The 1991 Challenge Cup was the 90th 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 St. Helens at Wembley. Wigan won the match 13–8.
Preliminary round Date Team One Team Two Score27 Jan Carlisle Workington Town 8-927 Jan Hensingham Dewsbury 7-2427 Jan Leigh East Bradford Northern 12-2427 Jan Salford Cutsyke 44-427 Jan Warrington Huddersfield 22-430 Jan Sheffield Eagles Hull FC 19-6
First round Date Team One Team Two Score10 Feb Doncaster Widnes 4-3010 Feb Leeds Dewsbury 40-2010 Feb Swinton St Helens 8-1812 Feb Castleford Wigan 4-2814 Feb Keighley Runcorn 36-415 Feb Salford Batley 36-1417 Feb Barrow Hunslet 13-817 Feb Bradford Northern Leigh 50-417 Feb Bramley Oldham 6-3817 Feb Halifax Fulham 46-617 Feb Nottingham Whitehaven 10-2617 Feb Ryedale-York Warrington 1-817 Feb Sheffield Eagles Featherstone Rovers 19-1217 Feb Wakefield Trinity Trafford 18-717 Feb Workington Town Hull Kingston Rovers 18-1219 Feb Rochdale Hornets Chorley 14-10
Second round
Date Team One Team Two Score 23 Feb Rochdale Wigan 4-72 24 Feb Barrow Widnes 4-28 24 Feb Halifax Whitehaven 46-12 24 Feb Keighley Warrington 10-42 24 Feb Sheffield Salford 16-19 24 Feb Workington Town Oldham 15-20 24 Feb St Helens Wakefield Trinity 16-2 24 Feb Bradford Northern Leeds 5-0
Quarter-finals Date Team One Team Two Score09 Mar Warrington Widnes 14-2610 Mar Wigan Bradford Northern 32-210 Mar Halifax St Helens 16-2410 Mar Oldham Salford 40-3
Semi finals
Final
FB 1 Steve HampsonRW 2 David MyersRC 3 Kevin IroLC 4 Dean BellLW 5 Frano BoticaSO 6 Shaun Edwards SH 7 Andy Gregory PR 8 Ian LucasHK 9 Martin Dermott PR 10 Andy PlattSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Phil ClarkeLF 13 Ellery Hanley (c)Substitutions:IC 14 Bobbie GouldingIC 15 Andy GoodwayCoach: John Monie FB 1 Phil VeiversRW 2 Alan HunteRC 3 Tea RopatiLC 4 Paul LoughlinLW 5 Les QuirkSO 6 Jonathan GriffithsSH 7 Paul BishopPR 8 Jon NeillHK 9 Bernard DwyerPR 10 Kevin WardSR 11 John HarrisonSR 12 George MannLF 13 Shane Cooper (c)Substitutions:IC 14 Gary ConnollyIC 15 Paul GrovesCoach: Mike McClennan
References
External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1990/91 results at Rugby League Project