1986 Challenge Cup

1986 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration

6 Rounds

Number of teams

Winners

Runners-up

< 1985	Seasons	1987 >

The 1986 Challenge Cup was the 85th 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 Castleford and Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley. Castleford won the match 15–14.

Preliminary Round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Hunslet	20–8	Kells	1,200
2	Hull	38–10	Dudley Hill	2,590
3	Swinton	8–30	Leeds	1,348
4	Carlisle	20–14	Mansfield Marksman	482

First Round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Hull Kingston Rovers	22–6	Hull	8,770
2	Blackpool Borough	30–10	Runcorn Highfield	422
3	Doncaster	18–12	Salford	842
4	Featherstone Rovers	14–18	Widnes	2,378
5	Halifax	4–24	Leeds	7,422
6	Huddersfield	4–10	Rochdale Hornets	913
7	Hunslet	6–60	Castleford	2,358
8	Keighley	2–24	Leigh	1,968
9	Oldham	56–10	Carlisle	2,785
10	Warrington	62–11	Sheffield Eagles	2,347
11	Workington Town	12–56	Wigan	6,346
12	York	18–6	Whitehaven	2,339
13	Bramley	8–6	Batley	1,050
14	Bradford Northern	10–8	Wakefield Trinity	2,649
15	Dewsbury	19–22	St Helens	1,948
16	Fulham	4–17	Barrow	1,220

Second Round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Doncaster	10–28	Leeds	7,636
2	Widnes	36–20	Rochdale Hornets	3,706
3	Wigan	24–14	St Helens	18,553
4	Barrow	6–30	Castleford	3,613
5	Bradford Northern	20–20	Bramley	3,037
Replay	Bramley	2–36	Bradford Northern	3,014
6	Leigh	31–10	Blackpool Borough	3,241
7	Oldham	13–6	Warrington	6,526
8	York	6–34	Hull Kingston Rovers	5,694

Third Round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Hull Kingston Rovers	25–10	Leigh	7,928
2	Oldham	6–1	Bradford Northern	6,962
3	Widnes	10–10	Leeds	8,141
Replay	Leeds	5–0	Widnes	15,710
4	Wigan	2–10	Castleford	18,503

Semi final

22 March 1986

Castleford	18 – 7	Oldham
Try: Beardmore (2), Marchant Goal: Ketteridge (3)	Report	Try: Liddiard Goal: Hobbs Drop goal: Ashton

Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 12,430

29 March 1986

Leeds	24 – 24	Hull Kingston Rovers
Try: Currie (2), Creasser, Medley Goal: Creasser (3) Drop goal: Lyons, Webb	Report	Try: Laws (2), Smith (2) Goal: Dorahy (4)

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 23,866

Replay

3 April 1986

Hull Kingston Rovers	17 – 0	Leeds
Try: Johnston, Kelly, Lydiat Goal: Dorahy (2) Drop goal: Harkin	Report

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 32,485

Final

3 May 1986

Castleford	15 – 14	Hull Kingston Rovers
Try: Beardmore, Marchant, Sandy Goal: Ketteridge Drop goal: Beardmore	Report	Try: Prohm (2), Lydiat Goal: Dorahy

Wembley, London
Attendance: 82,134
Referee/s: R. Whitfield (Widnes)^[1]
Man of the Match: Bob Beardmore


FB	1	Gary Lord
RW	2	David Plange
RC	3	Tony Marchant
LC	4	Gary Hyde
LW	5	Jamie Sandy
SO	6	John Joyner (c)
SH	7	Bob Beardmore
PR	8	Kevin Ward
HK	9	Kevin Beardmore
PR	10	Barry Johnson
SR	11	Keith England
SR	12	Martin Ketteridge
LF	13	Ian French
Substitutions:
IC	14	David Roockley
IC	15	Stuart Horton
Coach:
Mal Reilly


FB	1	George Fairbairn
RW	2	Garry Clark
RC	3	Mike Smith
LC	4	Gary Prohm
LW	5	David Laws
SO	6	John Dorahy
SH	7	Paul Harkin
PR	8	Peter Johnston
HK	9	David Watkinson (c)
PR	10	Asuquo Ema
SR	11	Andy Kelly
SR	12	Des Harrison
LF	13	Gavin Miller
Substitutions:
IC	14	Gordon Smith
IC	15	John Lydiat
Coach:
Roger Millward

References

↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (5 May 1986). "Justice seen to be done". The Guardian (London). p. 15. Retrieved 28 September 2014. (subscription required (help)).

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1985/86 results at Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

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