1997 London Broncos season

1997 #ff0000; border:solid blue 1px gold Super League Super League II 2nd 15 3 5 692 515 Premiership Trophy quarter final Challenge Cup Fifth round 1 1 World Club Championship Quarter-final 1 0 6 Head Coach Tony Currie The Stoop 4,941 9,166 Scott Roskell - 19 Greg Barwick - 85 Greg Barwick - 198 _bluequarters23 _redsides FEFE33 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 _harlequinsrbby _redsides _yellowtop FEFE33 ff0000 ff0000 1996 1998 yes List of London Broncos seasons The 1997 London Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club'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 statistics Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints 1 1 Shaun Edwards ENG SH 30 Wigan 12 Wigan Warriors 24 13 0 0 52 2 Mark Maguire Mark Maguire (rugby league) AUS WG 25 Australia 12 Australia 4 0 1 0 2 3 David Krause AUS CE 27 South Queensland Crushers 12 South Queensland Crushers 24 7 0 0 28 4 Paul Smith Paul Smith (rugby league, born 1970) AUS CE 27 Sydney Roosters 12 Sydney Roosters 10 3 0 0 12 5 Martin Offiah ENG WG 30 Wigan 12 Wigan Warriors 17 13 0 0 52 6 Tulsen Tollett ENG SO 24 Parramatta 12 Parramatta Eels >6 7 1 0 30 7 Josh White Josh White (rugby league) AUS SH 26 Illawarra 12 Illawarra Steelers 23 11 0 1 45 8 Matt Dunford AUS PR 29 Manly Sea Eagles 12 Manly Sea Eagles 25 2 0 1 9 9 Peter Gill Peter Gill (rugby league) AUS LF 32 Gold Coast Chargers 12 Gold Coast Chargers >7 8 0 0 32 10 Tony Mestrov AUS PR 27 Souths 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs >7 1 0 0 4 11 Steve Rosolen AUS SR 30 Brisbane Norths 12 Brisbane Norths >3 5 0 0 20 12 Matt Nable AUS SR 25 Sydney Roosters 12 Carlisle 4 1 0 0 4 13 Terry Matterson AUS LF 30 Brisbane Broncos 12 Brisbane Broncos >7 11 38 2 122 14 Nick Mardon SCO FB 26 Boroughmuir RU 18 1 0 0 4 15 Ady Spencer ENG SR 24 London Broncos 12 London Broncos Academy 18 3 0 0 12 16 Roger Best rugby league WAL SR 23 Manly Sea Eagles 12 Manly Sea Eagles 4 1 0 0 4 17 Matt Salter ENG PR 20 London Broncos 12 London Broncos Academy 21 0 0 0 0 18 Mick Seaby AUS PR 25 Brisbane 12 Brisbane Broncos 6 1 0 0 4 19 Andrew Hamilton Andrew Hamilton (rugby league) AUS SR 25 South Queensland Crushers 12 South Queensland Crushers 15 3 0 0 12 20 Greg Barwick AUS FB 29 Balmain 12 Balmain Tigers >5 7 85 0 198 21 Giles Thomas ENG SH 20 London Broncos 12 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0 22 Scott Roskell AUS WG 28 Australia 12 Runaway Bay >7 19 0 0 76 24 Russell Bawden AUS PR 24 Brisbane 12 Brisbane Broncos >7 5 0 0 20 25 Paul Terry Paul Terry (rugby league) AUS PR 20 Australia 12 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 26 Robbie Beazley AUS HK 23 Illawarra 12 Illawarra Steelers 31 7 0 0 28 27 Andrew Duncan Andrew Duncan (rugby league) SCO SR 25 Warrington 12 Warrington Wolves 8 3 0 0 12 29 Kim Howard Kim Howard (rugby league) AUS PR 27 Australia 12 Australia 14 1 0 0 4 31 Tony Martin Tony Martin (rugby league) AUS CE 18 London Broncos 12 London Broncos Academy 25 8 1 0 34 33 Abraham Fatnowna AUS WG 23 Workington Town 12 Workington Town 7 3 0 0 12 34 Wes Cotton ENG WG 20 Wigan 12 Wigan Warriors 2 2 0 0 8 35 Kerrod Toby AUS SR 18 London Broncos 12 London Broncos Academy 6 0 0 0 0 Sources: Bailey Richard Webb Matthew London Broncos http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/London.html rugby-league-world.com 27 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092618/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/London.html 2015-09-24 deadSuper League II 1997Gains & LossesWorld Club Challenge 1997 - Squads - London Broncos Super League II table LON 1997 Challenge Cup The London Broncos progressed to the fifth round of the Cup, before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.Rugby League Challenge Cup http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/ChallengeCup/Cup.html Rugby League World 15 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20010126011800/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/ChallengeCup/Cup.html 2001-01-26 deadhttp://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF501197072&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997 The Times Digital Archive RoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance Fourth round 9 February 1997 Lancashire Lynx 5–48 London Broncos 713 Fifth Round 22 February 1997 London Broncos 12–34 Bradford Bulls 6,102 1997 World Club Championship Super League Pool A Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points 16px Wigan Warriors 6 2 4 0 89 212 -123 4 London 16 London Broncos 6 1 5 0 136 238 -102 2 16px Bradford Bulls 6 0 6 0 82 228 -146 0 16px St Helens 6 0 6 0 96 270 -174 0 16px Warrington Wolves 6 0 6 0 78 256 -178 0 16px Halifax Blue Sox 6 0 6 0 56 340 -284 0 Sources: World Club Challenge 1997 - Tables Robinson John Super League Official Annual 1998 World International 1997 42 0-7498-3389-0 WCC matches Round 1 6 June 1997Brisbane Broncos 42 – 22London BroncosANZ Stadium, BrisbaneAttendance: 18,193 Round 2 15 June 1997Canberra Raiders66 – 20London BroncosBruce Stadium, CanberraAttendance: 6,471 Round 3 22 June 1997Canterbury Bulldogs34 – 18London BroncosBelmore Sports Ground, SydneyAttendance: 4,000 Round 4 21 July 1997London Broncos38 – 18Canberra RaidersThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 7,819 Round 5 27 July 1997London Broncos16 – 34Brisbane BroncosThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 9,846 Round 6 1 August 1997London Broncos22 – 44Canterbury BulldogsThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 6,923 Quarter-finals 6 October 1997London Broncos16 – 40Cronulla SharksThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 6,239 Sources: World Club Challenge 1997 Robinson John Super League Official Annual 1998 World International 1997 42 0-7498-3389-0 References External links London Broncos - Rugby League Project Category:London Broncos seasons London Broncos