1998 London Broncos season

The 1998 London Broncos season was the nineteenth in the club's history and their third season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League III and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup.

1998 London Broncos season
Super League III Rank	7th
Challenge Cup	Semi-final
1998 record	Wins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scored	For: 534; against: 570
Team information
Chairman	Richard Branson
Coach	Tony Currie
Stadium	The Stoop
Avg. attendance	3,805
High attendance	7,963
Top scorers
Tries	Chris Ryan - 12
Goals	Terry Matterson - 32
Points	Terry Matterson - 84
Home colours Away colours
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1998 squad statistics

Squad Number	Name	Representative country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
1	Nick Mardon		Fullback	27	Boroughmuir RU	5	3	0	0	12
2	Abraham Fatnowna		Wing	24	Workington Town	7	2	0	0	8
3	Chris Ryan		Centre	25	Western Reds	25	12	14	0	76
4	Mat Toshack		Centre	25	South Queensland Crushers	25	4	0	0	16
5	Martin Offiah		Wing	31	Wigan Warriors	11	7	0	0	28
6	Ady Spencer		Second-row	25	London Broncos Academy	20	1	0	0	4
7	Glen Air		Scrum-half	22	Illawarra Steelers	19	9	0	0	36
8	Grant Young		Prop	28	Auckland Warriors	26	2	0	0	8
9	Peter Gill		Loose forward	33	Gold Coast Chargers	27	4	0	0	16
10	Mark Carroll		Prop	31	Manly Sea Eagles	22	1	0	0	4
11	Steve Rosolen		Second-row	31	Brisbane Norths	3	0	0	0	0
12	Steele Retchless		Second-row	27	South Queensland Crushers	27	1	0	0	4
13	Terry Matterson		Loose forward	31	Brisbane Broncos	18	4	32	4	84
14	Luke Goodwin		Wing	25	Western Reds	12	3	1	1	15
15	Wes Cotton		Wing	21	Wigan Warriors	12	3	0	0	12
17	Matt Salter		Prop	21	London Broncos Academy	19	0	0	0	0
18	Damien Chapman		Scrum-half	24	Western Reds	11	4	13	2	44
19	Dom Peters		Wing	19	London Broncos Academy	4	0	0	0	0
20	Matt Dunford		Prop	30	Manly Sea Eagles	25	2	0	0	8
21	Robert Higgins		Second-row	22	London Broncos Academy	8	2	0	0	8
22	John Timu		Wing	29	Canterbury Bulldogs	22	9	0	0	36
23	Giles Thomas		Scrum-half	21	London Broncos Academy	1	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Best		Second-row	24	Manly Sea Eagles	7	0	0	0	0
25	Darren Higgins		Second-row	33	Western Reds	14	2	0	0	8
26	Robbie Beazley		Hooker	24	Illawarra Steelers	22	7	0	0	28
27	Rob Smyth		Wing	21	Wigan Warriors	16	5	0	0	20
28	Kris Chesney		Second-row	22	Saracens RU	3	0	0	0	0
29	Bart Williams		Hooker	22	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8	1	0	0	4
30	Shane Millard		Second-row	23	South Sydney Rabbitohs	9	1	0	0	4
32	Tulsen Tollett		Stand-off	25	Parramatta Eels	21	2	12	1	33
33	Ed Jennings		Stand-off	19	Harlequins RU	1	0	0	0	0
47	Shaun Edwards		Scrum-half	31	Bradford Bulls	9	4	1	0	18

Sources: ^[1][2]

Super League table III

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wigan Warriors	23	21	0	2	762	222	+540	42	Play-offs Semi-final
2	Leeds Rhinos	23	19	0	4	662	369	+293	38	Play-offs Qualifying Final
3	Halifax Blue Sox	23	18	0	5	658	390	+268	36
4	St Helens	23	14	1	8	673	459	+214	29	Play-offs Eliminator Final
5	Bradford Bulls	23	12	0	11	498	450	+48	24
6	Castleford Tigers	23	10	1	12	446	522	-76	21
7	London Broncos	23	10	0	13	415	476	-61	20
8	Sheffield Eagles	23	8	2	13	495	541	-46	18
9	Hull Sharks	23	8	0	15	421	574	-153	16
10	Warrington Wolves	23	7	1	15	411	645	-234	15
11	Salford Reds	23	6	1	16	319	575	-256	13
12	Huddersfield Giants	23	2	0	21	288	825	-537	4

Source: ^[3]

1998 Challenge Cup

The London Broncos progressed to the semi-finals of the Cup, before losing to the Wigan Warriors by 38–8 in a one-sided game at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield.^[4]

Round	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Fourth round	15 February 1998	Batley Bulldogs	20–44	London Broncos	956
Fifth round	1 March 1998	London Broncos	21–18	Halifax Blue Sox	3,092
Quarter final	15 March 1998	London Broncos	46–18	Hull Kingston Rovers	4,111
Semi final	29 March 1998	London Broncos	8–38	Wigan Warriors	11,058