1997 Halifax Blue Sox season

The 1997 Halifax Blue Sox season was the 102nd season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by John Pendlebury, the Halifax Blue Sox competed in Super League II and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

1997 Halifax Blue Sox season
Super League II Rank7th
Play-off resultPremiership Trophy preliminary
Challenge CupFifth round
1997 recordWins: 9; draws: 2; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 581; against: 609
Team information
CoachJohn Pendlebury
StadiumThrum Hall
← 1996 List of seasons 1998 →

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
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

Squad

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No[1] Player
1 Mike Umaga
2 Greg Clarke
3 John Schuster
4 Asa Amone
5 Damian Munro
6 Martin Pearson
8 Karl Harrison
9 Paul Rowley
11 Paul Highton
12 Simon Baldwin
13 Martin Moana
14 Craig Dean
15 Daio Powell
16 Mark Perrett
17 Wayne Jackson
18 Johnny Brewer
19 David Bouveng
20 Kelvin Skerrett
21 Michael Jackson
22 Carl Gillespie
23 Fereti Tuilagi
24 Chris Chester
25 Michael Slicker
26 Richard Marshall
28 David Bastian
29 Brendon Greenwood
30 James Rushforth (rugby league)
32 Danny Seal
33 Alan Boothroyd
34 Kevin O'Loughlin
37 Éric Anselme

References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Halifax Blue Sox". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2001. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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