Third Division 1997

Stats

Wooden Spoon
Prescot 
Top Tryscorer
Gary Ruddy, Darryl Menzies (22)
Top Pointscorer
Richard Price (244)
No. Of Teams
11
No. Of Games
110
No. Of Players
471
No. Of Tries
944
No. Of Goals
746
No. Of F.Goals
41
Total Attendance
76,460
Average Crowd
695
Highest Crowd
1,572
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
1,572
Lowest Crowd
183
Mean Scoreline
35-13
Median Scoreline
30-12
Highest Scoreline
66-28
Lowest Scoreline
12-4
Highest Team Score
Rochdale (74-6)
Average PPG
52.56

Ladder

 HomeAwayOverallStats
TeamPWLDFAPD PWLDFAPD PWLDFAPtsPDFPGAPGAtt%Def%
1. Hunslet Hawks1091-4411143271064-2411429920155-68225630+42634.1012.80
2. Rochdale Hornets1091-4121572551064-2681907820155-68034730+33334.0017.35
3. Leigh Centurions1091-3241621621064-2221843820155-54634630+20027.3017.30
4. Batley Bulldogs1010--3691741951046-231261-3020146-60043528+16530.0021.75
5. Carlisle1082-3281641641055-2362201620137-56438426+18028.2019.20
6. Lancashire Lynx1010--336972391028-216297-8120128-55239424+15827.6019.70
7. York Wasps1073-3561721841019-147345-19820812-50351716-1425.1525.85
8. Barrow Braves1064-201204-31019-134428-29420713-33563214-29716.7531.60
9. Bramley10361159190-311028-194323-12920514135351311-16017.6525.65
10. Doncaster Dragons1037-138312-17410-91109356-2472031612476687-42112.3533.40
11. Prescot Panthers1028-163336-17310-10-84481-39720218-2478174-57012.3540.85

 

Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)

Team Name Position W L D Pts For Pts Ag. Coach(es) Captain(s) Top Tryscorer(s) Top Pointscorer(s) Home Venue(s) Home Crowd Avg Extra Info
Barrow Braves 8th 10 21 0 580 953 - - 8 - Atkinson 109 -Marwood Craven Park 784
Batley Bulldogs 4th 17 14 0 812 721 Regan - 17 - Turpin, Price 244 -Price Mount Pleasant 766
Bramley 9th 7 23 1 505 932 - - 9 - Freeman 92 -Creasser Headingley 685
Carlisle 5th 18 13 0 847 674 - - 22 - Ruddy, Menzies 155 -Richardson Gillford Park 480
Doncaster Dragons 10th 4 18 1 279 766 - - 5 - Robinson 39 -Senior Meadow Court 648
Hunslet Hawks 1st 24 11 0 1004 643 - - 21 - Baker, Coult 84 -Baker, Coult John Charles 1,113
Lancashire Lynx 6th 16 16 0 767 743 - - 19 - Waring 76 -Waring Deepdale (15), Victory Park (3) 428
Leigh Centurions 3rd 24 10 0 929 723 - - 16 - Purtill 200 -Purtill Coliseum 1,613
Prescot Panthers 11th 2 19 0 259 865 - - 6 - Thornburn 50 -Jackson Hope St 370 Wooden Spoon
Rochdale Hornets 2nd 16 14 1 868 716 - - 14 - Hayes, Pachniuk, Gartland 241 -Gartland Spotland 881
York Wasps 7th 9 21 0 625 901 - - 16 - Fitzgerald 144 -Fitzgerald Huntington (14), South Ryedale (1) 698