Challenge Cup 1987/88

Final

Wigan 32 def. Halifax 12

Challenge Cup 1987/88
Final

Wigan
32
12
Halifax
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15583
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th April, 1988
Referee Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
Venue Wembley (London)
Crowd 94,273
Wigan Scoresheet Halifax
Kevin IRO 2 T Tony ANDERSON
Dean BELL   Neil JAMES
Henderson GILL      
Ellery HANLEY      
Tony IRO      
Joe LYDON      
 
Andy GREGORY G 2 Colin WHITFIELD
Joe LYDON      
Wigan Teams Halifax
Joe LYDON 1 FB 1 Graham EADIE
Tony IRO 2 W 2 Martin MEREDITH
Kevin IRO 3 C 3 Tony ANDERSON
Dean BELL 4 C 4 Ian WILKINSON
Henderson GILL 5 W 5 Colin WHITFIELD
 
Shaun EDWARDS 6 FE 6 Robert GROGAN
Andy GREGORY 7 HB 7 Steve ROBINSON
 
Brian CASE 8 FR 8 Neil JAMES
Nicky KISS 9 HK 9 Seamus McCALLION
Adrian SHELFORD 10 FR 10 Keith NELLER
Andy GOODWAY 11 2R 11 Les HOLLIDAY
Ian POTTER 12 2R 12 Paul DIXON
Ellery HANLEY 13 L 13 John PENDLEBURY
 
Gerard BYRNE 14 B 14 Dick FAIRBANK
Shaun WANE 15 B 15 Mick SCOTT
 
Graham LOWE   HC   Chris ANDERSON
   
 

Team Info

Wigan

Previous Game:
Premiership Trophy 1987/88 - Week 1 vs. Warrington
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Mark Preston (wing), Ian Lucas (bench)
In:
Tony Iro (wing), Kevin Iro (centre)
Changes:
Gerard Byrne (centre to bench)

Halifax

Previous Game:
Premiership Trophy 1987/88 - Week 1 vs. Widnes
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Mike Taylor (wing), Graham Beevers (bench)
In:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Mick Scott (bench)
Changes:
Colin Whitfield (fullback to wing), Dick Fairbank (front row to bench), Neil James (bench to front row)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89