1988–89 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1989 Silk Cut Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 6 Rounds |
| Season Champs: | Wigan |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | St. Helens |
| Mvp: | Ellery Hanley |
| Mvp Link: | Lance Todd Trophy |
| Prevseason Link: | 1988 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1988 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1990 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1990 |
The 1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th 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 27–0.
Preliminary round
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| 15 Jan | Barrow Island | Thatto Heath | 11-18 |
| 15 Jan | Leeds | Hunslet | 32-6 |
| 15 Jan | Milford Amateurs | Swinton | 0-36 |
| 15 Jan | Wakefield Trinity | Bramley | 18-10 |
| 15 Jan | West Hull | Doncaster | 2-48 |
| 15 Jan | York | Workington Town | 35-8 | |
First round
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| 28 Jan | Hull FC | Castleford | 4-7 |
| 29 Jan | Barrow | Huddersfield | 38-16 |
| 29 Jan | Carlisle | Mansfield | 58-1 |
| 29 Jan | Chorley | Thatto Heath | 8-4 |
| 29 Jan | Dewsbury | Oldham | 9-40 |
| 29 Jan | Doncaster | Wigan | 6-38 |
| 29 Jan | Fulham | Bradford Northern | 10-28 |
| 29 Jan | Rochdale Hornets | Hull Kingston Rovers | 24-28 |
| 29 Jan | Runcorn | Keighley | 10-28 |
| 29 Jan | Salford | Widnes | 14-18 |
| 29 Jan | Sheffield Eagles | Leigh | 23-17 |
| 29 Jan | Swinton | St Helens | 5-16 |
| 29 Jan | Wakefield Trinity | Batley | 34-4 |
| 29 Jan | Warrington | Halifax | 25-8 |
| 29 Jan | Whitehaven | Featherstone Rovers | 0-32 |
| 29 Jan | York | Leeds | 9-28 | |
Second round
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| 11 Feb | Castleford | Widnes | 18-32 |
| 12 Feb | Bradford Northern | Wigan | 4-17 |
| 12 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Chorley | 28-4 |
| 12 Feb | Leeds | Carlisle | 24-4 |
| 12 Feb | St Helens | Barrow | 28-6 |
| 12 Feb | Sheffield Eagles | Oldham | 20-32 |
| 12 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Featherstone Rovers | 4-10 |
| 12 Feb | Warrington | Keighley | 56-7 | |
Quarter-finals
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| 25 Feb | Oldham | Wigan | 4-12 |
| 26 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Warrington | 4-30 |
| 26 Feb | Leeds | Widnes | 4-24 |
| 26 Feb | St Helens | Featherstone Rovers | 32-3 | |
Semi finals
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Final
This was the first time since 1951 that a team had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.
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