Super League 1996

St Helens

Coach
Shaun McRae
Biggest home crowd
18,098 (vs. Warrington in round 22)
Average home crowd
10,140
Top pointscorer
Bobbie Goulding (334)
Top tryscorer
Paul Newlove (36)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Feb 4 Sun CC (4)     A Castleford W 58-16   S McRae Wheldon Road 7,023 View
11 Sun CC (5)     A Rochdale W 58-20   S McRae Spotland 3,503 View
24 Sat CC (QF)     A Salford W 46-26   S McRae The Willows 8,134 View
Mar 9 Sat CC (SF) H     * Widnes W 24-14   S McRae Central Park 13,424 View
31 Sun Round 1     A Workington W 62-0   S McRae Derwent Park 3,461 2nd View
Apr 5 Fri Round 2 H     Wigan W 41-26   S McRae Knowsley 15,883 1st View
8 Mon Round 3     A Leeds W 46-24   S McRae Headingley 11,848 1st View
14 Sun Round 4 H     Bradford W 26-20   S McRae Knowsley 10,010 1st View
21 Sun Round 5     A Halifax W 30-28   S McRae Thrum 6,260 1st View
27 Sat CC (F) H     * Bradford W 40-32   S McRae Wembley 75,994 View
May 5 Sun Round 6 H     Oldham W 66-18   S McRae Knowsley 10,181 1st View
12 Sun Round 7 H     London W 24-22   S McRae Knowsley 7,225 1st View
17 Fri Round 8     A Warrington W 25-24   S McRae Wilderspool 6,508 1st View
27 Mon Round 9 H     Castleford W 62-24   S McRae Knowsley 8,239 1st View
Jun 2 Sun Round 10 H     Paris St Germain W 52-10   S McRae Knowsley 8,548 1st View
8 Sat Round 11     A * Sheffield W 43-32   S McRae Cardiff Arms 6,708 1st View
16 Sun Round 12 H     Workington W 60-16   S McRae Knowsley 7,237 1st View
21 Fri Round 13     A Wigan L 19-35   S McRae Central Park 20,429 1st View
30 Sun Round 14 H     Leeds W 42-16   S McRae Knowsley 8,702 2nd View
Jul 5 Fri Round 15     A Bradford L 22-50   S McRae Odsal 11,467 2nd View
14 Sun Round 16 H     Halifax W 58-20   S McRae Knowsley 9,283 1st View
19 Fri Round 17     A Oldham W 54-18   S McRae Boundary 4,354 1st View
27 Sat Round 18     A London W 32-28   S McRae The Valley 6,286 1st View
Aug 2 Fri Round 19     A Castleford W 20-16   S McRae Wheldon Road 6,143 2nd View
10 Sat Round 20     A Paris St Germain W 32-12   S McRae Charlety 4,050 1st View
18 Sun Round 21 H     Sheffield W 68-2   S McRae Knowsley 9,021 2nd View
26 Mon Round 22 H     Warrington W 66-14   S McRae Knowsley 18,098 1st View
Sep 1 Sun PT (SF) H     London W 25-14   S McRae Knowsley 9,250 View
8 Sun PT (F)     A * Wigan L 14-44   S McRae Old Trafford 35,013 View

29 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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No ↓ Player Age Born Rep League Games 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  
1 PRESCOTT, Steve 22 St Helens England 20 - 20 11 17 - 78 - - 7 - 7 4 - - 16 - - 27 - 27 15 17 - 94 - - List
2 HAYES, Joey 20   Great Britain 7 2 9 6 - - 24 - - 3 - 3 2 - - 8 - - 10 2 12 8 - - 32 - - List
3 GIBBS, Scott 25 Bridgend Wales 9 - 9 3 - - 12 - - 4 - 4 3 - - 12 - - 13 - 13 6 - - 24 - - List
4 NEWLOVE, Paul 25   Great Britain England 20 - 20 28 - - 112 - - 7 - 7 8 - - 32 - - 27 - 27 36 - - 144 - - List
5 SULLIVAN, Anthony 27 Hull Great Britain Wales 15 - 15 16 - - 64 - - 7 - 7 7 - - 28 - - 22 - 22 23 - - 92 - - List
6 HAMMOND, Karle 22 Widnes Great Britain 22 - 22 13 - 1 53 - - 7 - 7 2 - - 8 - - 29 - 29 15 - 1 61 - - List
7 GOULDING, Bobbie 24   Great Britain England 19 - 19 5 117 3 257 - - 7 - 7 1 36 1 77 - - 26 - 26 6 153 4 334 - - List
8 PERELINI, Apollo 27 Auckland Samoa 18 2 20 10 - - 40 - - 7 - 7 2 - - 8 - - 25 2 27 12 - - 48 - - List
9 CUNNINGHAM, Keiron 19 St Helens Great Britain Wales 22 - 22 11 - - 44 - - 7 - 7 2 - - 8 - - 29 - 29 13 - - 52 - - List
10 PICKAVANCE, Ian 27     6 16 22 2 - - 8 - - - 3 3 1 - - 4 - - 6 19 25 3 - - 12 - - List
11 JOYNT, Chris 24   Great Britain England 18 - 18 3 - - 12 - - 6 - 6 1 - - 4 - - 24 - 24 4 - - 16 - - List
12 BOOTH, Simon 24     9 1 10 1 - - 4 - - 5 1 6 1 - - 4 - - 14 2 16 2 - - 8 - - List
13 BUSBY, Dean 23   England - 2 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 2 3 - - - - - - List
14 ARNOLD, Danny 19 Warrington   18 1 19 19 - - 76 - - 3 1 4 6 - - 24 - - 21 2 23 25 - - 100 - - List
15 FOGERTY, Adam 27     13 - 13 1 - - 4 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 15 - 15 1 - - 4 - - List
16 McVEY, Derek 28     17 3 20 6 1 - 26 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 18 4 22 6 1 - 26 - - List
17 LEATHEM, Andy 19     9 - 9 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 14 - 14 - - - - - - List
18 HAIGH, Andy 21     1 10 11 3 - - 12 - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 1 12 13 3 - - 12 - - List
19 WARING, Phil 21     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
20 MARTYN, Tommy 25     5 9 14 8 2 - 36 - - 2 1 3 1 - - 4 - - 7 10 17 9 2 - 40 - - List
21 HUNTE, Alan 26   Great Britain England 17 2 19 13 - - 52 - - 3 1 4 1 - - 4 - - 20 3 23 14 - - 56 - - List
22 MATA'UTIA, Vila 27   Samoa 3 13 16 4 - - 16 - - - 5 5 3 - - 12 - - 3 18 21 7 - - 28 - - List
23 NORTHEY, Andy 24     6 4 10 2 - - 8 - - 5 - 5 3 - - 12 - - 11 4 15 5 - - 20 - - List
24 MORLEY, Chris 22 Salford Wales 9 11 20 2 - - 8 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 11 11 22 2 - - 8 - - List
26 NEILL, Jon 27   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
27 STEWART, Anthony 17     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
28 ANDERSON, Paul 19 England   - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
29 McATEE, John 20     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
30 CROSS, Alan 18     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
- VEIVERS, Phil 32     - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - - 4 4 - - - - - - - 5 5 1 - - 4 - - List
  30 players 10 cur. / 15 tot. 23.86 22 games 168 137 4 950 0 0 7 games 48 36 1 265 0 0 29 games 216 173 5 1215 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: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997