The 1988 Challenge Cup was the 87th 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 Halifax at Wembley . Wigan won the match 32–12.
Date Team One Team Two Score 13 Jan Kells Leeds 0-28 15 Jan Bramley Sheffield Eagles 6-14 15 Jan Leigh Miners Hunslet 4-23 16 Jan Heworth West Hull 11-4 17 Jan Carlisle Whitehaven 8-8 17 Jan Warrington Huddersfield 48-10 20 Jan-replay Whitehaven Carlisle 8-22
Date Team One Team Two Score 30 Jan Wigan Bradford Northern 2-0 31 Jan Dewsbury Widnes 10-38 31 Jan Doncaster Batley 18-10 31 Jan Featherstone Rovers York 32-21 31 Jan Fulham Mansfield 4-16 31 Jan Heworth Halifax 4-60 31 Jan Hull Kingston Rovers Carlisle 14-6 31 Jan Hunslet Hull FC 10-27 31 Jan Keighley Workington Town 30-4 31 Jan Leeds Castleford 22-14 31 Jan Leigh St Helens 12-22 31 Jan Rochdale Hornets Barrow 6-4 31 Jan Runcorn Springfield 6-8 31 Jan Salford Swinton 16-6 31 Jan Wakefield Trinity Sheffield Eagles 10-14 31 Jan Warrington Oldham 17-6
Date Team One Team Two Score 13 Feb Warrington St Helens 20-24 14 Feb Doncaster Mansfield 16-8 14 Feb Halifax Rochdale Hornets 30-6 14 Feb Hull FC Sheffield Eagles 26-6 14 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Featherstone Rovers 35-26 14 Feb Keighley Widnes 2-16 14 Feb Salford Springfield 12-10 14 Feb Wigan Leeds 30-14
Date Team One Team Two Score 27 Feb Wigan Widnes 10-1 28 Feb Hull FC Doncaster 27-12 28 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Halifax 4-26 28 Feb Salford St Helens 22-18
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 May 1988). "Wembley proves Wigan peerless". The Guardian . London. p. 18. ProQuest 186926606 .