2004 London Broncos season

2004 London Broncos season
Super League IX Rank	10th
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
2004 record	Wins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 22
Points scored	For: 595; against: 1005
Team information
Chairman	David Hughes
Coach	Tony Rea
Captain	Jim Dymock
Stadium	Griffin Park
Avg. attendance	3,346
High attendance	5,058
Top scorers
Tries	Dennis Moran - 19
Goals	Paul Sykes - 68
Points	Paul Sykes - 160
Home colours Away colours
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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.

2004 London Broncos squad

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

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

Super League table IX

Super League IX v t e
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

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

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.

External links

• London Broncos - Rugby League Project