2004 London Broncos season

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2004 London Broncos season
Super League IX Rank10th
Challenge CupFifth round
2004 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 22
Points scoredFor: 595; against: 1005
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance3,346
High attendance5,058
Top scorers
TriesDennis Moran - 19
GoalsPaul Sykes - 68
PointsPaul Sykes - 160
Home colours
Away colours
← 2003 List of seasons 2005 →

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.

2004 London Broncos squad

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Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Paul Sykes England Fullback 23 Bradford Bulls 27 7 68 0 160
2 Jon Wells England Wing 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 22 8 0 0 32
3 Nigel Roy Australia Centre 30 Northern Eagles 21 9 0 0 36
4 Mark O'Halloran United States Centre 23 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 0 32
5 John Kirkpatrick England Wing 25 Halifax 15 3 0 0 12
6 Rob Purdham England Loose forward 25 Whitehaven 10 4 0 0 16
7 Dennis Moran Australia Scrum-half 27 Parramatta Eels 30 19 1 0 78
8 Francis Stephenson England Prop 28 Wigan Warriors 16 0 0 0 0
9 Neil Budworth Wales Hooker 22 Wigan Warriors 29 2 1 0 10
10 Steve Trindall Australia Prop 31 Wests Tigers 30 1 0 0 4
11 Mat Toshack Tonga Second-row 31 South Queensland Crushers 4 0 0 0 0
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 33 South Queensland Crushers 27 3 0 0 12
13 Jim Dymock Australia Loose forward 32 Parramatta Eels 19 2 0 1 9
14 Andrew Brocklehurst England Second-row 21 Halifax 20 2 0 0 8
15 Mitch Stringer Scotland Prop 21 London Broncos Academy 29 0 0 0 0
16 Joe Mbu Zaire Second-row 21 London Broncos Academy 21 4 0 0 16
17 Tommy Haughey Ireland Second-row 22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 15 1 0 0 4
18 Andrew Hart Australia Second-row 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 3 0 0 12
19 Dave Highton Wales Hooker 25 Salford City Reds 23 1 0 0 4
20 Radney Bowker England Stand-off 25 Salford City Reds 5 1 0 0 4
21 Rob Jackson Australia Centre 23 Wigan Warriors 15 4 0 0 16
22 Lee Sanderson England Scrum-half 20 Leigh Centurions 7 1 7 0 18
23 Lee Greenwood England Wing 24 Halifax 26 17 0 0 68
24 Andy McNally England Fullback 22 Featherstone Rovers 9 0 0 0 0
25 Scott Murrell England Stand-off 19 Leeds Rhinos 6 2 0 0 8
26 Johnny Williams England Wing 19 London Broncos Academy 4 0 0 0 0
27 Dwayne Barker England Second-row 19 Leeds Rhinos 3 1 0 0 4
28 Jason Netherton England Second-row 21 Halifax 3 0 0 0 0
29 Steve Thomas Wales Centre 23 Warrington Wolves 6 0 0 0 0
30 Liam Botham England Second-row 21 Leeds Rhinos 8 3 6 0 24
31 Richard Moore England Prop 23 Bradford Bulls 7 0 0 0 0
32 Russell Bawden Australia Prop 31 Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
33 Paul Sampson England Wing 27 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 1 0 0 4
34 Zeb Luisi Niue Fullback 19 London Broncos Academy 4 1 0 0 4
35 Mal Kaufusi Tonga Wing 25 Northern Eagles 4 0 0 0 0
36 Ade Adebisi Nigeria Wing 18 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0

Super League table IX

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Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qual.
1 Leeds Rhinos 28 24 2 2 1037 443 +594 50 Play-off semi-final
2 Bradford Bulls 28 20 1 7 918 565 +353 41
3 Hull 28 19 2 7 843 478 +365 40 Play-off elimination final
4 Wigan Warriors 28 17 4 7 736 558 +178 38
5 St. Helens 28 17 1 10 821 662 +159 35
6 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 15 0 13 788 662 +126 30
7 Huddersfield Giants 28 12 0 16 518 757 −239 24
8 Warrington Wolves 28 10 1 17 700 715 −15 21
9 Salford City Reds 28 8 0 20 507 828 −321 16
10 London Broncos 28 7 1 20 561 968 −407 15
11 Widnes Vikings 28 7 0 21 466 850 −384 14
12 Castleford Tigers 28 6 0 22 515 924 −409 12 Relegated 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

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

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
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

References

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  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ London Broncos
  3. ^ *SLstats - 2004 Summary
  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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