Wigan 28-12 Castleford — 1991/92 Challenge Cup Final

Wembley Stadium, London · Attendance: 77,386

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

1991/92 Challenge Cup Final: Wigan 28-12 Castleford, at Wembley Stadium, London.

Sourcing caveat: Castleford's try scorers and Wigan's remaining tries beyond Offiah's two could not be confirmed by sources checked. Full lineups, benches and coaches for both sides were subsequently confirmed via Rugby League Project.

Scorers

Wigan	Tries: Martin Offiah (2 tries) Goals: Frano Botica (5 goals)
Castleford	Goals: Martin Ketteridge (2 goals)

Teams

Wigan			Castleford
1	Joe Lydon	Fullback	Graham Steadman	1
2	Frano Botica	Wing	Jon Wray	2
3	Dean Bell	Centre	St John Ellis	3
4	Gene Miles	Centre	Richie Blackmore	4
5	Martin Offiah	Wing	David Nelson	5
6	Shaun Edwards	Five-eighth	Grant Anderson	6
7	Andy Gregory	Halfback	Mike Ford	7
8	Kelvin Skerrett	Front row	Lee Crooks	8
9	Martin Dermott	Hooker	Graham Southernwood	9
10	Andy Platt	Front row	Keith England	10
11	Denis Betts	Second row	Graeme Bradley	11
12	Billy McGinty	Second row	Martin Ketteridge	12
13	Phil Clarke	Lock	Tawera Nikau	13
Substitutes
14	Steve Hampson		Tony Smith	14
15	Neil Cowie		Dean Sampson	15

John Monie		Coach	Darryl Van De Velde

Match officials

Referee	Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Lance Todd Trophy	Martin Offiah (Wigan) — Lance Todd Trophy

Match report

Played 2 May 1992, this final saw Martin Offiah — a genuine star signing whose British-record transfer fee had made headlines — score twice for Wigan in a 28-12 win over Castleford, continuing the club's record-breaking Wembley dominance. Frano Botica's goal-kicking (5 from the tee) was central to the scoreline. Offiah's performance earned him the Lance Todd Trophy, the first of two he would win in Wigan colours during this Wembley era. For much of the competition's early history the final rotated around northern club and representative grounds such as Headingley, Fartown, Central Park and the Athletic Ground, Rochdale, before Wembley Stadium became the final's permanent home from 1928/29 onward (with a short break during Wembley's 2000-2007 reconstruction, when finals were staged at Murrayfield, Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium instead). Since 1946/47, the competition's individual award, the Lance Todd Trophy, has been presented to the final's outstanding player, voted for by a panel of media representatives at the final whistle — on several notable occasions the trophy has gone to a player on the losing side, an unusual honour that reflects the award's focus on individual performance rather than simply reflecting the final scoreline. This was the 91st Challenge Cup final played, and, under the name “Wigan,” the 13th Challenge Cup title for the club. The result is recorded in this site's full results table alongside every other Challenge Cup final played since the competition's 1896/97 inception, cross-referenced against the venue and attendance figures gathered for that table. As with all of this site's rugby league match reports, any statistic that couldn't be confirmed from an accessible source — a scorer's name, an exact minute, a goal-kicking split — has been left out entirely rather than estimated, in line with the sourcing standard applied across the Challenge Cup, World Cup, World Club Challenge and domestic finals coverage on this site.

Round by round

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Preliminary Round

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Nottingham 0–36 Batley	Harvey Hadden Stadium	168	1992-01-08
Chorley Borough 13–64 Salford	Grundy Hill	932	1992-01-09
Wakefield Trinity 32–18 Huddersfield	Belle Vue	3886	1992-01-12
Workington Town 11–4 Carlisle	Derwent Park	2695	1992-01-13
Bramley 12–36 Leeds	McLaren Field	3484	1992-01-21
Kells 17–14 Hull Dockers	Recreation Ground	—	1992-01-12

Round 1

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Dewsbury 14–2 Leigh	Mount Pleasant	1811	1992-01-25
Leeds 48–6 Ryedale-York	Headingley	5080	1992-01-25
Barrow 7–7 Keighley	Craven Park	1730	1992-01-26
Batley 20–36 Featherstone Rovers	Mount Pleasant	2039	1992-01-26
Halifax 12–8 Hull Kingston Rovers	Thrum Hall	5982	1992-01-26
Trafford Borough 0–50 Castleford	Headingley	1630	1992-01-26
Workington Town 13–8 Wakefield Trinity	Derwent Park	2837	1992-01-26
Whitehaven 4–56 Sheffield Eagles	Recreation Ground	852	1992-01-28
Kells 14–32 Hunslet	Recreation Ground	—	1992-01-29
Doncaster 14–4 Swinton	Tattersfield	1000	1992-02-02
Highfield 12–12 London Crusaders	Hoghton Road	230	1992-02-02
Keighley 14–14 Barrow	Lawkholme Lane	2127	1992-02-02
Rochdale Hornets 28–32 Hull	Spotland	1419	1992-02-02
Salford 6–22 Wigan	The Willows	11173	1992-02-02
Scarborough Pirates 4–52 Bradford Northern	McCain Stadium	1427	1992-02-02
Widnes 2–10 St Helens	Naughton Park	12741	1992-02-02
Oldham 3–8 Warrington	Watersheddings	4090	1992-02-03
Barrow 16–0 Keighley	Naughton Park	872	1992-02-04
London Crusaders 24–10 Highfield	National Sports Centre	245	1992-02-04

Round 2

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Leeds 12–32 St Helens	Headingley	9610	1992-02-08
Dewsbury 10–23 Featherstone Rovers	Mount Pleasant	3460	1992-02-09
Halifax 66–8 Doncaster	Thrum Hall	5962	1992-02-09
Hunslet 12–28 Castleford	Elland Road	3182	1992-02-09
Sheffield Eagles 6–11 Hull	Don Valley Stadium	3227	1992-02-09
Workington Town 9–2 London Crusaders	Derwent Park	2656	1992-02-09
Barrow 13–30 Bradford Northern	Craven Park	3414	1992-02-10
Wigan 14–0 Warrington	Central Park	21736	1992-02-16

Round 3

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
St Helens 6–13 Wigan	Knowsley Road	16018	1992-02-22
Castleford 19–12 Featherstone Rovers	Wheldon Road	10440	1992-02-23
Halifax 4–12 Bradford Northern	Thrum Hall	9537	1992-02-23
Workington Town 8–24 Hull	Derwent Park	5298	1992-02-23

Semi Final

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Castleford 8–4 Hull	Headingley	14636	1992-03-14
Wigan 71–10 Bradford Northern	Burnden Park	18027	1992-03-28

Final

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Wigan 28–12 Castleford	Wembley Stadium	77386	1992-05-02

Early rounds feature amateur and community clubs alongside professional ones; team names are linked only where this site has a team page for that exact club, matching the same safety-first approach used for the Final's own results table.

Sources

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