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2004 London Broncos season

The 2004 London Broncos season was the twenty-fifth in the club's history and their ninth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League IX and finishing in 10th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2004 London Broncos season
Super League IX Rank10th
Challenge CupFifth round
2004 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 22
Points scoredFor: 595; against: 1005
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance3,346
High attendance5,058
Top scorers
TriesDennis Moran - 19
GoalsPaul Sykes - 68
PointsPaul Sykes - 160
Home colours
Away colours
← 2003 List of seasons 2005 →

2004 London Broncos squad edit

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Paul Sykes   Fullback 23   Bradford Bulls 27 7 68 0 160
2 Jon Wells   Wing 26   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 22 8 0 0 32
3 Nigel Roy   Centre 30   Northern Eagles 21 9 0 0 36
4 Mark O'Halloran   Centre 23   Wests Tigers 24 8 0 0 32
5 John Kirkpatrick   Wing 25   Halifax 15 3 0 0 12
6 Rob Purdham   Loose forward 25   Whitehaven 10 4 0 0 16
7 Dennis Moran   Scrum-half 27   Parramatta Eels 30 19 1 0 78
8 Francis Stephenson   Prop 28   Wigan Warriors 16 0 0 0 0
9 Neil Budworth   Hooker 22   Wigan Warriors 29 2 1 0 10
10 Steve Trindall   Prop 31   Wests Tigers 30 1 0 0 4
11 Mat Toshack   Second-row 31   South Queensland Crushers 4 0 0 0 0
12 Steele Retchless   Second-row 33   South Queensland Crushers 27 3 0 0 12
13 Jim Dymock   Loose forward 32   Parramatta Eels 19 2 0 1 9
14 Andrew Brocklehurst   Second-row 21   Halifax 20 2 0 0 8
15 Mitch Stringer   Prop 21   London Broncos Academy 29 0 0 0 0
16 Joe Mbu   Second-row 21   London Broncos Academy 21 4 0 0 16
17 Tommy Haughey   Second-row 22   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 15 1 0 0 4
18 Andrew Hart   Second-row 25   South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 3 0 0 12
19 Dave Highton   Hooker 25   Salford City Reds 23 1 0 0 4
20 Radney Bowker   Stand-off 25   Salford City Reds 5 1 0 0 4
21 Rob Jackson   Centre 23   Wigan Warriors 15 4 0 0 16
22 Lee Sanderson   Scrum-half 20   Leigh Centurions 7 1 7 0 18
23 Lee Greenwood   Wing 24   Halifax 26 17 0 0 68
24 Andy McNally   Fullback 22   Featherstone Rovers 9 0 0 0 0
25 Scott Murrell   Stand-off 19   Leeds Rhinos 6 2 0 0 8
26 Johnny Williams   Wing 19   London Broncos Academy 4 0 0 0 0
27 Dwayne Barker   Second-row 19   Leeds Rhinos 3 1 0 0 4
28 Jason Netherton   Second-row 21   Halifax 3 0 0 0 0
29 Steve Thomas   Centre 23   Warrington Wolves 6 0 0 0 0
30 Liam Botham   Second-row 21   Leeds Rhinos 8 3 6 0 24
31 Richard Moore   Prop 23   Bradford Bulls 7 0 0 0 0
32 Russell Bawden   Prop 31   Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
33 Paul Sampson   Wing 27   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 1 0 0 4
34 Zeb Luisi   Fullback 19   London Broncos Academy 4 1 0 0 4
35 Mal Kaufusi   Wing 25   Northern Eagles 4 0 0 0 0
36 Ade Adebisi   Wing 18   London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0

Super League table IX edit

Super League IX
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qual.
1   Leeds Rhinos 28 24 2 2 1037 443 +594 50 Play-off semi-final
2   Bradford Bulls 28 20 1 7 918 565 +353 41
3   Hull 28 19 2 7 843 478 +365 40 Play-off elimination final
4   Wigan Warriors 28 17 4 7 736 558 +178 38
5   St. Helens 28 17 1 10 821 662 +159 35
6   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 15 0 13 788 662 +126 30
7   Huddersfield Giants 28 12 0 16 518 757 −239 24
8   Warrington Wolves 28 10 1 17 700 715 −15 21
9   Salford City Reds 28 8 0 20 507 828 −321 16
10   London Broncos 28 7 1 20 561 968 −407 15
11   Widnes Vikings 28 7 0 21 466 850 −384 14
12   Castleford Tigers 28 6 0 22 515 924 −409 12 Relegated to National League 1

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

2004 Challenge Cup edit

For the fifth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[7]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round London Broncos 24-8 Salford City Reds 29 February 2004 Griffin Park 2,454
Fifth round Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10-29 London Broncos 14 March 2004 Griffin Park 2,654

References edit

  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ London Broncos
  3. ^ *SLstats - 2004 Summary
  4. ^ LONDON BRONCOS 2004 SQUAD.
  5. ^ THE 2004 PLAYERS
  6. ^ "London Broncos announce 2004 playing squad". League Unlimited. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2004 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

External links edit

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