The 1997 Sheffield Eagles season was the 14th season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by John Kear, the Eagles competed in Super League II and finished in 8th place. The club also reached the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Bradford Bulls (C) 22 20 0 2 769 397 +372 40
2 London Broncos 22 15 3 4 616 418 +198 33
3 St Helens 22 14 1 7 592 506 +86 29
4 Wigan 22 14 0 8 683 398 +285 28
5 Leeds Rhinos 22 13 1 8 544 463 +81 27
6 Salford Reds 22 11 0 11 428 495 −67 22
7 Halifax Blue Sox 22 8 2 12 524 549 −25 18
8 Sheffield Eagles 22 9 0 13 415 574 −159 18
9 Warrington Wolves 22 8 0 14 437 647 −210 16
10 Castleford Tigers 22 5 2 15 334 515 −181 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12
12 Oldham Bears (R) 22 4 1 17 461 631 −170 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Squad

No[1] Player
1 Waisale Sovatabua
2 Bright Sodje
3 Lynton Stott
4 Keith Senior
5 Jean-Marc Garcia
6 Matt Crowther
7 Mark Aston
8 Paul Broadbent
9 Johnny Lawless
10 Dale Laughton
11 Paul Carr
14 David Mycoe
15 Darren Turner
16 Danny McAllister
18 Wayne Flynn
19 Rod Doyle
20 Steve Edmed
21 Willie Morganson
22 Whetu Taewa
23 Nick Pinkney
24 Martin Wood
25 Alex Thompson
27 Jason Erba
31 Ricky Wright
32 Marcus Vassilakop
33 Anderson Okiwe

References

  1. ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Sheffield Eagles". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Sheffield_Eagles_season
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