1996 Oldham Bears season

1996 Oldham Bears season
1996 Oldham Bears season
Super League I Rank	8th
Challenge Cup	Fourth Round
1996 record	Wins: 9; Draws: 1; Losses: 13
Points scored	For: 733; Against: 637
Team information
Coach	Andy Goodway
Stadium	Watersheddings

The 1996 Oldham Bears season was the club's first season in the Super League. Coached by Andy Goodway, the Oldham Bears competed in Super League I and finished in 8th place. The club also reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.

Table[]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St. Helens	22	20	0	2	950	455	+495	40
2	Wigan Warriors	22	19	1	2	902	326	+576	39
3	Bradford Bulls	22	17	0	5	767	409	+358	34
4	London Broncos	22	12	1	9	611	462	+149	25
5	Warrington Wolves	22	12	0	10	569	565	+4	24
6	Halifax Blue Sox	22	10	1	11	667	576	+91	21
7	Sheffield Eagles	22	10	0	12	599	730	-131	20
8	Oldham Bears	22	9	1	12	473	681	-208	19
9	Castleford Tigers	22	9	0	13	548	599	-51	18
10	Leeds	22	6	0	16	555	745	-190	12
11	Paris Saint-Germain	22	3	1	18	398	795	-397	7
12	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
Darren Abram	16	8	0	0	32
Paul Atcheson	22	11	0	0	44
	20	8	0	0	32
David Bradbury	20	7	0	0	28
	7	1	0	0	4
	16	3	0	0	12
Jimmy Cowan	3	0	0	0	0
Martin Crompton	20	9	0	3	39
Paul Crook	13	0	3	0	6
Paul Davidson	16	3	0	0	12
	22	4	0	0	16
	2	0	1	0	2
Ian Gildart	22	0	0	0	0
	7	0	0	0	0
	13	1	0	0	4
Shaun Irwin	1	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
Gary Lord	21	0	0	0	0
	4	1	0	0	4
Francis Maloney	20	7	45	0	118
Matt Munro	19	5	0	0	20
Robert Myler	11	4	0	0	16
Mike Neal	5	2	0	0	8
	1	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0
Andrew Patmore	13	3	0	0	12
	7	5	0	0	20
	1	0	0	0	0
	9	1	0	0	4
	2	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0
Jason Temu	17	1	0	0	4
	22	1	18	0	40

References[]

^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

External links[]

Oldham Bears - Rugby League Project

[1] Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

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