List of Leicester Tigers records and statistics

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This article collates key records and statistics relating to Leicester Tigers, including information on honours, player appearances, points and tries, matches, sequences, internationals, season records, opponents and attendances.

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Honours

Tigers first silverware was the Midlands Counties Cup, Tigers entered this competition from 1881 to 1914. There were then no competitions until 1971 when the RFU Knockout Cup started. Tigers won this for the first time in 1979, the competition continued until 2005 when it was replaced by the Anglo-Welsh Cup which Tigers have won three times, a record since the re-launch and addition of Welsh sides. The league started in 1987 and Tigers were the inaugural champions of England, a play off for the title was introduced in 2003. Leicester hold the record for most Premiership titles (11), the most consecutive Premiership Final appearances (9) and the most Play off appearances (14). On 18 May 2008 against Gloucester at Kingsholm they were the first team to achieve an away semi-final victory in the Premiership play-offs. They were the first side to retain the Heineken Cup after winning the competition in 2001 and 2002.

1st XV

Champions (11): 1988, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2022
Runners-up (8): 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2025
Champions (2): 2001, 2002
Runners-up (3): 1997, 2007, 2009
Champions (5): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1997
Runners-up (5): 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996
Champions (3): 2007, 2012, 2017
Runners-up (1): 2008
Runners-up (1) 2020-21
Champions (12) 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913
Runners-up (3) 1889, 1891, 1894

Leicester A

Champions (5) 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1902
Champions (4) 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011
Runners-up (1) 2007

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Current players in bold. [1]

#Nat.Pos.NamePeriodAppearances
1 Flag of England.svg FL David Matthews 1955–1974502
2 Flag of England.svg HK Sid Penny 1895–1910491
3 Flag of England.svg SH John Allen 1961–1975457
4 Flag of England.svg HK Doug Norman 1919–1933453
5 Flag of England.svg CE Paul Dodge 1975–1993437
6 Flag of England.svg PR Graham Rowntree 1990–2007398
7 Flag of England.svg FB Dusty Hare 1976–1989394
8 Flag of England.svg SH Pedlar Wood 1906–1923388
9 Flag of England.svg N8 Garry Adey 1966–1981381
10 Flag of England.svg FL John Wells 1982–1998367
#Nat.Pos.NamePeriodAppearancesWinsWin %
1 Flag of England.svg LK Martin Johnson 1995–200520214672.3
2 Flag of England.svg WG Percy Lawrie 1911–192316510764.8
3 Flag of England.svg FB Arthur Jones 1896–19041319975.6
Flag of England.svg HK Peter Wheeler 1973–19811319068.7
5 Flag of England.svg FH Les Cusworth 1985–199013010177.7

Youngest and oldest appearances

Try and points scorers

Top try scorers

#Nat.Pos.NamePeriodTriesAppsTry Ratio
1 Flag of England.svg WG Percy Lawrie 1907–19242063180.648
2 Flag of England.svg WG Barry Evans 1981–19961702730.623
3 IRFU flag.svg WG John Duggan 1969–19801583020.523
Flag of England.svg WG Bob Barker 1968–19801583200.494
5 Flag of England.svg WG Harry Wilkinson 1895–19051532330.657
6 Flag of England.svg WG Teddy Haselmere 1918–19241361800.756
7 Flag of England.svg WG Rory Underwood 1983–19971342360.568
8 Flag of England.svg FL Neil Back 1990–20051253390.369
9 Flag of England.svg FL David Matthews 1955–19741195020.237
10 Flag of England.svg CE Ralph Buckingham 1924–19351173250.360

Other try-scoring records

Top points scorers

Note: Points recorded at contemporary values. See History of rugby union#Method of scoring and points for history of how points values have changed.

#Nat.Pos.NamePeriodApps.TriesCons.PensDrop
goals
MarksTotal
points
1 Flag of England.svg FB Dusty Hare 1976–1989394877798204704,507
2 Flag of England.svg FB John Liley 1988–199723074417449202,518
3 Flag of England.svg FH Andy Goode 1998–2008200292753353301,799
4 Flag of England.svg FB Tim Stimpson 1998–200415129223372201,713
5 Flag of England.svg FH Toby Flood 2008–201411925199270101,336
6 Flag of England.svg FH George Ford 2009–202212810198257901,244
7 Flag of England.svg FH Jez Harris 1984–1996225231651787001,171
8 Flag of England.svg CE Harold Day 1918–192921210828181421,151
9 Flag of England.svg WG Bob Barker 1968–198032015892107201,117
10 Flag of England.svg FH Les Cusworth 1978–19903656610065960947

Other point-scoring records

Internationals

Italics denotes also national record.

Awards

World Rugby Hall of Fame

The following people associated with club have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

World Rugby Junior Player of the Year

Premiership Rugby Awards

The following players and coaches have received awards at the end of the Premiership Rugby season, or its predecessor.

Player of the Season

Discovery of the Season Awarded to those players under 23 years old

Director of Rugby of the Season

Rugby Players' Association Awards

Players' Player of the Season

Players' Young Player of the Season

Team records

Matches

Record wins

Record defeats

Other match records

High scores and bonus points

Sequences

Longest unbeaten run

  • Overall: 22 (all wins, 17 November 1995 to 17 April 1996) [1]
    • Home: 42 (all wins, 22 January 2000 to 15 May 2002) [1]
    • Away: 10 (all wins, 17 February 1995 to 11 November 1995)

Longest losing run

  • Overall: 9 (27 September 1947 to 15 November 1947) [1]
    • Home: 6 (28 January 1937 to 6 March 1937) [1]
    • Away: 13 (27 October 1926 to 16 April 1927) and (3 October 1970 to 10 April 1971) [1]

Longest winless run

  • Overall: 13 (6 October 1888 to 22 December 1888) [1]
    • Home: 7 (24 December 1892 to 11 February 1893) [1]
    • Away: 15 (14 January 1928 to 8 December 1928) [1]

Individual Seasons

Opponents and Familiarity

All stats correct up to 15 June 2025

Home attendances

Note: Records relate to Welford Road unless otherwise stated

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. pp. 440–516. ISBN   978-0-9930213-0-5.
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