1996 Oldham Bears season

1996 Oldham Bears season
Super League I	8th
Challenge Cup	Fourth Round
1996 record	Wins: 9; Draws: 1; Losses: 13
Points scored	For: 733; Against: 637
Team information
Coach	Andy Goodway
Stadium	Watersheddings
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The 1996 Oldham Bears season was the club's first season in the Super League. Coached by Andy Goodway, the Bears competed in Super League I and finished in 8th place. The club also reached the fourth round 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
Abram, DarrenDarren Abram	16	8	0	0	32
Atcheson, PaulPaul Atcheson	22	11	0	0	44
Belle, AdrianAdrian Belle	20	8	0	0	32
Bradbury, DavidDavid Bradbury	20	7	0	0	28
Burns, GaryGary Burns	7	1	0	0	4
Clarke, JohnJohn Clarke	16	3	0	0	12
Cowan, JimmyJimmy Cowan	3	0	0	0	0
Crompton, MartinMartin Crompton	20	9	0	3	39
Crook, PaulPaul Crook	13	0	3	0	6
Davidson, PaulPaul Davidson	16	3	0	0	12
Faimalo, JoeJoe Faimalo	22	4	0	0	16
Gartland, SteveSteve Gartland	2	0	1	0	2
Gildart, IanIan Gildart	22	0	0	0	0
Guy, ReeceReece Guy	7	0	0	0	0
Hill, HowardHoward Hill	13	1	0	0	4
Irwin, ShaunShaun Irwin	1	0	0	0	0
Leuila, AfiAfi Leuila	5	0	0	0	0
Lord, GaryGary Lord	21	0	0	0	0
McKinney, ChrisChris McKinney	4	1	0	0	4
Maloney, FrancisFrancis Maloney	20	7	45	0	118
Munro, MattMatt Munro	19	5	0	0	20
Myler, RobertRobert Myler	11	4	0	0	16
Neal, MikeMike Neal	5	2	0	0	8
Norman, PaulPaul Norman	1	0	0	0	0
Nuttall, TonyTony Nuttall	3	0	0	0	0
Patmore, AndrewAndrew Patmore	13	3	0	0	12
Ranson, ScottScott Ranson	7	5	0	0	20
Richards, CraigCraig Richards	1	0	0	0	0
Sherratt, IanIan Sherratt	9	1	0	0	4
Smith, PeterPeter Smith	2	0	0	0	0
Stevens, PaulPaul Stevens	3	0	0	0	0
Temu, JasonJason Temu	17	1	0	0	4
Topping, PaulPaul Topping	22	1	18	0	40

References

1. Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

External links

• Oldham Bears - Rugby League Project