feb
Warrington
Keighley
56-7
Quarter-finals
Date
Team One
Team Two
Score
25 Feb
Oldham
Wigan
4-12
26 Feb
Hull Kingston Rovers
Warrington
4-30
26 Feb
Leeds
Widnes
4-24
26 Feb
St Helens
Featherstone Rovers
32-3
Semi finals
Final
This was the first time since 1951 that a team had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup Final at Wembley .
References
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (1 May 1989). "A mess for Murphy to stew in". The Guardian . London. p. 18.
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