1996 Halifax Blue Sox season

1996 Halifax Blue Sox season
Super League I	6th
Challenge Cup	Quarter Final
1996 record	Wins: 12; Draws: 1; Losses: 12
Points scored	For: 733; Against: 637
Team information
Coach	Steve Simms
Stadium	Thrum Hall
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The 1996 Halifax Blue Sox season was the club's first season in the Super League. Coached by Steve Simms, the Blue Sox competed in Super League I and finished in 6th place. The club also reached the quarter final of the Challenge Cup.

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St Helens	22	20	0	2	950	455	+495	40
2	Wigan Warriors	22	19	1	2	902	326	+576	39
3	Bradford Bulls	22	17	0	5	767	409	+358	34
4	London Broncos	22	12	1	9	611	462	+149	25
5	Warrington Wolves	22	12	0	10	569	565	+4	24
6	Halifax Blue Sox	22	10	1	11	667	576	+91	21
7	Sheffield Eagles	22	10	0	12	599	730	-131	20
8	Oldham Bears	22	9	1	12	473	681	-208	19
9	Castleford Tigers	22	9	0	13	548	599	-51	18
10	Leeds	22	6	0	16	555	745	-190	12
11	Paris Saint-Germain	22	3	1	18	398	795	-397	7
12	Workington Town	22	2	1	19	325	1021	-696	5

Champions

Relegated

Squad

Statistics include appearances and points in the Super League and Challenge Cup.^[1]

Player	Apps	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
Amone, AsaAsa Amone	25	8	0	0	32
Anderson, PaulPaul Anderson	9	2	0	0	8
Baldwin, SimonSimon Baldwin	22	10	0	0	40
Bastian, DavidDavid Bastian	2	0	0	0	0
Bentley, JohnJohn Bentley	21	22	0	0	88
Brewer, JohnnyJohnny Brewer	6	2	0	0	8
Briggs, CarlCarl Briggs	8	1	0	0	4
Chester, ChrisChris Chester	10	0	0	0	0
Dean, CraigCraig Dean	19	10	0	0	40
Ekoku, AbiAbi Ekoku	16	5	0	0	20
Ellis, St JohnSt John Ellis	2	1	0	0	4
Gillespie, CarlCarl Gillespie	20	3	0	0	12
Greenwood, BrandonBrandon Greenwood	1	0	0	0	0
Hallas, GraemeGraeme Hallas	15	5	0	0	20
Harrison, KarlKarl Harrison	21	0	0	0	0
Highton, PaulPaul Highton	15	2	0	0	8
Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson	15	3	0	0	12
Jackson, WayneWayne Jackson	7	1	0	0	4
James, AndyAndy James	4	0	0	0	0
Ketteridge, MartinMartin Ketteridge	14	0	0	0	0
Marns, OliverOliver Marns	1	0	0	0	0
Marshall, RichardRichard Marshall	7	0	0	0	0
Martindale, MickMick Martindale	4	0	0	0	0
Moana, MartinMartin Moana	19	9	0	0	36
Moriarty, PaulPaul Moriarty	5	0	0	0	0
Munro, DamianDamian Munro	3	2	0	0	8
Parker, WayneWayne Parker	6	0	0	0	0
Perrett, MarkMark Perrett	18	4	0	0	16
Preston, MarkMark Preston	1	0	0	0	0
Rika, CraigCraig Rika	2	0	0	0	0
Rowley, PaulPaul Rowley	24	5	0	1	21
Schuster, JohnJohn Schuster	23	8	111	2	256
Seal, DannyDanny Seal	7	1	0	0	4
Southernwood, RoyRoy Southernwood	2	0	0	0	0
Tuilagi, FeretiFereti Tuilagi	21	6	0	0	24
Umaga, MikeMike Umaga	21	13	8	0	68

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref
Brandon Greenwood	Hull		January 1996
Johnny Brewer	Parramatta		July 1996
Martin Pearson	Featherstone Rovers		December 1996
Daio Powell	Wakefield Trinity		December 1996

Out

Player	Pos	Fee	Date	Ref
Grant Anderson	Castleford Tigers		February 1996
Mick Martindale	Wakefield Trinity		November 1996
Craig Rika	Wakefield Trinity		November 1996

References

1. Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

External links

• Halifax Blue Sox - Rugby League Project