1997 Oldham Bears season

1997 #ff0000 #ffffff Super League Super League II 12th (relegated) 6 1 19 559 731 Premiership Trophy preliminary Challenge Cup Quarter final Andy Goodway (until April) Bob Lindner (May onwards) Boundary Park 1996 yes List of Oldham R.L.F.C. seasons The 1997 Oldham Bears season was the 102nd season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. The Oldham Bears competed in Super League II and finished bottom of the league in 12th place, relegating them to the Northern Ford Premiership. Following their relegation, the club went into liquidation in October 1997, with debts of over £1 million. Table OLD Squad NoBailey Richard Webb Matthew Oldham Bears http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/Oldham.html rugby-league-world.com 24 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092619/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/Oldham.html 2015-09-24 deadPlayer 1 Paul Atcheson 2 Scott Ranson 3 Darren Abram 4 Paul Topping 5 Rob Myler 6 Francis Maloney Francis Maloney (rugby league) 7 Martin Crompton 8 Ian Gildart 9 John Clarke John Clarke (rugby league born 1974) 10 Jason Temu 11 Gary Lord Gary Lord (rugby league) 12 Joe Faimalo 14 Matt Munro Matt Munro (rugby league) 15 Paul Davidson Paul Davidson (rugby league) 16 Howard Hill Howard Hill (rugby league) 17 David Jones David Jones (rugby league born 1967) 18 Mike Neal Mike Neal (rugby league) 19 Chris McKinney Chris McKinney (rugby league) 20 Afi Leuila 21 Jim Cowan Jimmy Cowan (rugby league) 22 Vince Fawcett 23 Brett Goldspink 25 Paul Deacon 26 Luke Goodwin 27 David Stephenson David Stephenson (born 1972) 31 Ian Russell Ian Russell (rugby league) References External links Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust Oldham Bears - Rugby League Project 1997 Category:English rugby league club seasons Category:1997 Super League (UK) season by club