1997 Sheffield Eagles season

The 1997 Sheffield Eagles season was the 14th season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by John Kear, the Eagles competed in Super League II and finished in 8th place. The club also reached the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

1997 Sheffield Eagles season
Super League II Rank8th
Challenge CupFifth round
1997 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 589; against: 677
Team information
CoachJohn Kear
StadiumDon Valley Stadium
← 1996 List of seasons 1998 →

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Bradford Bulls (C) 22 20 0 2 769 397 +372 40
2 London Broncos 22 15 3 4 616 418 +198 33
3 St Helens 22 14 1 7 592 506 +86 29
4 Wigan 22 14 0 8 683 398 +285 28
5 Leeds Rhinos 22 13 1 8 544 463 +81 27
6 Salford Reds 22 11 0 11 428 495 −67 22
7 Halifax Blue Sox 22 8 2 12 524 549 −25 18
8 Sheffield Eagles 22 9 0 13 415 574 −159 18
9 Warrington Wolves 22 8 0 14 437 647 −210 16
10 Castleford Tigers 22 5 2 15 334 515 −181 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12
12 Oldham Bears (R) 22 4 1 17 461 631 −170 9 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
No[1] Player
1Waisale Sovatabua
2Bright Sodje
3Lynton Stott
4Keith Senior
5Jean-Marc Garcia
6Matt Crowther
7Mark Aston
8Paul Broadbent
9Johnny Lawless
10Dale Laughton
11Paul Carr
14David Mycoe
15Darren Turner
16Danny McAllister
18Wayne Flynn
19Rod Doyle
20Steve Edmed
21Willie Morganson
22Whetu Taewa
23Nick Pinkney
24Martin Wood
25Alex Thompson
27Jason Erba
31Ricky Wright
32Marcus Vassilakop
33Anderson Okiwe

References
  1. Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Sheffield Eagles". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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