Between 30th January 1988 and 11th February 1996 Wigan embarked on its famous 43 match unbeaten run in the Challenge Cup, which saw them lift the Challenge Cup for 8 seasons in a row.

The run began with a slender 2-0 home win over Bradford and ended with a shock defeat to First Division Salford at the Willows.

There were some close shaves along the way most notably the 6-4 Round 1 win at Hull KR in 1990, the 1993 19-18 Quarter Final win at Halifax and the 1994 22-21 5th Round win at Hull when Wigan fought back from 21-2 down.

Wigan won 36 matches in a row until St Helens came closest to beating us as they forced a replay in the 37th match of the 43 match run.

Shaun Edwards was the only player to appear in every match.

Here is a list of those matches

Wigan Rugby - Challenge Cup Record Undefeated Run.

Match	Season	Round	Date	Result	Venue
1	1987-1988	Round 1	30 Jan 1988	Wigan 2 Bradford 0	Central Park
2	1987-1988	Round 2	14 Feb 1988	Wigan 30 Leeds 14	Central Park
3	1987-1988	Quarter Final	27 Feb 1988	Wigan 10 Widnes 1	Central Park
4	1987-1988	Semi Final	12 Mar 1988	Wigan 34 Salford 4	Burnden Park
5	1987-1988	Final	30 Apr 1988	Wigan 32 Halifax 12	Wembley
6	1988-1989	Round 1	29 Jan 1989	Doncaster 6 Wigan 38	Tattersfield
7	1988-1989	Round 2	12 Feb 1989	Bradford 4 Wigan 17	Odsal
8	1988-1989	Quarter Final	25 Feb 1989	Oldham 4 Wigan 12	Watersheddings
9	1988-1989	Semi Final	25 Mar 1989	Wigan 13 Warrington 6	Maine Road
10	1988-1989	Final	29 Apr 1989	St Helens 0 Wigan 27	Wembley
11	1989-1990	Round 1	28 Jan 1990	Hull KR 4 Wigan 6	Craven Park
12	1989-1990	Round 2	11 Feb 1990	Wigan 30 Dewsbury 6	Central Park
13	1989-1990	Quarter Final	24 Feb 1990	Wakefield 14 Wigan 26	Belle Vue
14	1989-1990	Semi Final	10 Mar 1990	Wigan 20 St Helens 14	Old Trafford
15	1989-1990	Final	28 Apr 1990	Wigan 36 Warrington 14	Wembley
16	1990-1991	Round 1	12 Feb 1991	Castleford 4 Wigan 28	Wheldon Road
17	1990-1991	Round 2	24 Feb 1991	Rochdale 4 Wigan 72	Spotland
18	1990-1991	Quarter Final	10 Mar 1991	Wigan 32 Bradford 2	Central Park
19	1990-1991	Semi Final	23 Mar 1991	Wigan 30 Oldham 16	Burnden Park
20	1990-1991	Final	27 Apr 1991	St Helens 8 Wigan 13	Wembley
21	1991-1992	Round 1	2 Feb 1992	Salford 6 Wigan 22	The Willows
22	1991-1992	Round 2	16 Feb 1992	Wigan 16 Warrington 0	Central Park
23	1991-1992	Quarter Final	22 Feb 1992	St Helens 6 Wigan 13	Knowsley Road
24	1991-1992	Semi Final	28 Mar 1992	Wigan 71 Bradford 10	Burnden Park
25	1991-1992	Final	2 May 1992	Wigan 28 Castleford 12	Wembley
26	1992-1993	Preliminary	17 Jan 1993	Wigan 40 Hull 2	Central Park
27	1992-1993	Round 1	31 Jan 1993	Dewsbury 4 Wigan 20	Mount Pleasant
28	1992-1993	Round 2	13 Feb 1993	Wigan 23 St Helens 3	Central Park
29	1992-1993	Quarter Final	28 Feb 1993	Halifax 18 Wigan 19	Thrum Hall
30	1992-1993	Semi Final	27 Mar 1993	Wigan 15 Bradford 6	Elland Road
31	1992-1993	Final	1 May 1993	Wigan 20 Widnes 14	Wembley
32	1993-1994	Round 4	30 Jan 1994	Wigan 24 Wakefield 16	Central Park
33	1993-1994	Round 5	13 Feb 1994	Hull 21 Wigan 22	The Boulevard
34	1993-1994	Quarter Final	27 Feb 1994	Wigan 32 Featherstone 14	Central Park
35	1993-1994	Semi Final	12 Mar 1994	Wigan 20 Castleford 16	Headingley
36	1993-1994	Final	30 Apr 1994	Wigan 26 Leeds 16	Wembley
37	1994-1995	Round 4	11 Feb 1995	Wigan 16 St Helens 16	Central Park
38	1994-1995	R4 Replay	15 Feb 1995	St Helens 24 Wigan 40	Knowsley Road
39	1994-1995	Round 5	25 Feb 1995	Batley 4 Wigan 70	Mount Pleasant
40	1994-1995	Quarter Final	11 Mar 1995	Widnes 12 Wigan 26	Naughton Park
41	1994-1995	Semi Final	25 Mar 1995	Wigan 48 Oldham 20	McAlpine Stad.
42	1994-1995	Final	29 Apr 1995	Wigan 30 Leeds 10	Wembley
43	1995-1996	Round 4	28 Jan 1996	Wigan 74 Bramley 12	Central Park
END	1995-1996	Round 5	11 Feb 1996	Salford 26 Wigan 16	The Willows