St Helens
- Coach
- Billy Benyon
- Biggest home crowd
- 20,007 (vs. Wigan in round 3)
- Average home crowd
- 5,623
- Top pointscorer
- League: Clive Griffiths (119)
- All Matches: Clive Griffiths (179)
- Top tryscorer
- League: Roy Haggerty (14)
- All Matches: Neil Holding (19)
Results
| Date | Day | Competition | Opposition | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | Sun | League | H | Hull KR | W | 30 | - | 11 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 4,724 | 3rd | ||
| 28 | Sun | League | A | Warrington | W | 12 | - | 8 | B Benyon | Wilderspool | 5,001 | 6th | ||
| Sep 3 | Sat | LC (1) | A | Rochdale H. | W | 28 | - | 4 | B Benyon | Athletic Ground | 720 | |||
| 11 | Sun | League | H | Castleford | L | 10 | - | 22 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 4,470 | 4th | ||
| 14 | Wed | LC (2) | H | Warrington | L | 26 | - | 30 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 5,047 | |||
| 18 | Sun | League | A | Bradford N. | L | 10 | - | 14 | B Benyon | Odsal | 4,701 | 6th | ||
| 25 | Sun | League | H | Wakefield T. | W | 50 | - | 12 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 3,390 | 9th | ||
| Oct 2 | Sun | League | A | Oldham | L | 6 | - | 32 | B Benyon | Watersheddings | 3,877 | 6th | ||
| 9 | Sun | League | H | Fulham | W | 18 | - | 14 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 3,158 | 8th | ||
| 23 | Sun | League | H | Bradford N. | W | 29 | - | 14 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 4,913 | 8th | ||
| 30 | Sun | League | H | Featherstone R. | W | 19 | - | 13 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 3,770 | 7th | ||
| Nov 6 | Sun | JPT (1) | A | Kent Invicta | W | 40 | - | 7 | B Benyon | London Rd | 2,107 | |||
| 13 | Sun | League | A | Leigh | L | 12 | - | 20 | B Benyon | Hilton Park | 5,487 | 6th | ||
| 19 | Sat | JPT (2) | A | Warrington | W | 18 | - | 10 | B Benyon | Wilderspool | 4,171 | |||
| 27 | Sun | JPT (3) | H | Featherstone R. | W | 16 | - | 12 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 5,196 | |||
| Dec 4 | Sun | League | A | Hull KR | L | 7 | - | 32 | B Benyon | Craven Park | 6,531 | 7th | ||
| 17 | Sat | JPT (SF) | H * | Widnes | L | 4 | - | 18 | B Benyon | Wilderspool | 5,729 | |||
| 20 | Tue | League | A | Salford | W | 18 | - | 16 | B Benyon | The Willows | 1,833 | 9th | ||
| 26 | Mon | League | A | Wigan | L | 8 | - | 12 | B Benyon | Central Park | 12,719 | 9th | ||
| Jan 1 | Sun | League | H | Widnes | L | 12 | - | 20 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 7,184 | 11th | ||
| 8 | Sun | League | A | Wakefield T. | L | 22 | - | 31 | B Benyon | Belle Vue | 3,957 | 11th | ||
| 11 | Wed | League | A | Hull | L | 24 | - | 30 | B Benyon | Boulevard | 10,143 | 11th | ||
| 15 | Sun | League | H | Whitehaven | W | 40 | - | 10 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 1,222 | 11th | ||
| 22 | Sun | League | A | Fulham | W | 30 | - | 0 | B Benyon | Craven Cottage | 2,067 | 8th | ||
| Feb 5 | Sun | League | H | Salford | W | 20 | - | 0 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 3,431 | 8th | ||
| 12 | Sun | CC (1) | H | Leigh | W | 16 | - | 10 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 6,556 | |||
| 19 | Sun | League | A | Leeds | L | 7 | - | 18 | B Benyon | Headingley | 6,652 | 8th | ||
| 25 | Sat | CC (2) | H | Hull | W | 24 | - | 14 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 5,815 | |||
| Mar 4 | Sun | League | A | Featherstone R. | W | 21 | - | 13 | B Benyon | Post Office Road | 2,111 | 8th | ||
| 11 | Sun | CC (3) | H | Wigan | L | 7 | - | 16 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 20,007 | |||
| 16 | Fri | League | H | Hull | W | 22 | - | 10 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 3,375 | 8th | ||
| 20 | Tue | League | H | Warrington | W | 37 | - | 25 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 5,216 | 8th | ||
| 25 | Sun | League | A | Castleford | L | 22 | - | 26 | B Benyon | Wheldon Road | 2,560 | 8th | ||
| Apr 1 | Sun | League | H | Oldham | W | 31 | - | 20 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 4,737 | 8th | ||
| 6 | Fri | League | H | Leigh | W | 37 | - | 12 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 4,410 | 7th | ||
| 10 | Tue | League | H | Leeds | W | 20 | - | 10 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 3,953 | 7th | ||
| 15 | Sun | League | A | Whitehaven | W | 27 | - | 21 | B Benyon | Recreation Gnd | 1,705 | 7th | ||
| 20 | Fri | League | H | Wigan | W | 20 | - | 13 | B Benyon | Knowsley | 11,894 | 6th | ||
| 23 | Mon | League | A | Widnes | D | 28 | - | 28 | B Benyon | Naughton | 4,860 | 6th | ||
| 29 | Sun | PT (1) | A | Warrington | W | 19 | - | 13 | B Benyon | Wilderspool | 5,032 | |||
| May 7 | Mon | PT (SF) | A | Hull KR | L | 16 | - | 21 | B Benyon | Craven Park | 7,733 | |||
41 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | League | Cups/Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |||||
| ALLEN, Shaun | 18 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | |||
| ARKWRIGHT, Chris | 25 | St Helens | 13 | - | 13 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 17 | - | 17 | 8 | - | - | 32 | - | - | ||
| BOTTELL, Gary | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BOWES, Mick | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BURKE, Tony | 22 | 23 | - | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | 32 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |||
| BUTLER, John | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FAIRCLOUGH, David | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FORBER, Paul | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| GELLING, Brian | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| GLOVER, Michael | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| GORLEY, Peter | - |
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28 | 1 | 29 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 3 | 40 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | ||
| GRIFFITHS, Clive | 30 | Swansea |
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14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 119 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 60 | - | - | 23 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 179 | - | - | |
| GRIMES, Paul | - | 17 | - | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 23 | - | 23 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | |||
| HAGGERTY, Roy | 24 | 23 | - | 23 | 14 | - | 1 | 57 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 32 | - | 32 | 17 | - | 1 | 69 | - | - | |||
| HOLDING, Neil | 23 |
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24 | - | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 55 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 7 | - | 5 | 33 | - | - | 34 | - | 34 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 88 | - | - | ||
| JAMES, Mel | - |
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3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LEDGER, Barry | 21 | 26 | - | 26 | 12 | 12 | - | 72 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | 5 | - | 2 | 22 | - | - | 37 | - | 37 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 94 | - | - | |||
| LIPTROT, Graham | - |
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23 | - | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 34 | - | 34 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | ||
| LITHERLAND, Denis | - | 15 | - | 15 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | |||
| LOUGHLIN, Paul | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| McINTYRE, Colin | - | 9 | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | |||
| MEADOWS, Kevin | 23 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | |||
| MOORBY, Gary | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| PARKES, Brian | - | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 24 | - | - | |||
| PETERS, Stephen | - | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | |||
| PINNER, Harry | - |
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25 | - | 25 | 3 | - | 5 | 17 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 9 | 13 | - | - | 34 | - | 34 | 4 | - | 14 | 30 | - | - | ||
| PLATT, Andy | 20 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | - | 1 | 29 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 31 | 1 | 32 | 10 | - | 1 | 41 | - | - | |||
| ROUND, Paul | 20 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 28 | 4 | 32 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | |||
| RULE, Steve | 31 | Liverpool |
|
25 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 40 | - | 100 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | - | 9 | - | 18 | - | - | 36 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 49 | - | 118 | - | - | |
| SEABROOK, Derrick | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| SMITH, John | - |
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9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | ||
| WELLENS, Kevin | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 32 players | 2 cur. / 8 tot. | 23.09 | 30 matches | 106 | 106 | 13 | 649 | 0 | 0 | 11 matches | 31 | 36 | 18 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 41 matches | 137 | 142 | 31 | 863 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club





