The 1999 London Broncos season was the twentieth in the club's history and their fourth season in the Super League. The Broncos had three coaches over the course of the season, competing in Super League IV and finishing in 8th place. The club also made their maiden appearance in the final of the Challenge Cup.
Super League IV table TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Bradford Bulls302514897445+45251 Play-off Semi Final2 St Helens3023071034561+47346 3 Leeds Rhinos302217910558+352454 Wigan Warriors302118877390+48743 Play-off Eliminator Final5 Castleford Tigers301938712451+261416 Gateshead Thunder3019110775576+199397 Warrington Wolves3015114700717-17318 London Broncos3013215644708-64289 Halifax Blue Sox3011019573792-2192210 Sheffield Eagles3010119518818-30021113010020608795-1872012 Salford City Reds306123526916-3901313 Hull Sharks305025422921-4991014 Huddersfield Giants3050254631011-54810 Source:SUPER LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP TABLE
1999 Challenge Cup The London Broncos progressed to the Final of the Cup, before losing to the Leeds Rhinos by 52–16 at the Old Wembley Stadium in London.
RoundDateHome teamScoreAway team Fourth round 14 February 1999 London Broncos 64–0 Doncaster Fifth Round 28 February 1999 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8-26 London Broncos Quarter final 14 March 1999 London Broncos 54–6 Whitehaven Semi final 28 March 1999 Castleford Tigers 27-33 London Broncos Final 1 May 1999 Leeds Rhinos 52-16 London Broncos
1999 squad statistics Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints 1 26 Parramatta Eels 26 10 24 0 88 2 22 Wigan Warriors 18 5 28 0 76 3 26 Western Reds 31 8 0 0 32 4 24 Canterbury Bulldogs 34 26 1 0 106 5 32 Wigan Warriors 16 13 0 0 52 6 24 St Helens 32 20 2 1 85 7 32 Bradford Bulls 15 5 0 0 20 8 29 Auckland Warriors 4 2 0 0 8 9 34 Gold Coast Chargers 28 5 0 0 20 10 24 Illawarra Steelers 3 2 0 0 8 11 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 2 1 0 10 12 28 South Queensland Crushers 28 3 0 0 12 13 26 South Queensland Crushers 30 7 0 0 28 14 24 Western Suburbs Magpies 19 3 59 0 130 15 28 Illawarra Steelers 32 7 0 0 28 16 22 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0 17 23 Illawarra Steelers 23 3 0 1 13 18 20 Harlequins RU 2 0 0 0 0 19 20 London Broncos Academy 26 5 0 0 20 20 26 London Broncos Academy 17 1 0 0 4 21 20 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0 22 30 Canterbury Bulldogs 30 6 0 0 24 23 24 St. George Dragons 17 1 0 0 4 24 24 Canberra Raiders 26 4 0 0 16 25 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0 26 25 Illawarra Steelers 28 5 0 1 21 27 22 London Broncos Academy 18 0 0 0 0 28 17 London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0 29 22 Illawarra Steelers 15 0 0 0 0 30 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 3 0 0 12 32 ?? London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0 Sources:Gains & Losses1999 Squad
References
External links London Broncos - Rugby League Project Challenge Cup official website Sport: Rugby League Challenge Cup teams and profiles