1995–96 London Broncos season

1995–96 London Broncos season
1995–96 Rank10th
League CupThird Round
1995–96 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 443; against: 513
Team information
ChairmanBarry Maranta
CoachGary Greinke
StadiumGriffin Park
Barnet Copthall
Twickenham Stoop
The Valley
Avg. attendance2387
High attendance8338 vs. Wigan
Top scorers
TriesPaul Hauff - 13
GoalsTerry Matterson - 21
PointsLeo Dynevor - 76
Home colours
Away colours
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The 1995–96 London Broncos season was the sixteenth in the rugby league's club's history. It was their second season under the name of the London Broncos, following on from the London Crusaders and Fulham RLFC names. They competed in the 1995–96 Championship of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1995–96 League Cup. They finished the season in 10th place in the top tier of British professional rugby league.

Championship

LeagueRFL Championship
Duration20 Matches
Teams11
Champions Wigan Warriors
Title17th

The top ten teams from the previous season plus the London Broncos competed for the Stones Bitter Centenary League Championship. For the seventh consecutive season, Wigan were crowned League Champions after finishing the season on top of the ladder. In preparation for the forthcoming inaugural Super League season, scheduled to begin in the summer of 1996, no teams were promoted or relegated.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wigan 20 18 0 2 810 316 +494 36
2 Leeds 20 14 0 6 552 405 +147 28
3 Halifax 20 12 1 7 456 463 -7 25
4 St Helens 20 12 0 8 732 508 +224 24
5 Sheffield Eagles 20 10 0 10 482 528 -46 20
6 Castleford 20 9 1 10 448 566 -118 19
7 Bradford Northern 20 8 0 12 418 476 -58 16
8 Oldham 20 8 0 12 382 535 -153 16
9 Warrington 20 7 0 13 443 514 -71 14
10 London Broncos 20 7 0 13 466 585 -119 14
11 Workington Town 20 4 0 16 317 610 -293 8
Champions

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Squad statistics

Name International country Position Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points Notes
Russell Bawden Second-row Brisbane Broncos 21 2 0 0 8
Craig Booth Prop, Centre Oldham Roughyeds 2 0 2 0 4
Justin Bryant Second-row 12 1 0 0 4
Ikram Butt Wing, Centre Featherstone Rovers 16 4 0 0 16
Bernard Carroll Wing, Second-row Balmain Tigers 3 1 0 0 4
Evan Cochrane Wing, Centre Balmain Tigers 13 6 0 0 24
Leo Dynevor Scrum-half, Stand-off 16 9 20 0 76
David Evans Prop, Wing, Centre, Fullback Doncaster 4 0 0 0 0
Neil Felton Fullback 1 0 0 0 0
Michael Francis Second-row South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 0 0 0 0
Peter Gill Second-row, Loose forward Gold Coast Seagulls 14 1 0 0 4
Craig Green Centre, Fullback 13 2 0 0 8
Paul Hauff Fullback Brisbane Broncos 13 13 0 0 52
Cavill Heugh Prop, Second-row Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0
Darren Hogg Loose forward 1 0 0 0 0
Shaun Keating Second-row, Centre Brisbane Broncos 8 1 0 0 4
Kevin Langer Scrum-half Ipswich Jets 17 5 0 0 20
Chris McKenna Centre Sheffield Eagles 13 9 0 0 36
Duncan McRae Fullback, Stand-off, Scrum-half South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 3 0 0 12
Terry Matterson Loose forward, Hooker Brisbane Broncos 12 3 21 0 54
Tony Mestrov Prop South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 4 0 0 16
Kieran Meyer Centre Penrith Panthers 5 1 0 0 4
Paul Mills Prop 1 0 0 0 0
David O'Donnell Hooker Sydney City Roosters 12 0 0 0 0
Julian O'Neill Stand-off Widnes 3 0 13 1 27
Junior Paul Wing 1 0 0 0 0
Darryl Pitt Centre Carlisle 20 1 1 0 6
Tony Rea Hooker North Sydney Bears 11 5 0 0 20
Mark Riley Scrum-half, Stand-off Otahuhu Leopards 14 8 0 0 32
Scott Roskell Centre, Wing Gold Coast Seagulls 13 5 0 0 20
Steve Rosolen Second-row, Loose forward North Sydney Bears 17 5 0 0 20
John Scourfield Wing, Fullback 3 2 0 0 8
Darren Shaw Prop, Second-row Brisbane Broncos 21 1 0 0 4
Chris Smith Second-row St Marys ARL 3 0 7 0 14
Paul Stevens Centre Wigan 9 1 0 0 4
Shane Vincent Centre, Wing Newcastle Knights 7 5 4 0 28
Ben Walker Stand-off Brisbane Broncos 16 6 5 3 37
Adrian Why Second-row, Loose forward Fulham ARL 2 0 0 0 0

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