St Helens
Club information
Full name	St Helens Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Saints
Ground	The GPW Recruitment Stadium, St Helens (Capacity 17,500)
Current
Chairman	Eamonn McManus
Coach	Daniel Anderson
Captain	Paul Sculthorpe
League	Super League
2007 position	1st (Grand Final runner-up)
History
Founded	1873
Championships	12
Challenge Cups	11
World Club Champions	2
Kit(s)
Home colours 　 Away colours
Website	Official site

St Helens Rugby League Football Club, or simply Saints, is a professional rugby league club from St Helens, England. Knowsley Road, renamed The GPW Recruitment Stadium after a sponsorship deal on May 6th 2008 has been the home of St Helens RLFC since 1890 and is St Helens ( is a large town in Merseyside, England It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100000 Daniel Anderson (born 3 May, 1967) is a Rugby league coach He is particularly noted for his work with the development of younger players Paul Sculthorpe (born in Burnley, Lancashire on September 22 1977 but grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is a Engage Super League XII is the official name for the year 2007 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league. The 2007 Super League Grand Final was held on Saturday 13th October 2007 at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games St Helens ( is a large town in Merseyside, England It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100000 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The club play in the Super League. Their home ground is Knowsley Road but plans are in place for the team to move to a new 18,000 capacity stadium. Knowsley Road, renamed The GPW Recruitment Stadium after a sponsorship deal on May 6th 2008 has been the home of St Helens RLFC since 1890 and is The New St Helens Stadium is a planned stadium to be constructed in St Helens. St. Helens is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers

There is a strong rivalry between Saints and Wigan Warriors; the local derby between the two clubs has been traditionally regarded as the biggest in British rugby league. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced 'dur-bee' in American English and 'dar-bee' in British English after the city of Derby The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The current Head Coach at St Helens' is Australian, Daniel Anderson, and their club captain is Paul Sculthorpe. Daniel Anderson (born 3 May, 1967) is a Rugby league coach He is particularly noted for his work with the development of younger players Paul Sculthorpe (born in Burnley, Lancashire on September 22 1977 but grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is a Current Catalans Dragons coach Mick Potter has signed a '2 year deal' to take over from Anderson from 2009 onwards.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Post war 1.3 Super League era 2 Kit Evolution 3 2008 Squad 4 2008 Signings/Transfers 5 2008 Fixtures/Results 6 Honours 7 Records 7.1 Player records 7.2 Team records 8 Notable Former Players 9 St Helens links 10 References 11 External links

History

Early years

St. Helens are one of the oldest members of the Rugby Football League. Founded in 1873, the club moved in 1890, defeating Manchester Rangers in the first match played at Knowsley Road. In 1895 Saints were one of 22 clubs that resigned from the Rugby Football Union and established the Northern Union. The history of rugby league began with a schism of 1895 in Rugby football. The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers The first match of the new code was an 8-3 win at home to Rochdale Hornets before 3,000 spectators, Bob Doherty scoring Saints’ first try. Rochdale Hornets is an English Rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. The Saints played in a vertically striped blue and white jersey- a stark contrast to the well known red vee which would become the kit for the club later. The club reverted back to this kit for one season during the rugby league centenary season in 1995.

The Challenge Cup was launched in 1897 and it was St Helens who contested its first final with Batley, at Headingley. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe Batley Bulldogs are a British Rugby league club from Batley in West Yorkshire. Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. The "Gallant Youths" of Batley emerged victorious 10-3, with Dave "Red" Traynor scoring the lone St Helens’ try.

In 1902/3, the Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues were combined to form a second division, St Helens were promoted to the first division.

On 14th June 1913, St Helens Recs joined the Northern Rugby Union. History The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers The Recs were based at City Road and played their first game on 6th September 1913. St Helens now had two professional rugby league teams. St Helens Recs played their last game on 29th April 1939. Due to the economic depression, it was not possible for the town to sustain two teams.

One year after the first Challenge Cup was held at Wembley stadium, St Helens reached the final at Wembley where they were defeated by Widnes (1930). [1]

Post war

The arrival of Jim Sullivan as coach in 1952 heralded a successful era for St Helens, and helped to establish the club as a respected force in Rugby League. Jim Sullivan (1903-1977 was a Welsh Rugby league footballer and coach Sullivan took them to their first victory in the Challenge Cup Final, as well as to two championships. Alan Prescott took over from Jim Sullivan as Saints’ coach. Alan Prescott (born 17 June, 1927 in Widnes Lancashire, died 20 September, 1998) was an English Rugby league footballer

On Saturday 24th November 1956, St Helens inflicted a touring Australia its biggest ever defeat with a 44-2 win.

Perhaps the golden era of the club came in the 1960s, as well as more lately in the recent Super League era. With a galaxy of stars including Tom van Vollenhoven, Alex Murphy, Dick Huddart and Vince Karalius, the 1960s was a decade of great success for the Saints, with the League and Challenge Cup double achieved in 1966. Tom van Vollenhoven (born 29th April, 1935 in Bethlehem Free State) is a South African former Rugby union and Rugby league This is a page on the real life rugby player You may be looking for the fictional police officer better known as RoboCop. During this decade, the recognisable ‘red vee’ strip first appeared in 1961 for the Challenge Cup Final against Wigan. Saints won this epic 12-6, and the kit has since become synonymous with the club.

The 1965 New Zealand tourists appeared at Knowsley Road on Wednesday 15 September. Saints inflicted a 28-7 defeat on their visitors, their biggest loss of the tour.

St. Helens reached three Challenge Cup finals in the 1970's. They defeated Leeds in 1972 16-13 and repeated this success three years later against Widnes in 1976 where they were victorious by 20-5 in the famous 'Dads Army' final. In 1978 Leeds avenged there loss against St. Helens, emerging winners by 14-12. In 1977/78, Saints lost 26-11 to Hull Kingston Rovers in the final of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National

Kel Coslett took over as coach in June 1980. Kel Coslett (born 14 Jan 1942 is a Welsh former Rugby footballer and coach He held the post for two years before handing over to Billy Benyon. Saints won the Lancashire Cup with a 26-18 win at Wigan in 1984 and won the Premiership in 1985 with a 36-16 victory over Champions Hull Kingston Rovers.

The arrival of Alex Murphy as coach in 1986 produced some colourful displays from a team that was widely regarded as an entertaining team to watch, but seemed to be constant runners-up, as illustrated by the shock defeat to Halifax in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley 19-18 in 1987.

St Helens lifted the John Player Trophy with a thrilling 15-14 victory over Leeds in January 1988. See also Regal Trophy The John Player Trophy was a Golf tournament on the European Tour. Neil Holding dropping the crucial goal. Later St Helens lost to Widnes in the Premiership Final at Old Trafford. Alex Murphy was succeeded by Mike McClennan in February 1990, he was head coach until December 1993. Mike McClennan was the St Helens head coach between February 1990 and December 1993

Super League era

Saints have also become the most successful side of the summer era. The history of rugby league began with a schism of 1895 in Rugby football. Since the inception of Super League they have won the competition on five occasions, and have added Six Challenge Cups to their five previous successes. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe St Helens defeated Bradford Bulls 8-6 in the Grand Final, with more than 50,000 people seeing Chris Joynt lift the trophy at Old Trafford. Chris Joynt (born 7 December 1971, Wigan) was a Rugby league player in the Super League competition who featured as a second They also won the World Club Challenge in 2001 and 2007. The World Club Challenge (WCC (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC for sponsorship purposes is an annual Rugby league match held between Beating Brisbane Broncos both times.

The success of the Saints in super league began under the leadership of Shaun McRae in 1996. During his tenure. The club won one league title and two challenge cups. Ellery Hanley succeeded McRae in 1999 and led Saints to Grand Final success against Bradford in the October of that year. Ellery Hanley MBE (born 27 March 1961 in Leeds) is an English former Rugby league player and is now the head coach However, Hanley was considered by many to be a polarising figure. After several acrimonious disagreements with the St Helens board of directors, he was sacked a month into the following season. [2] Ian Millward was appointed as head coach. Ian Millward (born August 22 1960) is an Australian born Rugby league coach and is currently head coach for North Queensland Cowboys

Under Millward, St Helens quickly became the most exciting team in the competition, playing expansive, attacking rugby. They retained their Super League title in 2000 beating Wigan 29-16 and reclaimed it in 2002 snatching a last minute 19-18 Grand Final win over the Bradford Bulls. They also won the Challenge Cup in 2001 13-6 over the Bulls with the final held at Twickenham for the first time and the 2001 World Club Challenge. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe See also World Club Challenge Brisbane Broncos 2001 In 2004 they beat arch-rivals Wigan 32-16 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in front of a capacity crowd of 73,734 people to win the Challenge Cup.

Millward's reign was not without controversy. In a match against Bradford over Easter 2004, he fielded a weakened team claiming a heavy fixture burden had taken its toll. St Helens were well beaten and it later emerged that two St Helens players, Sean Long and Martin Gleeson, had bet on their side to lose before the team was announced. Sean Long (born September 24 1976 in Wigan) is an English professional Rugby league footballer Martin Gleeson is a Rugby league player from Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Millward's St Helens career also ended controversially after he was suspended in May 2005. He was sacked for gross misconduct a week later. Daniel Anderson became the coach after Millward was sacked, but saw his new team become the first team to top the Super League and fail to reach Old Trafford.

They won the 2006 Challenge Cup final on 26 August, beating Huddersfield Giants 42-12. Powergen Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League This was their second Challenge Cup victory at Twickenham stadium, the first occasion being in 2001. St Helens player Sean Long was awarded the Lance Todd trophy for the man-of-the-match performance during the 2006 Challenge Cup Final and in doing so became the first ever player to win a third Lance Todd trophy adding to the ones he won in 2001 and 2004. Powergen Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League

St Helens followed up their Challenge Cup win by claiming the League Leader's Shield before cementing their reputation as the team of the year by defeating Hull FC 26 points to 4 in the Super League Grand Final. Once more St. Helens confirmed their status as the outstanding team of the summer era. Additionally, Paul Wellens received the Man of Steel Award. Paul Wellens, (born 27th February, 1980 in St Helens Merseyside) is an English multi-award winning Rugby league footballer The Man of Steel Award is the annual award for the best Rugby league player in the Super League competition

In December 2006 St Helens were awarded with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award at the Annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year Ceremony. This accolade recognises the best team in any sport within the United Kingdom. At the same ceremony Daniel Anderson was given the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award - this was the first time a rugby league coach had won the award. Daniel Anderson (born 3 May, 1967) is a Rugby league coach He is particularly noted for his work with the development of younger players

After a slow start to the 2007 season, Saints added to their history by beating the Brisbane Broncos 18-14 to win the 2007 World Club Challenge. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. See also St Helens RFC 2007 Brisbane Broncos 2007 In July they produced a magnificent performance to beat arch rivals Bradford Bulls to reach the first Challenge Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium.

On May 5th, St Helens beat their close rivals Wigan Warriors 34-18 in the round of Super League matches played in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, as part of the Millennium Magic Weekend. They triumphed over Wigan again 19-12 earlier this year to stretch their winning streak over their arch rivals to 8 games, a phenomenal tally which has been unheard of in the modern era for the famous derby. The run was broken at the JJB Stadium when in the last match of the season, Wigan Warriors won by 20 - 12.

St Helens successfully defended the Challenge Cup, defeating Catalans Dragons 30-8 in the final at Wembley Stadium on August 25, 2007. The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan The Carnegie Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Kit Evolution

very early kit

kit until mid 1960s

1960s-present

2008 Squad

As of 1st December, 2007:

See here for the 2008 season

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Previous Club
1		Paul Wellens	FB	St Helens Academy
2		Ade Gardner	W	Barrow Border Raiders
3		Matthew Gidley	C	Newcastle Knights
4	/	Willie Talau	C	Canterbury Bulldogs
5	/	Francis Meli	W	New Zealand Warriors
6		Leon Pryce	SO	Bradford Bulls
7		Sean Long	SH	Widnes Vikings
8		Nick Fozzard	PR	Warrington Wolves
9		Keiron Cunningham	HK	St Helens Academy
10		Jason Cayless	PR	Sydney Roosters
11		Lee Gilmour	SR	Bradford Bulls
12		Jon Wilkin	SR	Hull Kingston Rovers
13		Paul Sculthorpe	LF	Warrington Wolves
14		James Roby	HK	St Helens Academy
15		Mike Bennett	SR	St Helens Academy
16		Chris Flannery	LF	Sydney Roosters
17		James Graham	PR	St Helens Academy
18		Bryn Hargreaves	PR	Wigan Warriors
19		Ian Hardman	W	St Helens Academy
20		Matty Smith	SH	St Helens Academy
21		Paul Clough	SR	St Helens Academy
22		Steve Tyrer	C	St Helens Academy
23		Maurie Fa'asavalu	PR	Samoan Rugby Union
24		Kyle Eastmond	SH	St Helens Academy
25		Gary Wheeler	SO	St Helens Academy
26		Gareth Frodsham	FB	St Helens Academy
27		Chris Dean	W	St Helens Academy
		Dean McGilvray (nb. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paul Wellens, (born 27th February, 1980 in St Helens Merseyside) is an English multi-award winning Rugby league footballer See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Ade Gardner (born June 26 1983) is a Rugby league player from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Barrow Raiders are a British Rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Matthew Gidley (born July 1 1977 in Newcastle New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player for the St Helens RLFC The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. Willie Talau (born 25/1/1976 in Samoa) is a Rugby league player who plays for St Helens and New Zealand. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Francis Meli (born April 27, 1979 in Apia Samoa) is a New Zealand Rugby league player currently playing for St Helens The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Leon Pryce (born 9 October 1981 in Bradford) is a Rugby league player who plays for St The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Sean Long (born September 24 1976 in Wigan) is an English professional Rugby league footballer Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. Nick Fozzard is an English Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens. Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. Keiron Cunningham (born October 28, 1976 in St Helens Merseyside) is a Welsh professional Rugby league footballer who plays for See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Jason Cayless (born January 15 1980 in Sydney Australia to New Zealand parents is a New Zealand Rugby league player for St The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Lee Gilmour is a Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Jon Wilkin (born November 1, 1983 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a Rugby league player who plays for St Helens Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National Paul Sculthorpe (born in Burnley, Lancashire on September 22 1977 but grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is a Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. James Roby (born November 22, 1985 in Whiston, Knowsley, Merseyside) is a Rugby league player who plays for St See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Mike Bennett is a professional Rugby league player for Super League Rugby league club St Helens. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Chris Flannery (born 5 June, 1980 in Cowra New South Wales is a professional Rugby league player who plays for St Helens in The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. James Graham (born September 10, 1985 in Maghull, Merseyside) is an English Rugby league player See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Bryn Hargreaves (born November 14 1985 is an English Rugby league player with Super League team St Helens RFC. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Ian Hardman is a professional Rugby league player currently playing for Widnes Vikings. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Matty Smith is an English Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Paul Clough is an English Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Stephen Tyrer is a Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the Super League. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Maurie Fa'asavalu is a former Samoan rugby union player who now plays Rugby league for St Helens. The Samoa Rugby Football Union are the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in Samoa. Kyle Eastmond is a Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the Super League. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Gary Wheeler born 30 September 1989 in England is a Rugby league player for St Helens in the engage Super League. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Gareth Frodsham born 18 December 1989 in England is a Rugby league player for St Helens in the engage Super League See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Chris Dean born 17 January 1988 in England is a Rugby league player for St Helens in the engage Super League. See also St Helens RFC 2006 St Helens Academy Players Craig Ashall Alex Asher Liam Bland Martyn Bradshaw Dean McGilvray is a Rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the Super League Dean McGilvray is a dimunitive winger and made He will train alongside the first team as he undertakes his educational commitments)[1][2]	W	St Helens Academy
29		Sam Thompson	W	St Helens Academy

see here for St Helens Academy Reserves and Academy

2008 Signings/Transfers

Losses

Losses
Player	Signed for	When left
Scott Moore	Castleford Tigers (Loan)	2007
Ian Hardman	Widnes Vikings (Loan)	2007

2008 Fixtures/Results

Competition	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Home/Away	Venue	Attendance	Date
Super League XIII	1	Hull Kingston Rovers	Loss	22-24	Away	Craven Park	8,713	10/02/2008
Super League XIII	2	Warrington Wolves	Win	30-22	Home	Knowsley Road	13,396	15/02/2008
Super League XIII	3	Bradford Bulls	Win	22-16	Away	Odsal	10,756	22/02/2008
Super League XIII	4	Wakefield	Win	34-30	Home	Knowsley Road	10,777	02/03/2008
Super League XIII	5	Hull FC	Win	30-29	Home	Knowsley Road	10,204	07/03/2008
Super League XIII	6	Catalan Dragons	Loss	10-24	Away	Stade Gilbert Brutus	7,828	15/03/2008
Super League XIII	7	Wigan Warriors	Win	46-10	Home	Knowsley Road	17,500	21/03/2008
Super League XIII	8	Huddersfield Giants	Loss	26-28	Away	Galpharm Stadium	7,131	24/03/2008
Super League XIII	9	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	10-14	Home	Knowsley Road	11,188	28/03/2008
Super League XIII	10	Castleford Tigers	Loss	24-30	Away	The Jungle	7,529	06/04/2008
Super League XIII	11	Harlequins RL	Win	58-12	Home	Knowsley Road	8,533	11/04/2008
Challenge Cup	Rnd4	London Skolars	Win	56-0	Home	Knowsley Road	3,258	20/04/2008
Super League XIII	12	Warrington Wolves	Win	30-22	Away	Halliwell Jones Stadium	13,024	25/04/2008
Super League XIII	13	Wigan Warriors	Win	57-16	Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	32,516	04/05/2008
Challenge Cup	Rnd5	Warrington Wolves	Win	40-34	Home	Knowsley Road	8,570	10/05/2008
Super League XIII	14	Catalan Dragons	Win	28-10	Home	Knowsley Road	8,550	17/05/2008
Super League XIII	15	Hull FC			Away	KC Stadium		25/05/2008
Challenge Cup	QtrFinal	Hull Kingston Rovers			Away	Craven Park		01/06/2008
Super League XIII	16	Hull Kingston Rovers			Home	Knowsley Road		06/06/2008
Super League XIII	17	Bradford Bulls			Home	Knowsley Road		13/06/2008
Super League XIII	18	Leeds Rhinos			Away	Headingley Carnegie Stadium		20/06/2008
Super League XIII	19	Huddersfield Giants			Home	Knowsley Road		29/06/2008
Super League XIII	20	Harlequins RL			Away	Twickenham Stoop		05/07/2008
Super League XIII	21	Castleford Tigers			Home	Knowsley Road		11/07/2008
Super League XIII	22	Wigan Warriors			Away	JJB Stadium		18/07/2008
Challenge Cup	SemiFinal	Leeds Rhinos			Huddersfield	The Galpharm Stadium		26/07/2008
Super League XIII	23	Wakefield			Away	Belle Vue		03/08/2008
Super League XIII	24	Warrington Wolves			Home	Knowsley Road		08/08/2008
Super League XIII	25	Harlequins RL			Away	Twickenham Stoop		17/08/2008
Super League XIII	26	Huddersfield Giants			Away	Galpharm Stadium		24/08/2008
Challenge Cup	FINAL	N/A			N/A	Wembley		30/08/2008
Super League XIII	27	Wigan Warriors			Home	Knowsley Road		05/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs	Week 1	N/A			N/A	N/A		12/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs	Week 2	N/A			N/A	N/A		19/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs	Week 3	N/A			N/A	N/A		26/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs	Grand Final	N/A			N/A	Old Trafford		04/10/2008

Honours

• World Club Challenge (2 times): 2001, 2007,
• Championship (including Super League) (12 times): 1931-32, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006
• Challenge Cup (11 times): 1955-56, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007
• League Leader's Shield (5 times): 1964-65, 1965-66, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Regal Trophy: 1987-88
• Premiership (4 times): 1975-76, 1976-77, 1984-85, 1992-93
• Lancashire Cup (11 times): 1926-27, 1953-54, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1984-85, 1991-92
• Lancashire League (12 times): 1929-30, 1931-32, 1952-53, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69
• Charity Shield : 1992-93
• BBC2 Floodlit Trophy (2 times): 1971-72, 1975-76
• BBC Sports Team Of The Year: 2006 (by public vote)

Records

Player records

• Most goals in a match: 16 by Paul Loughlin vs Carlisle, 14th September 1986
• Most points in a match: 40 by Paul Loughlin vs Carlisle, 14th September 1986
• Most tries in a match: 6 by all of the following:
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  • Steve Llewellyn v. Liverpool City, 20 Aug 1956. Liverpool City were a professional Rugby league team from the city of Liverpool in England. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  • Tom Van Vollenhoven v. Tom van Vollenhoven (born 29th April, 1935 in Bethlehem Free State) is a South African former Rugby union and Rugby league Wakefield Trinity, 21 Dec 1957. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
  • Tom Van Vollenhoven v. Blackpool Borough, 23 Apr 1962. Blackpool Panthers RLFC are an English professional Rugby league team based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  • Frank Myler v. Maryport, 1 September 1969. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  • Shane Cooper v. Hull, 17 Feb 1988. Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
• Most tries in a season: 62 by Tom Van Vollenhoven, 1958-59
• Most goals in a season: 214 by Kel Coslett, 1971-72
• Most points in a season: 452 by Kel Coslett, 1971-72
• Most career tries: 392 Tom Van Vollenhoven 1957-68 (third highest by any player)
• Most career points: 3,413 Kel Coslett 1961-76
• Most career goals 1,639 Kel Coslett 1961-76
• Most career appearances Kel Coslett 519 plus 12 as substitute 1961-76

Team records

• Highest Score: 112-0 vs Carlisle, 14th September 1986
• Heaviest Defeat: 78-6 vs Warrington, 12th April 1909
• Highest Attendance: 35,695 vs Wigan, 26th December 1949

Notable Former Players

See here of a partial list of St Helens players. Tom van Vollenhoven (born 29th April, 1935 in Bethlehem Free State) is a South African former Rugby union and Rugby league Kel Coslett (born 14 Jan 1942 is a Welsh former Rugby footballer and coach Kel Coslett (born 14 Jan 1942 is a Welsh former Rugby footballer and coach Carlisle RLFC were a Rugby league team based in Carlisle, Cumbria. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also St Helens RFC This is a list of rugby league footballers who have played for St Helens.

Darren Albert Paul Anderson Jack Arkwright Paul Atcheson Billy Benyon Lee Briers Darren Britt Ray Cale Eric Chisnall Gary Connolly Kel Coslett Bernard Dwyer Alf Ellaby Les Fairclough Ray French Scott Gibbs Martin Gleeson Bobbie Goulding Duggie Greenall Clive Griffiths Roger Owen

Roy Haggerty Karle Hammond Mickey Higham Jason Hooper Sean Hoppe Alan Hunte Kevin Iro Les Jones Tim Jonkers Chris Joynt Vince Karalius Len Killeen Steve Llewellyn Paul Loughlin Dave Lyon Jamie Lyon Tommy Martyn John Mantle Roy Mathias Vila Matautia Phil Veivers

Cliff Watson Mal Meninga Alex Murphy George Nicholls Sonny Nickle Michael O'Connor Apollo Perelini Geoff Pimblett Harry Pinner Andy Platt Alan Prescott Steve Prescott Austin Rhodes Tea Ropati Darren Smith John Stankevitch Anthony Sullivan Fereti Tuilagi Tom Van Vollenhoven Paul Vautin Barry Ward

St Helens links

• Saints Academy
• Saints former Coaches

References

External links

• Official website (relaunched in Feb 2007)
• Official Store
• Saints Heritage Society website
• RedVee.Net - Independent Saints Supporters Site
• Paul Sculthorpe - Club Captain - Official Website
• The Entertainers - Independent Supporters Site
• http://www.originalsaintssupportersclub.co.uk - Original St Helens RLFC Supporters Club Incorporating Junior Saints
• New St Helens stadium site

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