# 2004 London Broncos season

The 2004 London Broncos season was the twenty-fifth in the club's history and their ninth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League IX and finishing in 10th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

## 2004 London Broncos squad

| Squad Number | Name | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
| 1 | Paul Sykes | Fullback | 23 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 160 |
| 2 | Jon Wells | Wing | 26 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | Nigel Roy | Centre | 30 | Northern Eagles | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Mark O'Halloran | Centre | 23 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | John Kirkpatrick | Wing | 25 | Halifax | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Rob Purdham | Loose forward | 25 | Whitehaven | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Dennis Moran | Scrum-half | 27 | Parramatta Eels | 30 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 8 | Francis Stephenson | Prop | 28 | Wigan Warriors | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neil Budworth | Hooker | 22 | Wigan Warriors | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Steve Trindall | Prop | 31 | Wests Tigers | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Mat Toshack | Second-row | 31 | South Queensland Crushers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Steele Retchless | Second-row | 33 | South Queensland Crushers | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Jim Dymock | Loose forward | 32 | Parramatta Eels | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Andrew Brocklehurst | Second-row | 21 | Halifax | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Mitch Stringer | Prop | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Joe Mbu | Second-row | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | Tommy Haughey | Second-row | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Andrew Hart | Second-row | 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Dave Highton | Hooker | 25 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Radney Bowker | Stand-off | 25 | Salford City Reds | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Rob Jackson | Centre | 23 | Wigan Warriors | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | Lee Sanderson | Scrum-half | 20 | Leigh Centurions | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 23 | Lee Greenwood | Wing | 24 | Halifax | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 24 | Andy McNally | Fullback | 22 | Featherstone Rovers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Scott Murrell | Stand-off | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | Johnny Williams | Wing | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Dwayne Barker | Second-row | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Jason Netherton | Second-row | 21 | Halifax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Steve Thomas | Centre | 23 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Liam Botham | Second-row | 21 | Leeds Rhinos | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 31 | Richard Moore | Prop | 23 | Bradford Bulls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Russell Bawden | Prop | 31 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Paul Sampson | Wing | 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Zeb Luisi | Fullback | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Mal Kaufusi | Wing | 25 | Northern Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Ade Adebisi | Wing | 18 | London Broncos Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sources:

## Super League table IX

Super League IXvte :
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qual. |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1037 | 443 | +594 | 50 | Play-off semi-final |
| 2 | Bradford Bulls | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 918 | 565 | +353 | 41 | Play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Hull | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 843 | 478 | +365 | 40 | Play-off elimination final |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 736 | 558 | +178 | 38 | Play-off elimination final |
| 5 | St. Helens | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 821 | 662 | +159 | 35 | Play-off elimination final |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 788 | 662 | +126 | 30 | Play-off elimination final |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 518 | 757 | −239 | 24 |
| 8 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 700 | 715 | −15 | 21 |
| 9 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 507 | 828 | −321 | 16 |
| 10 | London Broncos | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 561 | 968 | −407 | 15 |
| 11 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 466 | 850 | −384 | 14 |
| 12 | Castleford Tigers | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 515 | 924 | −409 | 12 | Relegated to National League 1 |
Source: Rugby League Project. Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

## 2004 Challenge Cup

For the fifth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Attendance |
| Fourth round | London Broncos | 24-8 | Salford City Reds | 29 February 2004 | Griffin Park | 2,454 |
| Fifth round | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 10-29 | London Broncos | 14 March 2004 | Griffin Park | 2,654 |