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Rugby league team season

1997 Salford Reds season
Super League II Rank	6th
Play-off result	Premiership Trophy quarter final
Challenge Cup	Semi final
1997 record	Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scored	For: 581; against: 609
Team information
Coach	Andy Gregory
Stadium	The Willows

The 1997 Salford Reds season was the 101st season in the club's rugby league history and the first season in the Super League. Coached by Andy Gregory, the Salford Reds competed in Super League II and finished in 6th place. The club also reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup before being knocked out by St. Helens.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Player
2	Fata Sini
3	Scott Naylor
4	Nathan McAvoy
5	Darren Rogers
6	Steve Blakeley
7	Mark Lee
8	Andy Platt
9	Peter Edwards
10	Cliff Eccles
11	Paul Forber
12	John Cartwright
13	Craig Randall
14	Scott Martin
15	David Hulme
16	Lokeni Savello
17	Andy Burgess
18	Ian Watson
19	Paul Southern
20	Phil Knowles
21	Phil Coussons
22	Ian Blease
23	Esene Faimalo
25	Gary Broadbent
31	Dave Bradbury

References

Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Salford Reds". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

External links

Salford Reds - Rugby League Project

1997 in rugby league

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Super League International Board

British Rugby League

Competitions	Super League Division One Division Two Challenge Cup Premiership Divisional Premiership
SL Teams	Bradford Bulls Castleford Tigers Halifax Blue Sox Leeds Rhinos London Broncos Oldham Bears Paris Saint-Germain Salford Reds Sheffield Eagles St Helens Warrington Wolves Wigan Warriors

Australian Rugby League

Competitions	State of Origin ARL season Queensland Cup
By club	Balmain Tigers Illawarra Steelers Gold Coast Chargers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears Parramatta Eels Sydney Roosters St. George Dragons South Queensland Crushers South Sydney Rabbitohs Western Suburbs Magpies

Super League Australia

Competitions	Tri-series Super League
By club	Adelaide Rams Auckland Warriors Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Bulldogs Canberra Raiders Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Hunter Mariners North Queensland Cowboys Penrith Panthers Perth Reds

Other domestic competitions

v t e Salford Red Devils
Founded in 1873 Based in Salford, England
The Club	History Honours Players International representatives Coaches
Home grounds	New Barnes The Willows Salford Community Stadium
Hall of Fame	Gus Risman Martin Offiah
League	Super League
Championships (6)	1913–14 1932–33 1936–37 1938–39 1973–74 1975–76
Challenge Cup (1)	1937–38
Other honours	4—time Rugby Football League Second Division Champions 1–time Divisional Champions 1—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions 5—time Lancashire County Cup Champions 5—time Lancashire League Champions 2—time Northern Rail Cup Champions
Seasons (102)	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1896) Salford Red Devils Women

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