2005 London Broncos season explained

Year:2005
Team Colour:red; border:solid blue 1px
Font Colour:gold
League:Super League
League Rank:6th
League Wins:13
League Draws:2
League Losses:14
Points For:908
Points Against:766
Cup:Challenge Cup
Cup Result:Quarter-final
Cup Wins:2
Cup Losses:1
Ceo Title:Chairman
Avg Attendance:4,006
High Attendance:6,500
Top Tries:Luke Dorn - 24
Top Goals:Paul Sykes - 133
Top Points:Paul Sykes - 320
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List Link:List of London Broncos seasons

The 2005 London Broncos season was the twenty-sixth in the club's history and their tenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League X, finishing in 6th place and competing in the end of season play-offs. The club also got to the Quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup.

2005 London Broncos squad

Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1 24 32 13 133 2 320
2 27 27 14 0 0 56
3 25 31 20 0 0 80
4 24 18 4 0 0 16
5 26 5 5 0 0 20
6 27 27 9 0 0 36
7 20 22 14 0 0 56
8 29 16 0 0 0 0
9 23 4 0 0 0 0
10 32 27 1 0 0 4
11 29 32 11 0 0 44
12 27 32 7 0 0 28
13 25 22 10 1 0 42
14 32 20 0 0 0 0
15 21 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
16 21 London Broncos Academy 23 1 0 0 4
17 28 30 5 0 0 20
18 22 19 1 0 0 4
19 25 25 1 0 0 4
20 26 25 0 0 0 0
21 23 31 24 0 0 96
22 20 0 0 0 0 0
23 24 7 6 0 0 24
24 22 26 12 0 0 48
25 21 London Broncos Academy 19 6 0 0 24
26 19 5 0 0 0 0
27 27 3 1 0 0 4
28 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
29 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 8
30 21 14 1 0 0 4
31 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0

Sources: [1] [2]

2005 Challenge Cup

The Broncos progressed beyond the fifth round stage of the cup for the first time in five years, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by the Leeds Rhinos.[3]

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Timewidth=19%Venuewidth=7%Attendance
Fourth roundHunslet Hawks4-70London Broncos3 April 2005South Leeds Stadium450
Fifth roundSalford City Reds12-26London Broncos8 May 2005The Willows2,339
Quarter-finalsLeeds Rhinos32-12London Broncos24 June 2005Headingley9,444

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/london-broncos/transfers.html Gains & Losses
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720161019/http://www.slstats.org/t12/London+Broncos/2005/Summary.html SLstats - 2005 Summary
  3. Web site: 2005 Challenge Cup. Rugby League World. 27 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092623/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/2005/ChallengeCup/Cup.html. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.