1987–88 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1988 Silk Cut Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 6 Rounds |
| Tv: | BBC |
| Season Champs: | Wigan |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | Halifax |
| Mvp: | Andy Gregory |
| Mvp Link: | Lance Todd Trophy |
| Prevseason Link: | 1987 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1987 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1989 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1989 |
The 1988 Challenge Cup was the 87th 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 Halifax at Wembley. Wigan won the match 32–12.
Preliminary round
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| 13 Jan | Kells | Leeds | 0-28 |
| 15 Jan | Bramley | Sheffield Eagles | 6-14 |
| 15 Jan | Leigh Miners | Hunslet | 4-23 |
| 16 Jan | Heworth | West Hull | 11-4 |
| 17 Jan | Carlisle | Whitehaven | 8-8 |
| 17 Jan | Warrington | Huddersfield | 48-10 |
| 20 Jan-replay | Whitehaven | Carlisle | 8-22 | |
First round
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| 30 Jan | Wigan | Bradford Northern | 2-0 |
| 31 Jan | Dewsbury | Widnes | 10-38 |
| 31 Jan | Doncaster | Batley | 18-10 |
| 31 Jan | Featherstone Rovers | York | 32-21 |
| 31 Jan | Fulham | Mansfield | 4-16 |
| 31 Jan | Heworth | Halifax | 4-60 |
| 31 Jan | Hull Kingston Rovers | Carlisle | 14-6 |
| 31 Jan | Hunslet | Hull FC | 10-27 |
| 31 Jan | Keighley | Workington Town | 30-4 |
| 31 Jan | Leeds | Castleford | 22-14 |
| 31 Jan | Leigh | St Helens | 12-22 |
| 31 Jan | Rochdale Hornets | Barrow | 6-4 |
| 31 Jan | Runcorn | Springfield | 6-8 |
| 31 Jan | Salford | Swinton | 16-6 |
| 31 Jan | Wakefield Trinity | Sheffield Eagles | 10-14 |
| 31 Jan | Warrington | Oldham | 17-6 | |
Second round
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| 13 Feb | Warrington | St Helens | 20-24 |
| 14 Feb | Doncaster | Mansfield | 16-8 |
| 14 Feb | Halifax | Rochdale Hornets | 30-6 |
| 14 Feb | Hull FC | Sheffield Eagles | 26-6 |
| 14 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 35-26 |
| 14 Feb | Keighley | Widnes | 2-16 |
| 14 Feb | Salford | Springfield | 12-10 |
| 14 Feb | Wigan | Leeds | 30-14 | |
Quarter-finals
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| 27 Feb | Wigan | Widnes | 10-1 |
| 28 Feb | Hull FC | Doncaster | 27-12 |
| 28 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Halifax | 4-26 |
| 28 Feb | Salford | St Helens | 22-18 | |
Semi finals
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Replay
Final
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