This article details the Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

 rugby league club's 1998 season.

On the Road - 1998

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential	Points
5th of (12)	23	12	0	11	498	450		24

In 1998, as part of rugby league's "on the road" scheme the Bradford Bulls played London Broncos at Tynecastle

Tynecastle Stadium

Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...

 in Edinburgh in front of over 7,000 fans. 1998 was a disappointing season for Bradford, finishing fifth in Super League. The Bulls remained the best-supported club, however, with an average attendance in excess of 13,000. Leon Pryce

Leon Pryce

Leon Pryce is an English professional rugby league footballer of Jamaican descent for the St. Helens club of Super League...

 beat Keith Mumby

Keith Mumby

Keith Mumby is a former rugby league player, who most famously played for the Bradford Bulls between 1973 and 1993 as a , or .-Bradford Northern:Keith Mumby began his Bradford Northern professional playing career at the age of sixteen...

's record in becoming the youngest player ever to appear for the club.

Fixtures

Date	Round	Opponent	Result	Bulls.	Opp.	Venue	Crowd	Position
15/02/98	CC 4th Round	Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...	Won	48	10	Spotland Spotland Spotland is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.Historically a part of Lancashire, Spotland was formerly its own township within the ancient parish of Rochdale....	5,466
28/02/98	CC 5th Round	Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...	Lost	21	26	The Jungle The Jungle (Wheldon Road) The Jungle is the former name of Wheldon Road, a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. This is the home of the Castleford Tigers rugby league team....	10,283
03/04/98	1	Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....	Win	38	6	Galpharm Stadium Galpharm Stadium The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...	12,417
12/04/98	2	Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...	Lost	6	26	Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...	19,188
17/04/98	3	Sheffield Eagles Sheffield Eagles Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....	Win	11	4	Don Valley Stadium Don Valley Stadium The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...	6,200
26/04/98	4	Hull F.C.	Won	| 26	24	The Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches...	(Att: 9,447)
10/05/98	5	St Helens	Won	18	4	Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...	(Att: 14,054)
17/05/98	6	Halifax Blue Sox	Lost	16	21	Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...	16,333
22/05/98	7	Castleford Tigers	Won	52	10	The Jungle	(Att: 8,043)
29/05/98	8	London Broncos	Won	17	14	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 11,893)
07/06/98	9	Warrington Wolves	Lost	10	28	Wilderspool	(Att: 6,054)
12/06/98	10	Wigan Warriors	Lost	12	28	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 14,103)
21/06/98	11	Salford Reds	Lost	10	11	The Willows	(Att: 6,319)
28/06/98	12	Huddersfield Giants	Won	36	10	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 12,024)
03/07/98	13	Leeds Rhinos	Won	33	22	Headlingley	(Att: 16,824)
18/07/98	14	London Broncos	Lost	8	22	Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...	(Att: 6,863)
02/08/98	15	Sheffield Eagles	Lost	18	38	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 11,493)
09/08/98	16	Hull Sharks	Won	38	18	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 11,284)
16/08/98	17	St Helens	Lost	25	33	Knowsley Road	(Att: 6,955)
23/08/98	18	Halifax Blue Sox	Lost	12	25	The Shay	(Att: 7,566)
31/08/98	19	Castleford Tigers	Won	24
Grattan Stadium	(Att: 10,946)
06/09/98	20	London Broncos	Lost	18	34	The Stoop	(Att: 4,562)
13/09/98	21	Warrington Wolves	Won	36	8	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 10,815)
20/09/98	22	Wigan Warriors	Lost	4	38	Central Park	(Att: 11,181)
27/09/98	23	Salford Reds	Won	40	18	Grattan Stadium	(Att: 11,102)
02/10/98	SL Po	St Helens	Lost	24	46	Knowley Road	(Att: 8,973)

1998 Season Player Summary

No	Player	Age	Pld	Tries	Goals	D Goal	Pts
1	PAUL, Robbie	22	21	9
36
2	VAIKONA, Tevita	n/a	19	12	-
48
3	BRADLEY, Graeme	n/a	22	11
44
4	EKOKU, Abi	n/a	12	2	-	-	8
5	SCALES, Jonathan	n/a	14	4
16
6	PEACOCK, Danny	n/a	7	4
16
8	HARMON, Neil	n/a	9	1	-	-	4
9	CROUTHERS, Kevin	n/a	10	1	-	-	4
10	GRAHAM, Nathan	n/a	18	1	-	1	5
11	DONOUGHER, Jeremy	n/a	22	3
12
12	MEDLEY, Paul	n/a	11	1
4
13	NICKLE, Sonny	n/a	10
14	FORSHAW, Mike	n/a	22	5
20
15	MCAVOY, Nathan	21	7	1
4
16	JOWITT, Warren	n/a	6
-
19	HOWARD, Harvey	n/a	6	1
4
20	CALLAND, Matt n/a	13		5
20
22	MCDERMOTT, Brian	n/a	16	6
24
23	DWYER, Bernard	n/a	17	-	-
-
24	DEACON, Paul	19	13	4	4
24
25	LOWES, James	n/a	18	7
-	28
26	MCNAMARA, Steve	27	24	1	69	3	145
27	REIHANA, Tahi	n/a	19
-
28	SPRUCE, Stuart	n/a	21	6
24
29	FIELDEN, Stuart	19	15	-
-
30	HODGSON, Andy	n/a	5
-
32	BANKS, Michael	n/a	-	1
33	PRYCE, Leon	16	1	-	-
36	KNOX, Simon	n/a	5	-
-
47	EDWARDS, Shaun	31	10	4
16

Final Premiership Table

Team	PLD	W	L	D	F	A	PTS
Wigan	23	21	2	0	762	222	42
Leeds	23	19	4	0	662	369	38
Halifax	23	18	5	0	658	390	36
St Helens	23	14	8	1	673	459	29
Bradford	23	12	11	0	498	450	24
Castleford	23	10	12	1	446	522	21
London	23	10	13	0	415	476	20
Sheffield	23	8	13	2	495	541	18
Hull	23	8	15	0	421	574	16
Warrington	23	7	15	1	411	645	15
Salford	23	6	16	1	319	575	13
Huddersfield	23	2	21	0	288	825	4