# 1996 Castleford Tigers season

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

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 |

## Squad

Statistics include appearances and points in the Super League and Challenge Cup.
| Player | Apps | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points |
| Chris Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Anderson | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lee Bardawskas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frano Botica | 21 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 190 |
| David Chapman | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| James Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Crooks | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Diccon Edwards | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jason Flowers | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 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 |
| Eddie Glaze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Goddard | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| Spencer Hargrave | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Harland | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Colin Maskill | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Simon Middleton | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Tawera Nikau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Paramore | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Shaun Richardson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Russell | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Sampson | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Andrew Schick | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ian Smales | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Chris Smith | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Tony Smith | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Graham Steadman | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gareth Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Sykes | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Tonks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brendon Tuuta | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jon Wells | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Player | From | Date |
| 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

| Player | Pos | Date |
| 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 |