1996 Halifax Blue Sox season

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1996 Halifax Blue Sox season
Super League I Rank6th
Challenge CupQuarter Final
1996 recordWins: 12; Draws: 1; Losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 733; Against: 637
Team information
CoachSteve Simms
StadiumThrum Hall
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The 1996 Halifax Blue Sox season was the club's first season in the Super League. Coached by Steve Simms, the Halifax Blue Sox competed in Super League I and finished in 6th place. The club also reached the quarter final of the Challenge Cup.

Table[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 22 20 0 2 950 455 +495 40
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 22 19 1 2 902 326 +576 39
3 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 22 17 0 5 767 409 +358 34
4 London Broncos 22 12 1 9 611 462 +149 25
5 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 22 12 0 10 569 565 +4 24
6 Faxcolours.svg Halifax Blue Sox 22 10 1 11 667 576 +91 21
7 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 22 10 0 12 599 730 -131 20
8 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Bears 22 9 1 12 473 681 -208 19
9 Cascolours.png Castleford Tigers 22 9 0 13 548 599 -51 18
10 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 22 6 0 16 555 745 -190 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 3 1 18 398 795 -397 7
12 Workingtoncolours.svg 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
Asa Amone 25 8 0 0 32
Paul Anderson 9 2 0 0 8
Simon Baldwin 22 10 0 0 40
2 0 0 0 0
John Bentley 21 22 0 0 88
6 2 0 0 8
8 1 0 0 4
Chris Chester 10 0 0 0 0
19 10 0 0 40
Abi Ekoku 16 5 0 0 20
St John Ellis 2 1 0 0 4
20 3 0 0 12
1 0 0 0 0
Graeme Hallas 15 5 0 0 20
Karl Harrison 21 0 0 0 0
Paul Highton 15 2 0 0 8
Michael Jackson 15 3 0 0 12
7 1 0 0 4
4 0 0 0 0
Martin Ketteridge 14 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
Richard Marshall 7 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0
Martin Moana 19 9 0 0 36
Paul Moriarty 5 0 0 0 0
Damian Munro 3 2 0 0 8
6 0 0 0 0
Mark Perrett 18 4 0 0 16
1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
Paul Rowley 24 5 0 1 21
John Schuster 23 8 111 2 256
7 1 0 0 4
Roy Southernwood 2 0 0 0 0
Fereti Tuilagi 21 6 0 0 24
Mike Umaga 21 13 8 0 68

Transfers[]

In[]

Player From Fee Date Ref
Hull F.C. January 1996
Parramatta July 1996
Martin Pearson Featherstone Rovers December 1996
Daio Powell Wakefield Trinity December 1996

Out[]

Player Pos Fee Date Ref
Grant Anderson Castleford Tigers February 1996
Wakefield Trinity November 1996
Wakefield Trinity November 1996

References[]

  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

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