1999 Super League season explained

Super League IV
League:Super League
Pixels:90px
Duration:30 Rounds
No Of Teams:14
Highest Attendance:24,020
Bradford Bulls vs Leeds Rhinos (3 Sept)
Lowest Attendance:1,580
Gateshead Thunder vs Hull Sharks (19 May)
Tv:Sky Sports
Season:1999 Season
Season Champs:St. Helens
2nd Super League title
9th British title
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Leaders:Bradford Bulls
League Leaders Name:League Leaders
Mvp Link:Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel
Top Scorer: Iestyn Harris (325)
Top Try Scorer: Toa Kohe-Love (25)
Membership Type:Left League
Leave:Gateshead Thunder

Sheffield Eagles
Leave Reason:Merged with Hull FC
Merger with Huddersfield Giants
Prevseason Link:Super League III
Prevseason Year:1998
Nextseason Link:Super League V
Nextseason Year:2000

JJB Sports Super League IV was the official name for the year 1999's Super League championship season, the 105th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the fourth championship run by the Super League. The start of Super League IV saw the emergence of a North East based Rugby League Club, Gateshead Thunder as well as newly promoted Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to expand the league to fourteen teams.

Rule changes

Teams

Legend
 Reigning Champions
 Promoted
TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bradford BullsOdsal27,000Bradford, West Yorkshire
Castleford TigersWheldon Road11,750Castleford, West Yorkshire
Gateshead ThunderGateshead International Stadium11,800Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Halifax Blue SoxThrum Hall9,832Halifax, West Yorkshire
Huddersfield GiantsGalpharm Stadium24,500Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull SharksThe Boulevard10,500Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leeds RhinosHeadingley21,500Leeds, West Yorkshire
London BroncosThe Valley27,000Charlton, Greater London
Salford RedsThe Willows11,363Salford, Greater Manchester
Sheffield EaglesDon Valley Stadium25,000Sheffield, South Yorkshire
St. HelensKnowsley Road17,500St Helens, Mersyside
Warrington WolvesWilderspool9,200Warrington, Cheshire
Wigan WarriorsCentral Park18,000Wigan, Greater Manchester

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moran leaves Vikings with a sinking feeling. The Guardian . Andy Wilson . 2004-08-09 . 2009-05-06.
  2. News: Saints restore faith in game with emphasis on attack . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-saints-restore-faith-in-game-with-emphasis-on-attack-1095577.html . 2022-05-25 . subscription . live . The Independent . Dave Hadfield . 1999-05-24 . 2009-05-06.
  3. Book: de la Riviere . Richard . August 2009 . 2009 . Top ten: Rugby league rules . Rugby League World . Brighouse, UK . League Publications . 340 . 61 . 1466-0105 .
  4. News: The 40/20 kick . British Broadcasting Corporation . BBC Sport . 2005-09-12 . 2009-09-23.