1997 Warrington Wolves season

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1997 Warrington Wolves season
Super League II Rank9th
Challenge CupQuarter final
1997 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 560; against: 726
Team information
CoachDarryl van der Velde
StadiumWilderspool

The 1997 Warrington Wolves season was the 103rd season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by Darryl van der Velde, the Warrington Wolves competed in Super League II and finished in 9th place. The club also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup.

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Bradford Bulls (C) 22 20 0 2 769 397 +372 40
2 London Broncos 22 15 3 4 616 418 +198 33
3 St Helens 22 14 1 7 592 506 +86 29
4 Wigan 22 14 0 8 683 398 +285 28
5 Leeds Rhinos 22 13 1 8 544 463 +81 27
6 Salford Reds 22 11 0 11 428 495 −67 22
7 Halifax Blue Sox 22 8 2 12 524 549 −25 18
8 Sheffield Eagles 22 9 0 13 415 574 −159 18
9 Warrington Wolves 22 8 0 14 437 647 −210 16
10 Castleford Tigers 22 5 2 15 334 515 −181 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12
12 Oldham Bears (R) 22 4 1 17 461 631 −170 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Squad[edit]

No[1] Player
1 Lee Penny
2 Mark Forster
3 Toa Kohe-Love
4 Jon Roper
5 Richard Henare
6 Nigel Vagana
7 Willie Swann
9 Martin Dermott
10 Garry Chambers
11 Paul Hulme
12 Tony Tatupu
13 Paul Sculthorpe
14 Paul Cullen
16 Kelly Shelford
17 Chris Rudd
18 George Mann
19 Salesi Finau
20 Mike Wainwright
21 Ian Knott
22 Gareth Davies
23 Warren Stevens
24 Paul Barrow
25 Chris Holden
26 Paul Wingfield
28 Paul Darbyshire
30 Anthony Murray
33 John Duffy
35 John Hough
36 Chris Highton
37 Lee Briers
38 Shaun Geritas
39 Tony Thorniley
40 Liam Bretherton
41 Mark Hilton
42 Richard Eyres
44 Chris Causey

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Warrington Wolves". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

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