The 1988–89 Pilkington Cup was the 18th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition defeating Leicester in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by Pilkington and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]
Draw and results
First round
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Barking |
Ealing |
12-7
|
| Berry Hill |
Askeans |
18-7
|
| Birkenhead Park |
Bedworth |
13-7
|
| Brixham |
Okehampton |
38-9
|
| Combe Down |
Havant |
19-24
|
| Exeter |
Sudbury |
40-12
|
| Finchley |
Lydney |
10-9
|
| Fylde |
Wolverhampton |
17-6
|
| Guildford & Godalming |
Old Culverhaysians |
12-20
|
| Harrogate |
West Hartlepool |
10-22
|
| Hereford |
Leighton Buzzard |
18-12
|
| Marlow |
Maidstone |
15-37
|
| Matlock |
Aspatria |
12-34
|
| Medway |
Old Mid-Whitgiftians |
11-9
|
| Metropolitan Police |
Reading |
13-11
|
| Middlesbrough |
West Park |
30-21
|
| Newark |
Winnington Park |
6-12
|
| North Walsham |
Old Juddians |
38-6
|
| Oxford |
Tabard |
17-6
|
| Plymouth Albion |
Stoke Old Boys |
60-3
|
| Redruth |
Worthing |
21-6
|
| Rugby |
Vale of Lune |
27-6
|
| Sandal |
Durham City |
0-3
|
| Sheffield |
Wakefield |
3-16
|
| Stoneygate |
Nuneaton |
9-30
|
| Swindon |
Ruislip |
22-0
|
| Tynedale |
Stockwood Park |
15-0
|
| Widnes |
Bromsgrove |
16-13
|
Second round
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bedford |
Nuneaton |
16-0
|
| Berry Hill |
London Welsh |
24-9
|
| Birkenhead Park |
Tynedale |
3-38
|
| Coventry |
Plymouth Albion |
7-12
|
| Durham City |
Sales |
19-10
|
| Exeter |
Redruth |
18-3
|
| Finchley |
Richmond |
6-40
|
| Gosforth |
Fylde |
31-10
|
| Headingley |
Wakefield |
7-10
|
| Hereford |
Widnes |
28-9
|
| London Irish |
Metropolitan Police |
25-13
|
| Maidstone |
London Scottish |
12-37
|
| Medway |
Havant |
9-30
|
| Middlesbrough |
Aspatria |
12-18
|
| North Walsham |
Saracens |
3-31
|
| Old Culverhaysians |
Brixham |
3-13
|
| Oxford |
Barking |
28-0
|
| Swindon |
Blackheath |
3-13
|
| West Hartlepool |
Rugby |
9-30
|
| Winnington Park |
Northampton |
4-37
|
Third round
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Aspatria |
Moseley |
6-3
|
| Bath |
Oxford |
82-9
|
| Bedford |
Nottingham |
3-6
|
| Blackheath |
Waterloo |
6-13
|
| Bristol |
Orrell |
13-7
|
| Brixham |
Gloucester |
4-28
|
| Gosforth |
Wakefield |
9-29
|
| Havant |
Exeter |
9-3
|
| Hereford |
Tynedale |
10-6
|
| Liverpool St Helens |
Leicester |
6-37
|
| London Irish |
Berry Hill |
14-3
|
| London Scottish |
Saracens |
16-0
|
| Richmond |
Northampton |
6-0
|
| Rosslyn Park |
Plymouth Albion |
16-0
|
| Rugby |
Harlequins |
3-25
|
| Wasps |
Durham City |
33-3
|
Fourth round
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bath |
Hereford |
48-0
|
| Bristol |
London Irish |
45-16
|
| Gloucester |
Waterloo |
19-16
|
| Harlequins |
London Scottish |
22-6
|
| Richmond |
Nottingham |
9-12
|
| Rosslyn Park |
Leicester |
9-23
|
| Wakefield |
Havant |
18-10
|
| Wasps |
Aspatria |
39-7
|
Quarter-finals
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bath |
Bristol |
14-12
|
| Harlequins |
Nottingham |
15-9
|
| Leicester |
Wasps |
22-18
|
| Wakefield |
Gloucester |
13-28
|
Semi-finals
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Gloucester |
Bath |
3-6
|
| Harlequins |
Leicester |
7-16
|
Final
References
- ^ Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.