Second Division 1997

Swinton Lions

Biggest home crowd
2,074 (vs. Keighley in round 3)
Average home crowd
1,372
Top pointscorer
Gavin Price-Jones (88)
Top tryscorers
Simon Ashcroft, Davide Longo (12)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Jan 26 Sun CC (3) H     Bramley W 46-0     Gigg Lane 740 View
Feb 9 Sun 3:30pm CC (4)     A Wakefield L 4-9     Belle Vue 2,027 View
16 Sun CP (1)     A Leigh L 20-24     Coliseum 1,627 View
Mar 2 Sun League     A Hull L 0-36     Boulevard 3,373 11th View
9 Sun League H     Huddersfield L 16-31     Gigg Lane 1,990 11th View
16 Sun League     A Featherstone L 26-32     Post Office Road 1,687 11th View
23 Sun League H     Workington W 14-12     Gigg Lane 1,274 11th View
28 Fri League     A Widnes L 4-18     Naughton 1,785 11th View
30 Sun League H     Keighley L 12-34     Gigg Lane 2,074 11th View
Apr 13 Sun League H     Whitehaven L 10-21     Gigg Lane 1,348 9th View
20 Sun League H     Hull KR W 28-20     Gigg Lane 1,068 9th View
25 Fri League     A Dewsbury W 26-24     Crown Flatt 930 9th View
May 11 Sun League H     Wakefield L 18-20     Gigg Lane 1,275 7th View
18 Sun League H     Featherstone W 29-28     Gigg Lane 1,279 7th View
23 Fri League     A Huddersfield W 35-10     Alfred McAlpine 3,187 7th View
26 Mon League H     Hull L 18-26     Gigg Lane 1,981 7th View
Jun 1 Sun League     A Workington L 12-24     Derwent Park 909 8th View
8 Sun League H     Widnes W 49-18     Gigg Lane 1,939 8th View
15 Sun League     A Keighley L 6-24     Cougar 2,322 8th View
29 Sun League     A Whitehaven L 16-38     Recreation Gnd 1,211 8th View
Jul 6 Sun League     A Hull KR L 8-28     Craven Park 2,034 9th View
13 Sun League H     Dewsbury W 18-15     Gigg Lane 1,275 9th View
20 Sun League     A Wakefield L 10-29     Belle Vue 1,373 9th View
27 Sun DP (1)     A Rochdale W 44-14     Spotland 936 View
30 Wed DP (2) H     Leigh W 29-17     Gigg Lane 1,048 View
Aug 10 Sun DP (4)     A Widnes W 28-24     Naughton 852 View
14 Thu DP (5) H     Keighley L 15-19     Gigg Lane 1,297 View
17 Sun DP (6) H     Rochdale W 48-18     Gigg Lane 935 View
21 Thu DP (7)     A Leigh L 20-24     Coliseum 1,142 View
31 Sun DP (9) H     Widnes W 20-4     Gigg Lane 1,059 View
Sep 7 Sun DP (10)     A Keighley L 14-36     Cougar 2,095 View

31 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ADAMS, Gareth -     7 1 8 1 - - 4 - - 11 - 11 5 - - 20 - - 18 1 19 6 - - 24 - - List
ARMSTRONG, Colin 34   5 1 6 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 7 2 9 - - - - - - List
ASHCROFT, Simon 27     15 - 15 7 - - 28 - - 11 - 11 5 - - 20 - - 26 - 26 12 - - 48 - - List
BARROW, Tony 25     18 - 18 2 - - 8 - - 11 - 11 - - - - - - 29 - 29 2 - - 8 - - List
BIRKETT, Martin 31   4 4 8 1 - - 4 - - 1 3 4 2 1 - 10 - - 5 7 12 3 1 - 14 - - List
CANNON, Peter 23     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
CASEY, Leo 31   Ireland 19 1 20 - - - - - - 1 2 3 1 - - 4 - - 20 3 23 1 - - 4 - - List
CASEY, Sean 25   Ireland 19 1 20 4 1 - 18 - - 9 - 9 6 2 3 31 - - 28 1 29 10 3 3 49 - - List
CLEARY, Damien -     - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 3 - - 12 - - 8 - 8 3 - - 12 - - List
COLEY, Andy 19 Warrington   11 4 15 - - - - - - 8 - 8 3 - - 12 - - 19 4 23 3 - - 12 - - List
CRAIG, Andy 21 St Helens   20 - 20 7 9 - 46 - - 7 1 8 3 - - 12 - - 27 1 28 10 9 - 58 - - List
EARNER, Adrian 30     2 - 2 - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - 2 6 8 - - - - - - List
ELSE, Wes -     - - - - - - - - - 1 4 5 2 - - 8 - - 1 4 5 2 - - 8 - - List
EVANS, Jim -     10 1 11 4 - - 16 - - 5 3 8 1 - - 4 - - 15 4 19 5 - - 20 - - List
FOX, Kevin 28     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GARDINER, Marlon -     4 - 4 - - - - - - 3 - 3 5 - - 20 - - 7 - 7 5 - - 20 - - List
GIBSON, Steve 34     1 2 3 2 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 2 - - 8 - - List
HODGKINSON, Tommy 27     10 3 13 - - - - - - 7 1 8 1 - - 4 - - 17 4 21 1 - - 4 - - List
HOLLIDAY, Les 35   Great Britain - 5 5 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 1 5 6 1 - - 4 - - List
KNOWLES, Matthew 22     11 - 11 3 - - 12 - - - 6 6 1 - - 4 - - 11 6 17 4 - - 16 - - List
LONGO, Davide 21     10 8 18 9 - 2 38 - - 7 1 8 3 - - 12 - - 17 9 26 12 - 2 50 - - List
McATEE, John 21     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
McCABE, Carl -     16 - 16 3 - - 12 - - 11 - 11 - - - - - - 27 - 27 3 - - 12 - - List
McCOMAS, David -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - List
MARSH, David 28     - 12 12 - - - - - - 5 - 5 1 - - 4 - - 5 12 17 1 - - 4 - - List
PEARCE, Greg 30     11 4 15 - 33 - 66 - - 3 - 3 - 10 - 20 - - 14 4 18 - 43 - 86 - - List
PRICE-JONES, Gavin -   Wales 16 3 19 4 2 3 23 - - 8 1 9 3 26 1 65 - - 24 4 28 7 28 4 88 - - List
RILEY, Mark 30     15 5 20 7 - - 28 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 18 5 23 7 - - 28 - - List
ROGERS, Wes 19     3 6 9 1 8 - 20 - - - 7 7 - 3 - 6 - - 3 13 16 1 11 - 26 - - List
SHEALS, Mark 33   Wales - 11 11 - - - - - - 9 1 10 2 - - 8 - - 9 12 21 2 - - 8 - - List
STAZICKER, Ryan 18     - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - List
VEIKOSO, Jimmy -   Tonga 11 - 11 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - 11 1 - - 4 - - List
WALKER, Jason -     2 1 3 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 5 1 6 - - - - - - List
WELSBY, Mark 27     17 - 17 5 - - 20 - - 7 - 7 1 - - 4 - - 24 - 24 6 - - 24 - - List
34 players 1 cur. / 8 tot. 27.16 20 games 61 53 5 355 0 0 11 games 50 42 4 288 0 0 31 games 111 95 9 643 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998

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