2004 London Broncos season

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2004 London Broncos season
Super League IX Rank10th
Challenge Cup Fifth round
2004 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 22
Points scoredFor: 595; against: 1005
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Coach Tony Rea
Captain
Stadium Griffin Park
Avg. attendance3,346
High attendance5,058
Top scorers
Tries Dennis Moran - 19
Goals Paul Sykes - 68
PointsPaul Sykes - 160
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The 2004 London Broncos season was the twenty-fifth in the club's history and their ninth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League IX and finishing in 10th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

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2004 London Broncos squad

Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1 Paul Sykes Flag of England.svg Fullback 23 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 277680160
2 Jon Wells Flag of England.svg Wing 26 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2280032
3 Nigel Roy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 30 Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 2190036
4 Mark O'Halloran Flag of the United States.svg Centre 23 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2480032
5 John Kirkpatrick Flag of England.svg Wing 25 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 1530012
6 Rob Purdham Flag of England.svg Loose forward 25 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 1040016
7 Dennis Moran Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scrum-half 27 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30191078
8 Francis Stephenson Flag of England.svg Prop 28 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 160000
9 Neil Budworth Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hooker 22 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2921010
10 Steve Trindall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Prop 31 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 301004
11 Mat Toshack Flag of Tonga.svg Second-row 31 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 40000
12 Steele Retchless Flag of the United States.svg Second-row 33 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 2730012
13 Jim Dymock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Loose forward 32 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 192019
14 Andrew Brocklehurst Flag of England.svg Second-row 21 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 202008
15 Mitch Stringer Flag of Scotland.svg Prop 21 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy290000
16 Joe Mbu Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Second-row 21 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy2140016
17 Tommy Haughey Four Provinces Flag.svg Second-row 22 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 151004
18 Andrew Hart Flag of Australia (converted).svg Second-row 25 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1530012
19 Dave Highton Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hooker 25 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 231004
20 Radney Bowker Flag of England.svg Stand-off 25 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 51004
21 Rob Jackson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 23 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 1540016
22 Lee Sanderson Flag of England.svg Scrum-half 20 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 717018
23 Lee Greenwood Flag of England.svg Wing 24 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 26170068
24 Andy McNally Flag of England.svg Fullback 22 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 90000
25 Scott Murrell Flag of England.svg Stand-off 19 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 62008
26 Johnny Williams Flag of England.svg Wing 19 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy40000
27 Dwayne Barker Flag of England.svg Second-row 19 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 31004
28 Jason Netherton Flag of England.svg Second-row 21 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 30000
29 Steve Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Centre 23 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 60000
30 Liam Botham Flag of England.svg Second-row 21 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 836024
31 Richard Moore Flag of England.svg Prop 23 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 70000
32 Russell Bawden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Prop 31 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 20000
33 Paul Sampson Flag of England.svg Wing 27 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 31004
34 Zeb Luisi Flag of Niue.svg Fullback 19 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy41004
35 Mal Kaufusi Flag of Tonga.svg Wing 25 Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 40000
36 Ade Adebisi Flag of Nigeria.svg Wing 18 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy10000

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Super League table IX

Super League IX
Pos.TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQual.
1 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2824221037443+59450Play-off semi-final
2 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 282017918565+35341
3 Hullcolours.svg Hull 281927843478+36540Play-off elimination final
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 281747736558+17838
5 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 2817110821662+15935
6 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2815013788662+12630
7 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2812016518757−23924
8 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2810117700715−1521
9 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 288020507828−32116
10 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 287120561968−40715
11 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 287021466850−38414
12 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 286022515924−40912Relegated to National League 1

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

2004 Challenge Cup

For the fifth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage. [7]

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueAttendance
Fourth round London Broncos 24-8 Salford City Reds 29 February 2004 Griffin Park 2,454
Fifth round Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10-29 London Broncos 14 March 2004 Griffin Park 2,654

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References

  1. ↑ Gains & Losses
  2. ↑ London Broncos
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ LONDON BRONCOS 2004 SQUAD.
  5. ↑ THE 2004 PLAYERS
  6. ↑ "London Broncos announce 2004 playing squad". League Unlimited. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "2004 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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