The 1996 Workington Town season was the club's first season in the newly formed Super League. Coached by Ross O'Reilly, who replaced Kurt Sorensen in March 1996, and captained by Billy McGinty, Workington competed in Super League I and finished in 12th place, resulting in relegation to the First Division. The club also competed in the 1996 Challenge Cup, but were knocked out in the fourth round by First Division side Widnes.
Table
Match results WinDrawLoss
Super League +GameDateOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceRef131 March 1996St. HelensHome0–623,461MR25 April 1996Warrington WolvesAway30–45Armstrong, Palmada, Chilton (2), CampbellMarwood (5)4,511MR38 April 1996Sheffield EaglesHome22–54Allen, L. Smith, PhillipsMarwood (5)1,904MR413 April 1996Paris Saint-GermainAway12–34Burns, WallaceMarwood (2)6,534MR521 April 1996London BroncosAway0–584,138MR66 May 1996Halifax Blue SoxHome18–18L. Smith, Wallace, KitchinMarwood (3)2,215MR712 May 1996Castleford TigersAway16–50Nairn, Penrice, KitchinMarwood (2)3,605MR818 May 1996Wigan WarriorsHome16–64Allen, Holgate, L. SmithMarwood (2)3,176MR926 May 1996Oldham BearsAway29–27Palmada, L. Smith, Wallace, FilipoMarwood (3), Kitchin (3) + 1 DG2,228MR102 June 1996Bradford BullsAway4–52Allen8,658MR119 June 1996Leeds RhinosHome18–48Johnson, Chilton, FilipoKitchin (3)2,949MR1216 June 1996St. HelensAway16–60Allen, Holgate, KeenanCarter, J. Smith7,237MR1323 June 1996London BroncosHome6–34ChiltonKitchin1,400MR1429 June 1996Sheffield EaglesAway16–32Nairn, T. SmithKitchin (4)3,468MR157 July 1996Paris Saint-GermainHome14–10FilipoKitchin (5)2,173MR1614 July 1996Warrington WolvesHome4–49Allen2,269MR1721 July 1996Halifax Blue SoxAway14–74Chilton, Kitchin, ArmswoodKitchin4,374MR1828 July 1996Castleford TigersHome20–46Allen, Grima, JohnsonWatson (4)1,622MR194 August 1996Oldham BearsHome24–30Holgate, Nairn, Penrice, WatsonWatson (4)1,759MR2011 August 1996Bradford BullsHome14–28Bethwaite, ChiltonWatson (3)2,430MR2118 August 1996Leeds RhinosAway28–68Fatnowna (2), Grima, Johnson, NairnWatson (4)4,956MR2224 August 1996Wigan WarriorsAway4–78Johnson6,466MR
Challenge Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceRefFourth28 January 1996WidnesHome10–17L. Smith, WallaceMarwood2,339MR
Squad
PlayerAppsTriesGoalsDGsPoints 22 6 0 0 24 13 1 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 4 8 1 0 0 4 9 1 0 0 4 14 0 1 0 2 13 6 0 0 24 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 8 20 3 0 0 12 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 8 20 3 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 0 16 8 1 0 0 4 17 3 17 1 47 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 16 0 23 0 46 5 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 0 16 13 2 0 0 8 14 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 23 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 2 10 5 0 0 20 9 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 4 0 0 16 5 1 15 0 34 2 0 0 0 0
Transfers In PlayerPosFromFeeDateRef Tony Smith Stand-off St. George Dragons April 1996 Brad Nairn Loose forward Parramatta Eels April 1996
Out PlayerPosToFeeDateRef Stephen Holgate Second-row Wigan Warriors £100,000 December 1996
References
External links Workington - Rugby League Project