The 1988–89 Lancashire Cup was the 76th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition was held. Wigan won the trophy, beating Salford 22–17 in the final.
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 First round Involved eight matches and 16 clubs. Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Sun 18 Sep 1988Barrow10-24WiganCraven Park55282Sun 18 Sep 1988Carlisle17-7Chorley BoroughGifford Park6453Sun 18 Sep 1988Oldham64-2Workington TownWatersheddings38774Sun 18 Sep 1988Rochdale Hornets25-14FulhamAthletic Grounds6455Sun 18 Sep 1988Runcorn Highfield4-42WarringtonCanal Street20176Sun 18 Sep 1988Salford42-8WhitehavenThe Willows25517Sun 18 Sep 1988Swinton24-14LeighStation Road32258Sun 18 Sep 1988Widnes32-24St. HelensNaughton Park10764
Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Wed 28 Sep 1988Oldham2-18SalfordWatersheddings54972Wed 28 Sep 1988Warrington34-18CarlisleWilderspool25863Wed 28 Sep 1988Widnes38-4SwintonNaughton Park49884Wed 28 Sep 1988Wigan36-4Rochdale HornetsCentral Park7719
Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Wed 05 Oct 1988Salford15-2WarringtonThe Willows73162Wed 12 Oct 1988Wigan14-10WidnesCentral Park17813
Final The match was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 19,154 and receipts of £71,879.
Teams Wigan№Salford Teams Steve Hampson1Peter Williams (c)Tony Iro2Tex EvansKevin Iro3Keith BentleyDean Bell4Ken JonesJoe Lydon5Adrian HadleyShaun Edwards6Paul ShawAndy Gregory7David CairnsIan Lucas8Steve HerbertMartin Dermott9Mark MoranAdrian Shelford10Peter BrownAndy Platt11Ian GormleyAndy Goodway12Mick WorrallEllery Hanley (c)13Mark Horo Subs Ged Byrne (for Joe Lydon 76min)14Ian Blease (for Peter Williams 68min)Denis Betts (for Ian Lucas 49min)15Mick McTigue (for Mark Horo 74min)Graham LoweCoach Kevin Ashcroft
The road to success
See also 1988–89 Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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