# 1996 London Broncos season

The 1996 London Broncos season was the seventeenth in the club's history and their first season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League I and finished in 4th place. The club also reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.

## Super League table

Super League I :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualified for Premiership semi final |
| 4 | London Broncos | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 611 | 462 | +149 | 25 | Qualified for Premiership semi final |
| 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 |

## Super League Play Offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | St Helens | | | |
| 4 | London Broncos | | | |
| 4 | London Broncos | St Helens | St Helens | 14 |
| | | Wigan | Wigan | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan | Wigan | Wigan | 44 |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | | | |

## Squad

Statistics include appearances and points in the Super League, Challenge Cup and Premiership Trophy.
| Player | Apps | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points |
| Gavin Allen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Allen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Greg Barwick | 16 | 16 | 53 | 2 | 172 |
| Russell Bawden | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bryant | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ikram Butt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Carroll | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Evan Cochrane | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leo Dynevor | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Dave Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Gill | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Darren Hogg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Keating | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Krause | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin Langer | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Leroy Leapai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan MacRae | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Mark Maguire | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 |
| Tony Martin | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Terry Matterson | 14 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 70 |
| Tony Mestrov | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Keiran Meyer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Minto | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Martin Offiah | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Junior Paul | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darryl Pitt | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Tony Rea | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Mark Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Roskell | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Steve Rosolen | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Adam Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Shaw | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Adrian Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Strutton | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tulsen Tollett | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |