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1996 Workington Town season

1996 Workington Town season
Super League I Rank12th (relegated)
Challenge Cup4th round
1996 recordWins: 2; draws: 1; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 325; against: 1021
Team information
CoachKurt Sorensen (until March 1996)
Ross O'Reilly (from March 1996)
Captain
StadiumDerwent Park
Top scorers
TriesJohn Allen, James Chilton - 6
GoalsDean Marwood - 23
PointsWayne Kitchin – 47

The 1996 Workington Town season was the club's first season in the newly formed Super League. Coached by Ross O'Reilly, who replaced Kurt Sorensen in March 1996, and captained by Billy McGinty, Workington competed in Super League I and finished in 12th place, resulting in relegation to the First Division. The club also competed in the 1996 Challenge Cup, but were knocked out in the fourth round by First Division side Widnes.

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

Match results

Win Draw Loss

Super League

Game Date Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Ref
1 31 March 1996 St. Helens Home 0–62 3,461 MR
2 5 April 1996 Warrington Wolves Away 30–45 Armstrong, Palmada, Chilton (2), Campbell Marwood (5) 4,511 MR
3 8 April 1996 Sheffield Eagles Home 22–54 Allen, L. Smith, Phillips Marwood (5) 1,904 MR
4 13 April 1996 Paris Saint-Germain Away 12–34 Burns, Wallace Marwood (2) 6,534 MR
5 21 April 1996 London Broncos Away 0–58 4,138 MR
6 6 May 1996 Halifax Blue Sox Home 18–18 L. Smith, Wallace, Kitchin Marwood (3) 2,215 MR
7 12 May 1996 Castleford Tigers Away 16–50 Nairn, Penrice, Kitchin Marwood (2) 3,605 MR
8 18 May 1996 Wigan Warriors Home 16–64 Allen, Holgate, L. Smith Marwood (2) 3,176 MR
9 26 May 1996 Oldham Bears Away 29–27 Palmada, L. Smith, Wallace, Filipo Marwood (3), Kitchin (3) + 1 DG 2,228 MR
10 2 June 1996 Bradford Bulls Away 4–52 Allen 8,658 MR
11 9 June 1996 Leeds Rhinos Home 18–48 Johnson, Chilton, Filipo Kitchin (3) 2,949 MR
12 16 June 1996 St. Helens Away 16–60 Allen, Holgate, Keenan Carter, J. Smith 7,237 MR
13 23 June 1996 London Broncos Home 6–34 Chilton Kitchin 1,400 MR
14 29 June 1996 Sheffield Eagles Away 16–32 Nairn, T. Smith Kitchin (4) 3,468 MR
15 7 July 1996 Paris Saint-Germain Home 14–10 Filipo Kitchin (5) 2,173 MR
16 14 July 1996 Warrington Wolves Home 4–49 Allen 2,269 MR
17 21 July 1996 Halifax Blue Sox Away 14–74 Chilton, Kitchin, Armswood Kitchin 4,374 MR
18 28 July 1996 Castleford Tigers Home 20–46 Allen, Grima, Johnson Watson (4) 1,622 MR
19 4 August 1996 Oldham Bears Home 24–30 Holgate, Nairn, Penrice, Watson Watson (4) 1,759 MR
20 11 August 1996 Bradford Bulls Home 14–28 Bethwaite, Chilton Watson (3) 2,430 MR
21 18 August 1996 Leeds Rhinos Away 28–68 Fatnowna (2), Grima, Johnson, Nairn Watson (4) 4,956 MR
22 24 August 1996 Wigan Warriors Away 4–78 Johnson 6,466 MR

Challenge Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Ref
Fourth 28 January 1996 Widnes Home 10–17 L. Smith, Wallace Marwood 2,339 MR

Squad

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Player Apps Tries Goals DGs Points
John Allen 22 6 0 0 24
Colin Armstrong 13 1 0 0 4
Richard Armswood 6 1 0 0 4
Craig Barker 2 0 0 0 0
Mike Bethwaite 20 1 0 0 4
Paul Burns 8 1 0 0 4
Logan Campbell 9 1 0 0 4
Darren Carter 14 0 1 0 2
Lee Chilton 13 6 0 0 24
Nicky Crellin 2 0 0 0 0
Abraham Fatnowna 5 2 0 0 8
Lafaele Filipo 20 3 0 0 12
David Fraisse 8 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Gorley 1 0 0 0 0
Andrew Grima 11 2 0 0 8
Stephen Holgate 20 3 0 0 12
Stuart Howarth 2 0 0 0 0
Mark Johnson 12 4 0 0 16
Mark Keenan 8 1 0 0 4
Wayne Kitchin 17 3 17 1 47
Peter Livett 5 0 0 0 0
Billy McGinty 1 0 0 0 0
Gary McGuirk 4 0 0 0 0
Phil McKenzie 4 0 0 0 0
Dean Marwood 16 0 23 0 46
Jason Moore 5 0 0 0 0
Brad Nairn 14 4 0 0 16
Jason Palmada 13 2 0 0 8
Paul Penrice 14 2 0 0 8
Adrian Petrie 1 0 0 0 0
Rowland Phillips 23 1 0 0 4
Lee Prest 1 0 0 0 0
Peter Riley 12 0 0 0 0
Garry Schubert 1 0 0 0 0
Jamie Smith 8 0 1 0 2
Leigh Smith 10 5 0 0 20
Tony Smith 9 1 0 0 4
Dylan Stainton 5 0 0 0 0
Mark Stamper 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Wallace 16 4 0 0 16
Ian Watson 5 1 15 0 34
Andrew Whalley 2 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Player Pos From Fee Date Ref
Tony Smith Stand-off St. George Dragons April 1996
Brad Nairn Loose forward Parramatta Eels April 1996

Out

Player Pos To Fee Date Ref
Stephen Holgate Second-row Wigan Warriors £100,000 December 1996

References

  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
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