1990 Challenge Cup

1990 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Winners	File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
Runners-up	File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
Lance Todd Trophy	File:Wigancolours.svg Andy Gregory
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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.

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

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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 Man 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

External links

• Challenge Cup official website
• Challenge Cup 1989/90 results at Rugby League Project