Rugby league team season
1997 London Broncos season | ||||
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Super League II Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Premiership Trophy quarter final | |||
Challenge Cup | Fifth round | |||
World Club Championship | Quarter-final | |||
1997 record | Wins: 17; draws: 3; losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 692; against: 515 | |||
Team information | ||||
Head Coach | Tony Currie | |||
Stadium | The Stoop | |||
Avg. attendance | 4,941 | |||
High attendance | 9,166 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Scott Roskell - 19 | |||
Goals | Greg Barwick - 85 | |||
Points | Greg Barwick - 198 | |||
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The 1997 London Broncos season was the: eighteenth in theββclub's history and their second season in the Super League. Coached by, Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League II and finished in 2nd place. The club also reached the fifth round of the 1997 Challenge Cup and the Quarter Finals in the 1997 World Club Championship.
1997 squad statisticsβ»
Sources:
Super League II tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
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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 | Relegatedββto Division One |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
1997 Challenge Cupβ»
The London Broncos progressedββto the "fifth round of the Cup," before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.
Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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Fourth round | 9 February 1997 | Lancashire Lynx | 5β48 | London Broncos | 713 |
Fifth Round | 22 February 1997 | London Broncos | 12β34 | Bradford Bulls | 6,102 |
1997 World Club Championshipβ»
Super Leagueβ»
Pool A
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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Wigan Warriors | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 212 | -123 | 4 |
London Broncos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 238 | -102 | 2 |
Bradford Bulls | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 228 | -146 | 0 |
St Helens | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 270 | -174 | 0 |
Warrington Wolves | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 256 | -178 | 0 |
Halifax Blue Sox | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 340 | -284 | 0 |
Sources:
WCC matchesβ»
Round 1β»
6 June 1997 | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | 42 β 22 | London Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Attendance: 18,193 |
Round 2β»
15 June 1997 | ||||
Canberra Raiders | 66 β 20 | London Broncos | Bruce Stadium, Canberra | Attendance: 6,471 |
Round 3β»
22 June 1997 | ||||
Canterbury Bulldogs | 34 β 18 | London Broncos | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Attendance: 4,000 |
Round 4β»
21 July 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 38 β 18 | Canberra Raiders | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 7,819 |
Round 5β»
27 July 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 16 β 34 | Brisbane Broncos | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 9,846 |
Round 6β»
1 August 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 22 β 44 | Canterbury Bulldogs | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,923 |
Quarter-finalsβ»
6 October 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 16 β 40 | Cronulla Sharks | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,239 |
Sources:
Referencesβ»
- ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, "Matthew." "London Broncos". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Super League II 1997
- ^ Gains & Losses
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Squads - London Broncos
- ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 2001-01-26. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ ""Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Tables
- ^ Robinson, John (1997). Super League Official Annual 1998. World International. p. 42. ISBN 0-7498-3389-0.
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997