1991–92 Challenge Cup

1992 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration	6 Rounds
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Castleford
Lance Todd Trophy	Martin Offiah
	← 1990–91; 1992–93 →;

The 1992 Challenge Cup was the 91st 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 Castleford at Wembley. Wigan won the match 28–12.

Preliminary Round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
08 Jan	Nottingham	Batley	0-36
09 Jan	Chorley Borough	Salford	13-64
12 Jan	Kells	Hull Dockers	17-14
12 Jan	Wakefield Trinity	Huddersfield	32-18
13 Jan	Workington Town	Carlisle	11-4
21 Jan	Bramley	Leeds	12-36

First Round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
25 Jan	Dewsbury	Leigh	14-2
25 Jan	Leeds	Ryedale-York	48-6
26 Jan	Barrow	Keighley	7-7
26 Jan	Batley	Featherstone Rovers	20-36
26 Jan	Halifax	Hull Kingston Rovers	12-8
26 Jan	Trafford	Castleford	0-50
26 Jan	Workington Town	Wakefield Trinity	13-8
28 Jan	Whitehaven	Sheffield Eagles	4-56
29 Jan	Kells	Hunslet	14-32
02 Feb	Doncaster	Swinton	14-4
02 Feb	Highfield	London	12-12
02 Feb	Keighley	Barrow	14-14
02 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	Hull FC	28-32
02 Feb	Salford	Wigan	6-22
02 Feb	Scarborough	Bradford Northern	4-52
02 Feb	Widnes	St Helens	2-10
03 Feb	Oldham	Warrington	3-8
04 Feb	Barrow	Keighley	16-0
04 Feb	London	Highfield	24-10

Second Round

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Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
08 Feb	Wigan	Warrington	14-0
09 Feb	Leeds	St Helens	12-32
09 Feb	Dewsbury	Featherstone Rovers	10-23
09 Feb	Halifax	Doncaster	66-8
09 Feb	Hunslet	Castleford	12-28
09 Feb	Sheffield	Hull	6-11
10 Feb	Workington Town	London Crusaders	9-2
16 Feb	Barrow	Bradford Northern	13-30

Quarter Finals

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Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
22 Feb	St Helens	Wigan	6-13
23 Feb	Castleford	Featherstone Rovers	19-12
23 Feb	Halifax	Bradford Northern	4-12
23 Feb	Workington Town	Hull F.C.	8-24

Semi finals

14 March 1992

Castleford	8 – 4	Hull
Try: Ford Goal: Crooks (2)	Report	Try: Eastwood

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 14,636

28 March 1992

Wigan	71 – 10	Bradford Northern
Try: Betts, Lucas, Miles (2), Offiah (5), Lydon, Edwards, Bell, Botica Goal: Botica (9) Drop goal: Gregory	Report	Try: Shelford, Gill Goal: Hobbs

Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 18,027

Final

2 May 1992

Wigan	28 – 12	Castleford
Try: Offiah (2), Edwards, Hampson Goal: Botica (5) Drop goal: Lydon (2)	Report	Try: Blackmore, England Goal: Ketteridge (2)

Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,386
Player of the Match: Martin Offiah^[3]


FB	1	Joe Lydon
RW	2	Frano Botica
RC	3	Dean Bell (c)
LC	4	Gene Miles
LW	5	Martin Offiah
SO	6	Shaun Edwards
SH	7	Andy Gregory
PR	8	Kelvin Skerrett
HK	9	Martin Dermott
PR	10	Andy Platt
SR	11	Denis Betts
SR	12	Billy McGinty
LF	13	Phil Clarke
Substitutions:
IC	14	Steve Hampson
IC	15	Neil Cowie
Coach:
John Monie


FB	1	Graham Steadman
RW	2	Jon Wray
RC	3	St John Ellis
LC	4	Richie Blackmore
LW	5	David Nelson
SO	6	Grant Anderson
SH	7	Mike Ford
PR	8	Lee Crooks (c)
HK	9	Graham Southernwood
PR	10	Keith England
SR	11	Graeme Bradley
SR	12	Martin Ketteridge
LF	13	Tawera Nikau
Substitutions:
IC	14	Tony Smith
IC	15	Dean Sampson
Coach:
Darryl van der Velde

References

^ ""Results and Tables." Times [London, England] 10 Feb. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.
^ ""Results and Tables." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 May 1992). "Wigan call early doors to keep out challengers". The Guardian. London. p. 13.

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1991/92 results at Rugby League Project

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[1] ""Results and Tables." Times [London, England] 10 Feb. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.

[2] ""Results and Tables." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.

[3] Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 May 1992). "Wigan call early doors to keep out challengers". The Guardian. London. p. 13.

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