List of St Helens R.F.C. seasons

Last updated September 08, 2025

St Helens R.F.C. is an English professional rugby league club based in St Helens, Merseyside. Formed in 1873, the club has competed in the sport since the foundation of the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions

Seasons

Super League era

Season	League						Play-offs ^[1]	Challenge Cup	Other competitions
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	Pos^[2]	Play-offs ^[1]	Challenge Cup	Other competitions
1996	Super League	22	20	0	2	1/12	N/A	W	Premiership	RU
1997	Super League	22	14	1	7	3/12	N/A	W	Premiership	RU
1997	Super League	22	14	1	7	3/12	N/A	W	World Club Challenge	QF
1998	Super League	23	14	1	8	4/12	Lost in final eliminator	QF
1999	Super League	30	23	0	7	2/14	Won Grand Final	R5
2000	Super League	28	23	0	5	2/12	Won Grand Final	R5	World Club Challenge	RU
2001	Super League	28	17	2	9	4/12	Lost in final eliminator	W	World Club Challenge	W
2002	Super League	28	23	0	5	1/12	Won Grand Final	RU
2003	Super League	28	16	1	11	4/12	Lost in semi-final	SF	World Club Challenge	RU
2004	Super League	28	17	1	10	5/12	Lost in elimination play-off	W
2005	Super League	28	23	1	4	1/12	Lost in final eliminator	SF
2006	Super League	28	24	0	4	1/12	Won Grand Final	W
2007	Super League	27	19	0	8	1/12	Lost in Grand Final	W	World Club Challenge	W
2008	Super League	27	21	1	5	1/12	Lost in Grand Final	W
2009	Super League	28	19	0	9	2/14	Lost in Grand Final	SF
2010	Super League	27	20	0	7	2/14	Lost in Grand Final	SF
2011	Super League	27	17	3	7	3/14	Lost in Grand Final	SF
2012	Super League	27	17	2	8	3/14	Lost in semi-final	QF
2013	Super League	27	15	1	11	5/14	Lost in preliminary semi-final	R4
2014	Super League	27	19	0	8	1/14	Won Grand Final	R5
2015	Super League	30	19	0	11	4/12	Lost in semi-final	SF	World Club Challenge	RU
2016	Super League	30	19	0	11	4/12	Lost in semi-final	R6
2017	Super League	30	16	1	13	4/12	Lost in semi-final	R6
2018	Super League	30	26	0	4	1/12	Lost in semi-final	SF
2019	Super League	29	26	0	3	1/12	Won Grand Final	RU
2020	Super League	17	12	0	5	2/12	Won Grand Final	QF	World Club Challenge	RU
2021	Super League	17	12	0	5	2/12	Won Grand Final	W	World Club Challenge	Not played
2022	Super League	27	21	0	6	1/12	Won Grand Final	SF	World Club Challenge	Not played
2023	Super League	27	20	0	7	3/12	Lost in Semi-final	SF	World Club Challenge	W
2023	Super League	27	20	0	7	3/12	Lost in Semi-final	SF	NRL Pre-season Challenge	3rd
2024	Super League	27	15	0	12	6/12	Lost in Elimination Playoffs	QF

Notes

↑ A play-off system was not used in Super League until the 1998 season.
↑ In 1996 and 1997, the championship was awarded to the league winners. Following the introduction of the play-off system in 1998, no trophy was awarded to the league winners until the introduction of the League Leaders' Shield from the 2003 season onwards.

References

"Saints Heritage Society" . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
"St Helens - Seasons". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

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[1] A play-off system was not used in Super League until the 1998 season.

[2] In 1996 and 1997, the championship was awarded to the league winners. Following the introduction of the play-off system in 1998, no trophy was awarded to the league winners until the introduction of the League Leaders' Shield from the 2003 season onwards.

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v t e St Helens R.F.C.
St Helens Rugby Football Club Est. 1873 in St Helens, England
The Club	History Records Honours Players International representatives Coaches Hall of Fame
Home grounds	City Ground Knowsley Road (1890–2010) Halton Stadium (2011) Totally Wicked Stadium (2012–present)
League	Super League
World Club Challenge (3)	2001 2007 2007
Championships (17)	1931–32 1952–53 1958–59 1965–66 1969–70 1970–71 1974–75 1996 1999 2000 2002 2006 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022
Challenge Cup (13)	1955–56 1960–61 1965–66 1971–72 1975–76 1996 1997 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008 2021
League Leaders Shield (9)	2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2014 2018 2019 2022
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 County Cup Champions 11—time Lancashire League Champions 1—time Charity Shield Champions BBC Sports Team of the Year Award (2006)
Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 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 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member Rivalry with Wigan
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895) St Helens Ladies

List of St Helens R.F.C. seasons

Contents

Seasons

Super League era

Notes

References