Challenge Cup 1986/87

Final

Halifax 19 def. St Helens 18

Info On Record

Champions
Halifax Panthers
No. Of Teams
38
No. Of Games
40
No. Of Players
553

Final

Challenge Cup 1986/87
Final

Halifax
19
18
St Helens
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15584
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 2nd May, 1987
Referee John Holdsworth (Kippax)
Venue Wembley (London)
Crowd 91,267
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 2
Scrums 10 7
Penalties 6 10
Halifax Scoresheet St Helens
Graham EADIE T Mark ELIA
Wilf GEORGE   Paul LOUGHLIN
Seamus McCALLION   Paul ROUND
 
Colin WHITFIELD 3 G 3 Paul LOUGHLIN
 
John PENDLEBURY FG    
Halifax Teams St Helens
Graham EADIE 1 FB 1 Phil VEIVERS
Scott WILSON 2 W 2 Barry LEDGER
Colin WHITFIELD 3 C 3 Paul LOUGHLIN
Grant RIX 4 C 4 Mark ELIA
Wilf GEORGE 5 W 5 Kevin McCORMACK
 
Chris ANDERSON (c) 6 FE 6 Brett CLARK
Gary STEPHENS 7 HB 7 Neil HOLDING
 
Graham BEEVERS 8 FR 8 Tony BURKE
Seamus McCALLION 9 HK 9 Graham LIPTROT
Keith NELLER 10 FR 10 John FIELDHOUSE
Paul DIXON 11 2R 11 Andy PLATT
Mick SCOTT 12 2R 12 Roy HAGGERTY
John PENDLEBURY 13 L 13 Chris ARKWRIGHT (c)
 
Brian JULIFF 14 B 14 Paul ROUND
Neil JAMES 15 B    
 
Chris ANDERSON   HC   Alex MURPHY
   
 

Team Info

Halifax

Previous Game:
Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Week 1 vs. Castleford
Next Game:
Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Semi Final vs. Wigan
Out:
Steve Smith (fullback), Tony Anderson (centre), Eddie Riddlesden (wing), Neil Hague (five-eighth)
In:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Grant Rix (centre), Wilf George (wing), Chris Anderson (five-eighth)

St Helens

Previous Game:
Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Week 1 vs. Bradford
Next Game:
Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Semi Final vs. Warrington
Out:
Paul Doherty (bench), Paul Forber (bench)
In:
Brett Clark (five-eighth)
Changes:
Chris Arkwright (five-eighth to lock), Paul Round (second row to bench), Andy Platt (lock to second row)

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88