1997 Salford Reds season

1997 Salford Reds season
Super League II Rank6th
Play-off resultPremiership Trophy quarter final
Challenge CupSemi final
1997 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 581; against: 609
Team information
CoachAndy Gregory
StadiumThe Willows

The 1997 Salford Reds season was the 101st season in the club's rugby league history and the first season in the Super League. Coached by Andy Gregory, the Salford Reds competed in Super League II and finished in 6th place. The club also reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup before being knocked out by St. Helens.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Bradford Bulls (C) 22 20 0 2 769 397 +372 40
2 London Broncos 22 15 3 4 616 418 +198 33
3 St Helens 22 14 1 7 592 506 +86 29
4 Wigan 22 14 0 8 683 398 +285 28
5 Leeds Rhinos 22 13 1 8 544 463 +81 27
6 Salford Reds 22 11 0 11 428 495 −67 22
7 Halifax Blue Sox 22 8 2 12 524 549 −25 18
8 Sheffield Eagles 22 9 0 13 415 574 −159 18
9 Warrington Wolves 22 8 0 14 437 647 −210 16
10 Castleford Tigers 22 5 2 15 334 515 −181 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12
12 Oldham Bears (R) 22 4 1 17 461 631 −170 9 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

Squad

No[1] Player
2 Fata Sini
3 Scott Naylor
4 Nathan McAvoy
5 Darren Rogers
6 Steve Blakeley
7 Mark Lee
8 Andy Platt
9 Peter Edwards
10 Cliff Eccles
11 Paul Forber
12 John Cartwright
13 Craig Randall
14 Scott Martin
15 David Hulme
16 Lokeni Savello
17 Andy Burgess
18 Ian Watson
19 Paul Southern
20 Phil Knowles
21 Phil Coussons
22 Ian Blease
23 Esene Faimalo
25 Gary Broadbent
31 Dave Bradbury

References

  1. ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Salford Reds". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 25 July 2014.