2005 London Broncos season | ||||
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Super League X Rank | 6th | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
2005 record | Wins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 15 | |||
Points scored | For: 908; against: 766 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | David Hughes & Ian Lenagan | |||
Coach | Tony Rea | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Griffin Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 4,006 | |||
High attendance | 6,500 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Luke Dorn - 24 | |||
Goals | Paul Sykes - 133 | |||
Points | Paul Sykes - 320 | |||
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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.
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qual. |
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1 | St. Helens | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1028 | 537 | +491 | 47 | Play-off semi-final |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1152 | 505 | +647 | 44 | |
3 | Bradford Bulls | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1038 | 684 | +354 | 37 | Play-off elimination finals |
4 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 792 | 702 | +90 | 36 | |
5 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 756 | 670 | +86 | 32 | |
6 | London Broncos | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 800 | 718 | +82 | 28 | |
7 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 698 | 718 | −20 | 28 | |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 742 | 791 | −49 | 24 | |
9 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 549 | 732 | −183 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 716 | 999 | −283 | 20 | |
11 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 598 | 1048 | −450 | 13 | Relegated to National League 1 |
12 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 445 | 1210 | −765 | 5 |
Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | St. Helens | 16 | Leeds Rhinos | 6 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 19 | Bradford Bulls | 15 | ||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Bradford Bulls | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
Bradford Bulls | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | London Broncos | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Bradford Bulls | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hull F.C. | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
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]
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Attendance | |||||||
Fourth round | Hunslet Hawks | 4-70 | London Broncos | 3 April 2005 | South Leeds Stadium | 450 | |||
Fifth round | Salford City Reds | 12-26 | London Broncos | 8 May 2005 | The Willows | 2,339 | |||
Quarter-finals | Leeds Rhinos | 32-12 | London Broncos | 24 June 2005 | Headingley | 9,444 |