The following is a list of St Helens R.F.C.'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.
Team honours
editTitles
edit| Title | Times Won | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Championship (Including Super League) | 17 times | 1931–1932, 1952–1953, 1958–1959, 1965–1966, 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1974–1975, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Minor Premiers (Super League) | 8 times | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 2018, 2019 |
| Grand Finalists | 11 times | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014,
2019 |
| Challenge Cup | 13 times | 1955–1956, 1960–1961, 1965–1966, 1971–1972, 1975–1976, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021 |
| World Club Challenge | 3 times | 2001, 2007, 2023 |
| Premiership | 4 times | 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1984–1985, 1992–1993 |
| Lancashire County 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 |
| John Player Trophy | 1 time | 1987–88 |
Biggest win
edit| Team | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 112–0 | 14 September 1986 |
Heaviest defeat
edit| Team | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 6–78 | 12 April 1909 |
Largest Attendance
edit| Team | Attendance | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 35,695 | 26 December 1949 |
Record attendance in Super League era
edit| Team | Attendance | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Warrington Wolves | 18,098 | 26 August 1996 |
Player honours
editCentury of tries
editBelow is a list of players who have scored 100 or more tries for St Helens:
| Name | Tries | |
|---|---|---|
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Tom van Vollenhoven | 392 |
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Leslie Jones | 283 |
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Alf Ellaby | 280 |
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Stewart Llewellyn | 239 |
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Paul Wellens | 231 |
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Roy Mathias | 218 |
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Anthony Sullivan | 213 |
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Alan Hunte | 189 |
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Doug Greenall | 188 |
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Frank Wilson | 175 |
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Keiron Cunningham | 175 |
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Alex Murphy | 175 |
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Roy Hardgrave | 173 |
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Adrian Gardner | 173 |
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Sean Long | 156 |
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William Benyon | 154 |
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Neil Holding | 145 |
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Francis Meli | 145 |
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Tommy Makinson | 135 |
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Paul Newlove | 134 |
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Frank Carlton | 129 |
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Tommy Martyn | 127 |
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Jimmy Flanagan | 125 |
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Chris Joynt | 121 |
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Peter Glynn | 118 |
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Len Killeen | 115 |
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Roy Haggerty | 115 |
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Paul Sculthorpe | 113 |
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Barry Ledger | 112 |
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Jonny Lomax | 110 |
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William Briers | 109 |
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James Roby | 107 |
All-Time Records
editBelow are the all-time scoring and in-game records achieved by St Helens
Tries in a game
edit| 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
edit| Record & Player | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16 by Paul Loughlin
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Carlisle | 14 September 1986 |
Most points in a game
edit| Record & Player | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 40 by Paul Loughlin
|
Carlisle | 14 September 1986 |
Most tries in a season
edit| Player | Tries | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tom van Vollenhoven
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62 | 1958–1959 |
Most goals in a season
edit| Player | Goals | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kel Coslett
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214 | 1971–1972 |
Most points in a season
edit| Player | Points | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kel Coslett
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452 | 1971–1972 |
Most career tries
edit| Player | Tries | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tom van Vollenhoven
|
392 | 1957–1968 |
Most career goals
edit| Player | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kel Coslett
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1,639 | 1961–1976 |
Most career points
edit| Player | Tries | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kel Coslett
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3,413 | 1961–1976 |
Most career appearances
edit| Player | Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kel Coslett
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531 (519 starts, 12 as a substitute) | 1961–1976 |
List of coaches
edit| Name | Contract Started | Contract Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alf Frodsham | 1945 | 1949 | Sacked |
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Peter Lyons | 1949 | 1952 | Sacked |
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Jim Sullivan | 1952 | 1959 | Sacked |
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Alan Prescott | 1961 | 1962 | Sacked |
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Stan McCormick | 1962 | 1963 | Sacked |
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Joe Coan | 1963 | 1963 | Sacked |
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Cliff Evans | 1964 | 1971 | Sacked |
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John Challinor | 1971 | 1972 | Sacked |
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Eric Ashton | 1973 | 1975 | Sacked |
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Kel Coslett | 1975 | 1977 | Resigned due to ill health |
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William "Billy" Benyon | 1977 | 1985 | Contract expired |
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Alex Murphy | 1985 | 1989 | Resigned |
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Mike McClennan | 1989 | 1989 | Caretaker Role |
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Eric Hughes | 1989 | 1990 | Sacked |
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Shaun McRae | 1996 | 1998 | Contract expired, moved to Gateshead Thunder |
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Ellery Hanley | 1998 | 2000 | Sacked |
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Ian Millward | 2000 | 2005 | Sacked |
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Daniel Anderson | 2005 | 2008 | Contract expired, moved to Parramatta Eels |
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Mick Potter | 2009 | 2010 | Contract expired, moved to Bradford Bulls |
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Royce Simmons | 2011 | 2012 | Sacked |
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Nathan Brown | 2013 | 2014 | Contract expired |
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Keiron Cunningham | 2015 | 2017 | Sacked |
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Jamahl Lolesi | 2017 | 2017 | Caretaker |
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Justin Holbrook | 2017 | 2019 | Contract expired |
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Kristian Woolf | 2019 | 2022 | Contract expired, moved to Dolphins |
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Paul Wellens | 2022 | present |