List of St Helens RLFC statistics and records

The following is a list of St Helens RLFC's honours and records, both personal of individuals and of the team as a whole, that have been set over the 137 year history of the club.

Contents

Team honours

Titles

Title Times Won Year
Championship (Including Super League) 12 times 1931–1932, 1952–1953, 1958–1959, 1965–1966, 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1974–1975, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006
Minor Premiers (Super League) 6 times 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Grand Finalists 3 times 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
Challenge Cup 12 times 1955–1956, 1960–1961, 1965–1966, 1971–1972, 1975–1976, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
World Club Challenge 2 times 2001, 2007
Premiership 4 times 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1984–1985, 1992–1993
Lancashire Cup 11 times 1926–1927, 1953–1954, 1960–1961, 1961–1962, 1962–1963, 1963–1964, 1964–1965, 1967–1968, 1968–1969, 1984–1985, 1991–1992
Lancashire League 9 times 1929–30, 1931–32, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69
Regal Trophy 1 time 1987–88

Biggest win

Team Score Date
Carlisle 112–0 14 September 1986

Heaviest defeat

Team Score Date
Warrington 6–78 12 April 1909

Largest Attendance

Team Attendance Date
Wigan 35,695 26 December 1949

Record attendance in Super League era

Team Attendance Date
Warrington Wolves 18,098 26 August 1996

Player honours

Century of tries

Below is a list of players who have scored 100 or more tries for St Helens:

Name Tries
Tom van Vollenhoven 392
Leslie Jones 282
Alf Ellaby 280
Stewart Llewellyn 239
Roy Mathias 218
Anthony Sullivan 213
Alan Hunte 189
Douglas Greenall 188
Frank Wilson 176
Alex Murphy 175
Roy Hardgrave 173
Keiron Cunningham 167
Sean Long 155
Paul Wellens 154
William Benyon 154
Neil Holding 145
Paul Newlove 134
Adrian Gardner 134
Frank Carlton 129
Tommy Martyn 127
Jimmy Flanagan 125
Chris Joynt 121
Peter Glynn 118
Len Killeen 115
Roy Haggerty 115
William Briers 115
Paul Sculthorpe 113
Barry Ledger 112

All-Time Records

Below are the all-time scoring and in-game records achieved by St Helens

Tries in a game

Record & Player Against Date
6 by: Steve Llewellyn (twice)
Alf Ellaby
Tom van Vollenhoven (twice)
Frank Myler
Shane Cooper		 Bramley 13 October 1906

Goals in a game

Record & Player Against Date
16 by Paul Loughlin Carlisle 14 September 1986

Most points in a game

Record & Player Against Date
40 by Paul Loughlin Carlisle 14 September 1986

Most tries in a season

Player Tries Year
Tom van Vollenhoven 62 1958–1959

Most goals in a season

Player Goals Year
Kel Coslett 214 1971–1972

Most points in a season

Player Points Year
Kel Coslett 452 1971–1972

Most career tries

Player Tries Years
Tom van Vollenhoven 392 1957–1968

Most career goals

Player Goals Years
Kel Coslett 1,639 1961–1976

Most career points

Player Tries Years
Kel Coslett 3,413 1961–1976

Most career appearances

Player Appearances Years
Kel Coslett 531 (519 starts, 12 as a substitute) 1961–1976

List of coaches

Name Contract Started Contract Ended Notes
Alf Frodsham 1945 1949 Sacked
Peter Lyons 1949 1952 Sacked
Jim Sullivan 1952 1959 Sacked
Alan Prescott 1961 1962 Sacked
Stan McCormick 1962 1963 Sacked
Joe Coan 1963 1963 Sacked
Cliff Evans 1964 1971 Sacked
John Challinor 1971 1972 Sacked
Eric Ashton 1973 1975 Sacked
Kel Coslett 1975 1977 Resigned due to ill health
William "Billy" Benyon 1977 1985 Contract expired
Alex Murphy 1985 1989 Resigned
Mike McClennan 1989 1989 Caretaker Role
Eric Hughes 1989 1990 Sacked
Shaun McRae 1996 1998 Contract expired, moved to Gateshead Thunder
Ellery Hanley 1998 2000 Sacked
Ian Millward 2000 2005 Sacked
Daniel Anderson 2005 2008 Contract expired, moved to Parramatta Eels
Mick Potter 2009 2010 Contract expired, moved to Bradford Bulls
Royce Simmons 2011
Founded in 1873 • Based in Widnes, England
The Club
History • Records • Honours • International representative players • Players • Coaches · Hall of Fame
Home grounds
City Ground • Knowsley Road • Halton Stadium (2011) • New St Helens Stadium (2012)
Hall of Fame
League
World Club Challenge (2)
2001 • 2007
Championships (12)
1931–32 • 1952–53 • 1958–59 • 1965–66 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1974–75 • 1996 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2006
Challenge Cup (12)
1955–56 • 1960–61 • 1965–66 • 1971–72 • 1975–76 • 1996 • 1997 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
Other honours
4—time Premiership Champions • 1—time Western Division Champions • 1—time Regal Trophy Champions • 2—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions • 11—time Lancashire Cup Champions • 11—time Lancashire League Champions • 1—time Charity Shield Champions • BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award (2006)
Seasons (103)

1895–96 · 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
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