1997 Sheffield Eagles season

1997 Sheffield Eagles season
Super League II	8th
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
1997 record	Wins: 12; Draws: 0; Losses: 15
Points scored	For: 589; Against: 677
Team information
Coach	John Kear
Stadium	Don Valley Stadium
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The 1997 Sheffield Eagles season was the 14th season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by John Kear, the Eagles competed in Super League II and finished in 8th place. The club also reached the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bradford Bulls	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 Warriors	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	-49	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	22	4	1	17	461	631	-170	9

Champions

Relegated

Squad

No[1]	Player
1	Sovatabua, WaisaleWaisale Sovatabua
2	Sodje, BrightBright Sodje
3	Stott, LyntonLynton Stott
4	Senior, KeithKeith Senior
5	Garcia, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Garcia
6	Crowther, MattMatt Crowther
7	Aston, MarkMark Aston
8	Broadbent, PaulPaul Broadbent
9	Lawless, JohnnyJohnny Lawless
10	Laughton, DaleDale Laughton
11	Carr, PaulPaul Carr
14	Mycoe, DavidDavid Mycoe
15	Turner, DarrenDarren Turner
16	McAllister, DannyDanny McAllister
18	Flynn, WayneWayne Flynn
19	Doyle, RodRod Doyle
20	Edmed, SteveSteve Edmed
21	Morganson, WillieWillie Morganson
22	Taewa, WhetuWhetu Taewa
23	Pinkney, NickNick Pinkney
24	Wood, MartinMartin Wood
25	Thompson, AlexAlex Thompson
27	Erba, JasonJason Erba
31	Wright, RickyRicky Wright
32	Vassilakop, MarcusMarcus Vassilakop
33	Okiwe, AndersonAnderson Okiwe

References

1. Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Sheffield Eagles". rugby-league-world.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

External links

• Sheffield Eagles - Rugby League Project