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 |
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