The 1997 London Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club's history and their second season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League II and finished in 2nd place. The club also reached the fifth round of the 1997 Challenge Cup and the Quarter Finals in the 1997 World Club Championship.
1997 squad statistics Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints 1 1 30 Wigan Warriors 24 13 0 0 52 2 25 Australia 4 0 1 0 2 3 27 South Queensland Crushers 24 7 0 0 28 4 27 Sydney Roosters 10 3 0 0 12 5 30 Wigan Warriors 17 13 0 0 52 6 24 Parramatta Eels >6 7 1 0 30 7 26 Illawarra Steelers 23 11 0 1 45 8 29 Manly Sea Eagles 25 2 0 1 9 9 32 Gold Coast Chargers >7 8 0 0 32 10 27 South Sydney Rabbitohs >7 1 0 0 4 11 30 Brisbane Norths >3 5 0 0 20 12 25 Carlisle 4 1 0 0 4 13 30 Brisbane Broncos >7 11 38 2 122 14 26 Boroughmuir RU 18 1 0 0 4 15 24 London Broncos Academy 18 3 0 0 12 16 23 Manly Sea Eagles 4 1 0 0 4 17 20 London Broncos Academy 21 0 0 0 0 18 25 Brisbane Broncos 6 1 0 0 4 19 25 South Queensland Crushers 15 3 0 0 12 20 29 Balmain Tigers >5 7 85 0 198 21 20 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0 22 28 Runaway Bay >7 19 0 0 76 24 24 Brisbane Broncos >7 5 0 0 20 25 20 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 26 23 Illawarra Steelers 31 7 0 0 28 27 25 Warrington Wolves 8 3 0 0 12 29 27 Australia 14 1 0 0 4 31 18 London Broncos Academy 25 8 1 0 34 33 23 Workington Town 7 3 0 0 12 34 20 Wigan Warriors 2 2 0 0 8 35 18 London Broncos Academy 6 0 0 0 0 Sources: Super League II 1997Gains & LossesWorld Club Challenge 1997 - Squads - London Broncos
Super League II table
1997 Challenge Cup The London Broncos progressed to the fifth round of the Cup, before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.
RoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance Fourth round 9 February 1997 Lancashire Lynx 5–48 London Broncos 713 Fifth Round 22 February 1997 London Broncos 12–34 Bradford Bulls 6,102
1997 World Club Championship Super League Pool A Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points Wigan Warriors 6 2 4 0 89 212 -123 4 London Broncos 6 1 5 0 136 238 -102 2 Bradford Bulls 6 0 6 0 82 228 -146 0 St Helens 6 0 6 0 96 270 -174 0 Warrington Wolves 6 0 6 0 78 256 -178 0 Halifax Blue Sox 6 0 6 0 56 340 -284 0 Sources: World Club Challenge 1997 - Tables
WCC matches Round 1 6 June 1997Brisbane Broncos 42 – 22London BroncosANZ Stadium, BrisbaneAttendance: 18,193
Round 2 15 June 1997Canberra Raiders66 – 20London BroncosBruce Stadium, CanberraAttendance: 6,471
Round 3 22 June 1997Canterbury Bulldogs34 – 18London BroncosBelmore Sports Ground, SydneyAttendance: 4,000
Round 4 21 July 1997London Broncos38 – 18Canberra RaidersThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 7,819
Round 5 27 July 1997London Broncos16 – 34Brisbane BroncosThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 9,846
Round 6 1 August 1997London Broncos22 – 44Canterbury BulldogsThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 6,923
Quarter-finals 6 October 1997London Broncos16 – 40Cronulla SharksThe Stoop, LondonAttendance: 6,239 Sources: World Club Challenge 1997
References
External links London Broncos - Rugby League Project