1986–87 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1987 Silk Cut Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 6 Rounds |
| No Of Teams: | 38 |
| Tv: | BBC |
| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Season Champs: | Halifax |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | St. Helens |
| Mvp: | Graham Eadie |
| Mvp Link: | Lance Todd Trophy |
| Prevseason Link: | 1986 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1986 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1988 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1988 |
The 1987 Challenge Cup was the 86th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for due to sponsorship from Silk Cut, the tournament featured clubs from the 1986-87 Rugby Football League season. It culminated in the final contested by Halifax and St. Helens at Wembley. Halifax won the match 19–18.
Preliminary round
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| 17 Jan | Castleford | Blackbrook | 74-6 |
| 18 Jan | Hunslet | York | 13-0 |
| 18 Jan | Workington | Wigan | 0-68 |
| 21 Jan | Elland | Heworth | 6-10 |
| 21 Jan | St Helens | Swinton | 18-16 |
| 22 Jan | Kells | Fulham | 4-4 |
| 27 Jan-replay | Fulham | Kells | 22-14 | |
First round
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| 31 Jan | Castleford | Widnes | 16-24 |
| 01 Feb | Fulham | Halifax | 10-38 |
| 01 Feb | Salford | Leeds | 0-4 |
| 01 Feb | Warrington | Bradford Northern | 17-21 |
| 03 Feb | Barrow | Batley | 54-2 |
| 04 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Doncaster | 29-14 |
| 04 Feb | Bramley | Hull FC | 2-10 |
| 04 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Hunslet | 12-26 |
| 04 Feb | Oldham | Wigan | 10-8 |
| 04 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Carlisle | 4-4 |
| 04 Feb | Runcorn | Leigh | 6-25 |
| 05 Feb | Dewsbury | St Helens | 12-48 |
| 05 Feb | Mansfield | Heworth | 14-7 |
| 05 Feb | Sheffield Eagles | Keighley | 6-8 |
| 08 Feb | Huddersfield | Whitehaven | 10-32 |
| 10 Feb | Blackpool | Wakefield Trinity | 10-15 |
| 11 Feb - replay | Carlisle | Rochdale Hornets | 30-22 | |
Second round
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| 14 Feb | Oldham | St Helens | 14-24 |
| 15 Feb | Bradford Northern | Widnes | 6-6 |
| 15 Feb | Halifax | Hunslet | 29-10 |
| 15 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Keighley | 42-4 |
| 15 Feb | Leeds | Barrow | 26-7 |
| 15 Feb | Leigh | Carlisle | 18-6 |
| 15 Feb | Mansfield | Hull FC | 7-38 |
| 15 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Whitehaven | 2-25 |
| 18 Feb - replay | Widnes | Bradford Northern | 29-12 | |
Quarter-finals
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| 28 Feb | Halifax | Hull Kingston Rovers | 35-7 |
| 01 Mar | Hull FC | Leigh | 8-12 |
| 01 Mar | Leeds | Widnes | 7-14 |
| 01 Mar | St Helens | Whitehaven | 41-12 | |
Final
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