| Duration | 6 Rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners | |
| Runners-up | |
| Lance Todd Trophy | |
The1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th staging ofrugby league's oldest knockout competition, theChallenge Cup. Known as theSilk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested byWigan andSt. Helens atWembley. Wigan won the match 27–0.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
11 March 1989 |
| St. Helens | 16 – 14 | Widnes |
|---|---|---|
| Try:Quirk (2),Bloor Goal:Loughlin (2) | Report | Try:Wright,D. Hulme Goal:Currier (3) |
25 March 1989 |
| Wigan | 13 – 6 | Warrington |
|---|---|---|
| Try:Lydon,Edwards Goal:Lydon (2) Drop goal:Lydon | Report | Goal:Woods (3) |
This was the first time since 1951 that a team had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup Final atWembley.
Saturday 29 April, 1989 |
| Wigan | 27 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Kevin Iro (2) Ellery Hanley Andy Gregory Steve Hampson Goals: Joe Lydon (3/5) Drop Goals: Andy Gregory (1) | Report | Tries: Goals: |
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