1996 London Broncos season

1996 London Broncos season
Super League I Rank4th
Play-off resultPremiership Trophy semi final
Challenge CupFourth round
1996 recordWins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 635; against: 499
Team information
CoachTony Currie
StadiumThe Valley
Avg. attendance5,699
High attendance10,014
Top scorers
TriesGreg Barwick - 16
GoalsGreg Barwick - 53
PointsGreg Barwick - 16
Home colours
Away colours
← 1995–96 List of seasons 1997 →

The 1996 London Broncos season was the seventeenth in the club's history and their first season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League I and finished in 4th place. The club also reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.

Super League table

Super League I
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Helens (C) 22 20 0 2 950 455 +495 40 Qualified for Premiership semi final
2 Wigan 22 19 1 2 902 326 +576 39 Qualified for Premiership semi final
3 Bradford Bulls 22 17 0 5 767 409 +358 34
4 London Broncos 22 12 1 9 611 462 +149 25
5 Warrington Wolves 22 12 0 10 569 565 +4 24
6 Halifax Blue Sox 22 10 1 11 667 576 +91 21
7 Sheffield Eagles 22 10 0 12 599 730 −131 20
8 Oldham Bears 22 9 1 12 473 681 −208 19
9 Castleford Tigers 22 9 0 13 548 599 −51 18
10 Leeds 22 6 0 16 555 745 −190 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 3 1 18 398 795 −397 7
12 Workington Town (R) 22 2 1 19 325 1021 −696 5 Relegated to Division One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Super League Play Offs

Semifinals Final
      
1 St Helens
4 London Broncos
St Helens 14
Wigan 44
2 Wigan
3 Bradford Bulls

Squad

Statistics include appearances and points in the Super League, Challenge Cup and Premiership Trophy.[1][2]

Player Apps Tries Goals DGs Points
Gavin Allen 10 0 0 0 0
Ray Allen 8 3 0 0 12
Greg Barwick 16 16 53 2 172
Russell Bawden 21 3 0 0 12
Michael Brown 2 0 0 0 0
Justin Bryant 16 1 0 0 4
Ikram Butt 6 0 0 0 0
Bernard Carroll 4 2 0 0 8
Evan Cochrane 6 1 0 0 4
Leo Dynevor 21 5 7 0 34
Dave Evans 1 0 0 0 0
Peter Gill 17 7 0 0 28
Darren Hogg 1 0 0 0 0
Shaun Keating 5 0 0 0 0
David Krause 6 2 0 0 8
Kevin Langer 18 2 0 0 8
Leroy Leapai 2 0 0 0 0
Duncan MacRae 14 3 0 1 13
Mark Maguire 14 7 12 0 52
Tony Martin 9 2 0 1 9
Terry Matterson 14 5 25 0 70
Tony Mestrov 23 3 0 0 12
Keiran Meyer 4 1 0 0 4
John Minto 13 4 0 0 16
Martin Offiah 4 3 0 0 12
Junior Paul 4 1 0 0 4
Darryl Pitt 20 4 0 1 17
Tony Rea 24 4 0 0 16
Mark Riley 1 0 0 0 0
Scott Roskell 13 7 0 0 28
Steve Rosolen 18 5 0 0 20
Adam Ross 1 0 0 0 0
Darren Shaw 23 3 0 0 12
Chris Smith 1 0 0 0 0
Danny Smith 3 1 0 0 4
Adrian Spencer 1 0 0 0 0
Paul Stevens 1 0 0 0 0
Graham Strutton 11 4 0 0 16
Tulsen Tollett 23 10 0 0 40

References

  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses