Blackbrook| 6 | M. Stone | Headingley | | > | | Sun | 18 Jan 1987 | Hunslet | 13 | York | 0 | R. Whitfield | Elland Road | 1,351 | > |
| Sun | 18 Jan 1987 | Workington | 0 | Wigan | 68 | M. Stone | Central Park | 12,046 | > |
| Wed | 21 Jan 1987 | Elland | 6 | Heworth | 10 | | Thrum | | > |
| Wed | 21 Jan 1987 | St Helens | 18 | Swinton | 16 | K. Allatt | Knowsley | 4,455 | > |
| Thu | 22 Jan 1987 | Kells | 4 | Fulham | 4 | | Recreation Gnd | 2,310 | > |
| Tue | 27 Jan 1987 | Fulham | 22 | Kells | 14 | G. Berry | Polytechnic | 370 | > |
| Challenge Cup - Round 1
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| Sat | 31 Jan 1987 | Castleford | 16 | Widnes | 24 | F. Lindop | Wheldon Road | 4,416 | > |
| Sun | 01 Feb 1987 | Fulham | 10 | Halifax | 38 | B. Simpson | Polytechnic | 1,575 | > |
| Sun | 01 Feb 1987 | Salford | 0 | Leeds | 4 | M. Beaumont | The Willows | 4,534 | > |
| Sun | 01 Feb 1987 | Warrington | 17 | Bradford N. | 21 | J. Holdsworth | Wilderspool | 5,148 | > |
| Tue | 03 Feb 1987 | Barrow | 54 | Batley | 2 | F. Tickle | Craven Park | 1,708 | > |
| Tue | 03 Feb 1987 | Hull KR | 29 | Doncaster | 14 | J. Kendrew | Craven Park | 3,826 | > |
| Wed | 04 Feb 1987 | Bramley | 2 | Hull | 10 | A. Bowman | McLaren | 1,561 | > |
| Wed | 04 Feb 1987 | Featherstone R. | 12 | Hunslet | 26 | J. Smith | Post Office Road | 2,537 | > |
| Wed | 04 Feb 1987 | Oldham | 10 | Wigan | 8 | K. Spencer | Watersheddings | 11,906 | > |
| Wed | 04 Feb 1987 | Rochdale H. | 4 | Carlisle | 4 | C. Hodgson | Athletic Ground | 746 | > |
| Wed | 04 Feb 1987 | Runcorn H. | 6 | Leigh | 25 | S. Cross | Canal St | 964 | > |
| Thu | 05 Feb 1987 | Dewsbury | 12 | St Helens | 48 | P. Houghton | Crown Flatt | 1,998 | > |
| Thu | 05 Feb 1987 | Mansfield | 14 | Heworth | 7 | J. Mean | Alfreton | 701 | > |
| Thu | 05 Feb 1987 | Sheffield | 6 | Keighley | 8 | R. Tennant | Owlerton | 375 | > |
| Sun | 08 Feb 1987 | Huddersfield | 10 | Whitehaven | 32 | G. Kershaw | Arena 84 | 859 | > |
| Tue | 10 Feb 1987 | Blackpool B. | 10 | Wakefield T. | 15 | J. McDonald | Bloomfield Road | 823 | > |
| Wed | 11 Feb 1987 | Carlisle | 30 | Rochdale H. | 22 | C. Hodgson | Brunton Park | 788 | > |
| Challenge Cup - Round 2
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| Sat | 14 Feb 1987 | Oldham | 14 | St Helens | 24 | K. Allatt | Watersheddings | 7,699 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Bradford N. | 6 | Widnes | 6 | S. Haigh | Odsal | 7,318 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Halifax | 29 | Hunslet | 10 | G. Kershaw | Thrum | 6,112 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Hull KR | 42 | Keighley | 4 | P. Volante | Craven Park | 4,543 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Leeds | 26 | Barrow | 7 | D. Carter | Headingley | 7,849 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Leigh | 18 | Carlisle | 6 | A. Bowman | Hilton Park | 3,062 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Mansfield | 7 | Hull | 38 | B. Simpson | Alfreton | 1,579 | > |
| Sun | 15 Feb 1987 | Wakefield T. | 2 | Whitehaven | 25 | K. Spencer | Belle Vue | 2,779 | > |
| Wed | 18 Feb 1987 | Widnes | 29 | Bradford N. | 12 | S. Haigh | Naughton | 11,118 | > |
| Challenge Cup - Round 3
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| Sat | 28 Feb 1987 | Halifax | 35 | Hull KR | 7 | J. Holdsworth | Thrum | 7,052 | > |
| Sun | 01 Mar 1987 | Hull | 8 | Leigh | 12 | P. Volante | Boulevard | 7,329 | > |
| Sun | 01 Mar 1987 | Leeds | 7 | Widnes | 14 | F. Lindop | Headingley | 14,791 | > |
| Sun | 01 Mar 1987 | St Helens | 41 | Whitehaven | 12 | G. Berry | Knowsley | 10,788 | > |
| Challenge Cup - Semi Final
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| Sat | 14 Mar 1987 | St Helens | 14 | Leigh | 8 | R. Whitfield | Central Park | 13,105 | > |
| Sat | 28 Mar 1987 | Halifax | 12 | Widnes | 8 | K. Allatt | Headingley | 16,064 | > |
| Challenge Cup - Final
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| Sat | 02 May 1987 | Halifax | 19 | St Helens | 18 | J. Holdsworth | Wembley | 91,267 | > |