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1996 Castleford Tigers season

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1996 Castleford Tigers season
Super League I Rank9th
Challenge CupFourth round
1997 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 564; against: 657
Team information
Head coachJohn Joyner
StadiumWheldon Road
List of seasons 1997 →

The 1996 Castleford Tigers season was the club's 1st year in the Super League. The club finished in 9th place. Castleford also competed in the Challenge Cup, but were knocked out in the Fourth Round by St. Helens.

Table

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Super League I
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Helens (C) 22 20 0 2 950 455 +495 40 Qualified for Premiership semi final
2 Wigan 22 19 1 2 902 326 +576 39 Qualified for Premiership semi final
3 Bradford Bulls 22 17 0 5 767 409 +358 34
4 London Broncos 22 12 1 9 611 462 +149 25
5 Warrington Wolves 22 12 0 10 569 565 +4 24
6 Halifax Blue Sox 22 10 1 11 667 576 +91 21
7 Sheffield Eagles 22 10 0 12 599 730 −131 20
8 Oldham Bears 22 9 1 12 473 681 −208 19
9 Castleford Tigers 22 9 0 13 548 599 −51 18
10 Leeds 22 6 0 16 555 745 −190 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 3 1 18 398 795 −397 7
12 Workington Town (R) 22 2 1 19 325 1021 −696 5 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

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Statistics include appearances and points in the Super League and Challenge Cup.[1]

Player Apps Tries Goals DGs Points Ref
Chris Allen 1 0 0 0 0
Grant Anderson 11 2 0 0 8 [1]
Lee Bardawskas 1 0 0 0 0 [2]
Frano Botica 21 5 84 2 190
David Chapman 14 5 0 0 20 [3]
James Coventry 2 0 0 0 0
Lee Crooks 20 2 1 0 10 [4]
Diccon Edwards 12 1 0 0 4 [5]
Jason Flowers 22 10 0 0 40 [6]
Stuart Flowers 3 0 0 0 0
Adrian Flynn 19 9 0 0 36
David Furness 1 0 0 0 0
Richard Gay 10 2 0 0 8 [7]
Eddie Glaze 1 0 0 0 0
Richard Goddard 12 3 9 0 30 [8]
Spencer Hargrave 3 0 0 0 0 [9]
Lee Harland 16 2 0 0 8 [10]
Colin Maskill 9 1 1 0 6
Simon Middleton 11 5 0 0 20 [11]
Tawera Nikau 1 0 0 0 0
Junior Paramore 11 3 0 0 12
Shaun Richardson 7 1 0 0 4 [12]
Paul Round 3 0 0 0 0
Richard Russell 12 1 0 0 4 [13]
Dean Sampson 18 2 0 0 8 [14]
Andrew Schick 22 6 0 0 24 [15]
Ian Smales 15 5 0 0 20 [16]
Chris Smith 21 10 0 0 40 [17]
Tony Smith 19 10 0 0 40
Graham Steadman 12 3 0 0 12 [18]
Gareth Stephens 1 0 0 0 0
Nathan Sykes 23 1 0 0 4 [19]
Ian Tonks 3 1 0 0 4 [20]
Brendon Tuuta 22 3 0 0 12 [21]
Jon Wells 3 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Player From Fee Date Ref
Grant Anderson Halifax Blue Sox February 1996
Richard Gay Hull F.C. March 1996
Paul Round Bradford Bulls March 1996
Diccon Edwards Newport RFC April 1996
David Chapman Hunter Mariners May 1996
Junior Paramore Hunter Mariners May 1996
Jason Roach Swinton Lions October 1996

Out

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Player Pos Fee Date Ref
Gareth Stephens Hull F.C. April 1996
Stuart Flowers Hunslet Hawks May 1996
Colin Maskill Featherstone Rovers July 1996
Jamie Coventry Huddersfield Giants December 1996

References

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  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
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