1997 Oldham Bears season
1997 Oldham Bears season | ||||
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Super League II Rank | 12th (relegated) | |||
Play-off result | Premiership Trophy preliminary | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter final | |||
1997 record | Wins: 6; draws: 1; losses: 19 | |||
Points scored | For: 559; against: 731 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Andy Goodway (until April) Bob Lindner (May onwards) | |||
Stadium | Boundary Park | |||
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The 1997 Oldham Bears season was the 102nd season in the club's
Northern Ford Premiership
. Following their relegation, the club went into liquidation in October 1997, with debts of over £1 million.
Table
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 | 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Squad
No[1] | Player |
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1 | Paul Atcheson |
2 | Scott Ranson |
3 | Darren Abram |
4 | Paul Topping |
5 | Rob Myler |
6 | Francis Maloney |
7 | Martin Crompton |
8 | Ian Gildart |
9 | John Clarke |
10 | Jason Temu |
11 | Gary Lord |
12 | Joe Faimalo |
14 | Matt Munro |
15 | Paul Davidson |
16 | Howard Hill |
17 | David Jones |
18 | Mike Neal |
19 | Chris McKinney |
20 | Afi Leuila |
21 | Jim Cowan |
22 | Vince Fawcett |
23 | Brett Goldspink |
25 | Paul Deacon |
26 | Luke Goodwin |
27 | David Stephenson
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31 | Ian Russell |
References
- ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Oldham Bears". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 24 July 2014.