1997 Oldham Bears season

1997 Oldham Bears season
Super League II 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
< 1996 List of 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 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

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Bradford Bulls 222002769397+37240
2London Broncos 221534616418+19833
3 St. Helens 221417592506+8629
4 Wigan Warriors 221408683398+28528
5 Leeds Rhinos 221318544463+8127
6 Salford Reds 2211011428495-6722
7 Halifax Blue Sox 228212524549-4918
8 Sheffield Eagles 229013415574-15918
9 Warrington Wolves 228014437647-21016
10 Castleford Tigers 225215334515-18112
11Paris Saint-Germain 226016362572-21012
12 Oldham Bears 224117461631-1709
Champions Relegated

Squad

No[1] Player
1 Atcheson, PaulPaul Atcheson
2 Ranson, ScottScott Ranson
3 Abram, DarrenDarren Abram
4 Topping, PaulPaul Topping
5 Myler, RobRob Myler
6 Maloney, FrancisFrancis Maloney
7 Crompton, MartinMartin Crompton
8 Gildart, IanIan Gildart
9 Clarke, JohnJohn Clarke
10 Temu, JasonJason Temu
11 Lord, GaryGary Lord
12 Faimalo, JoeJoe Faimalo
14 Munro, MattMatt Munro
15 Davidson, PaulPaul Davidson
16 Hill, HowardHoward Hill
17 Jones, DavidDavid Jones
18 Neal, MikeMike Neal
19 McKinney, ChrisChris McKinney
20 Leuila, AfiAfi Leuila
21 Cowan, JimJim Cowan
22 Fawcett, VinceVince Fawcett
23 Goldspink, BrettBrett Goldspink
25 Deacon, PaulPaul Deacon
26 Goodwin, LukeLuke Goodwin
27 Stephenson, DavidDavid Stephenson
31 Russell, IanIan Russell

References

  1. Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Oldham Bears". rugby-league-world.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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