1996 Halifax Blue Sox season

The 1996 Halifax Blue Sox season was the club's first season in the Super League. Coached by Steve Simms, the Halifax Blue Sox competed in Super League I and finished in 6th place. The club also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup.

1996 Halifax Blue Sox season
Super League I Rank	6th
Challenge Cup	Quarter-final
1996 record	Wins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 733; against: 637
Team information
Coach	Steve Simms
Stadium	Thrum Hall
List of seasons 1997 →

Table

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

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

Player	Apps	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
Asa Amone	25	8	0	0	32
Paul Anderson	9	2	0	0	8
Simon Baldwin	22	10	0	0	40
David Bastian	2	0	0	0	0
John Bentley	21	22	0	0	88
Johnny Brewer	6	2	0	0	8
Carl Briggs	8	1	0	0	4
Chris Chester	10	0	0	0	0
Craig Dean	19	10	0	0	40
Abi Ekoku	16	5	0	0	20
St John Ellis	2	1	0	0	4
Carl Gillespie	20	3	0	0	12
Brandon Greenwood	1	0	0	0	0
Graeme Hallas	15	5	0	0	20
Karl Harrison	21	0	0	0	0
Paul Highton	15	2	0	0	8
Michael Jackson	15	3	0	0	12
Wayne Jackson	7	1	0	0	4
Andy James	4	0	0	0	0
Martin Ketteridge	14	0	0	0	0
Oliver Marns	1	0	0	0	0
Richard Marshall	7	0	0	0	0
Mick Martindale	4	0	0	0	0
Martin Moana	19	9	0	0	36
Paul Moriarty	5	0	0	0	0
Damian Munro	3	2	0	0	8
Wayne Parker	6	0	0	0	0
Mark Perrett	18	4	0	0	16
Mark Preston	1	0	0	0	0
Craig Rika	2	0	0	0	0
Paul Rowley	24	5	0	1	21
John Schuster	23	8	111	2	256
Danny Seal	7	1	0	0	4
Roy Southernwood	2	0	0	0	0
Fereti Tuilagi	21	6	0	0	24
Mike Umaga	21	13	8	0	68

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref
Brandon Greenwood	Hull F.C.		January 1996
Johnny Brewer	Parramatta		July 1996
Martin Pearson	Featherstone Rovers		December 1996
Daio Powell	Wakefield Trinity		December 1996

Out

Player	Pos	Fee	Date	Ref
Grant Anderson	Castleford Tigers		February 1996
Mick Martindale	Wakefield Trinity		November 1996
Craig Rika	Wakefield Trinity		November 1996

External links

• Halifax Blue Sox - Rugby League Project