List of St Helens R.F.C. statistics and records

Last updated July 30, 2025

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

Titles

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

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	283
	Alf Ellaby	280
	Stewart Llewellyn	239
	Paul Wellens	231
	Roy Mathias	218
	Anthony Sullivan	213
	Alan Hunte	189
	Doug Greenall	188
	Frank Wilson	175
	Keiron Cunningham	175
	Alex Murphy	175
	Roy Hardgrave	173
	Adrian Gardner	173
	Sean Long	156
	William Benyon	154
	Neil Holding	145
	Francis Meli	145
	Tommy Makinson	135
	Paul Newlove	134
	Frank Carlton	129
	Tommy Martyn	127
	Jimmy Flanagan	125
	Chris Joynt	121
	Peter Glynn	118
	Len Killeen	115
	Roy Haggerty	115
	Paul Sculthorpe	113
	Barry Ledger	112
	Jonny Lomax	110
	William Briers	109
	James Roby	107

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	2012	Sacked
Nathan Brown	2013	2014	Contract expired
Keiron Cunningham	2015	2017	Sacked
Jamahl Lolesi	2017	2017	Caretaker
Justin Holbrook	2017	2019	Contract expired
Kristian Woolf	2019	2022	Contract expired, moved to Dolphins
Paul Wellens	2022	present

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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