Championship 1989/90

St Helens

Coaches
Alex Murphy (20)
Mike McClennan (14)
Shane Cooper (6)
Biggest home crowd
17,176 (vs. Wigan in round 28)
Average home crowd
7,995
Top pointscorer
Paul Loughlin (338)
Top tryscorer
Phil Veivers (21)

Alex Murphy resigned as coach of St Helens on the 3rd of January, 1990 (Reading Evening Post, 4/1/90, p23). Mike McClennan arrived as replacement in time for the 4th Feb match against Leeds, with Shane Cooper acting as player-coach in the interim.

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Sep 3 Sun League     A Sheffield W 36-20   A Murphy Hillsborough 6,200 4th View
10 Sun League H     Castleford L 24-26   A Murphy Knowsley 8,859 7th View
17 Sun LC (1) H     Runcorn W 78-10   A Murphy Knowsley 5,498 View
24 Sun League     A Bradford L 18-28   A Murphy Odsal 6,552 9th View
27 Wed LC (2) H     Oldham L 6-36   A Murphy Knowsley 7,834 View
Oct 1 Sun KT (1) H     New Zealand W 27-26   A Murphy Knowsley 6,940 View
8 Sun League     A Wakefield W 24-21   A Murphy Belle Vue 5,053 7th View
15 Sun League H     Featherstone W 50-11   A Murphy Knowsley 7,267 6th View
29 Sun League     A Warrington W 15-3   A Murphy Wilderspool 8,420 5th View
Nov 4 Sat League H     Salford W 40-16   A Murphy Knowsley 4,437 5th View
12 Sun League H     Barrow W 62-18   A Murphy Knowsley 6,130 2nd View
21 Tue League     A Hull FC W 34-24   A Murphy Boulevard 6,124 2nd View
26 Sun League     A Featherstone W 24-23   A Murphy Post Office Road 3,849 2nd View
Dec 2 Sat RT (1) H     Hull KR W 40-26   A Murphy Knowsley 4,888 View
10 Sun RT (2) H     Dewsbury D 12-12   A Murphy Knowsley 5,847 View
13 Wed RT (2)     A * Dewsbury W 14-0   A Murphy Belle Vue 1,981 View
17 Sun RT (3) H     Oldham W 32-18   A Murphy Knowsley 7,742 View
23 Sat RT (SF) H     * Halifax L 9-10   A Murphy Central Park 6,085 View
26 Tue League     A Wigan L 6-38   A Murphy Central Park 27,075 4th View
Jan 1 Mon League H     Widnes L 8-18   A Murphy Knowsley 12,375 4th View
7 Sun League     A Leigh L 18-30   S Cooper Hilton Park 5,829 6th View
14 Sun CC (P) H     Castleford W 39-12   S Cooper Knowsley 8,662 View
17 Wed League H     Hull FC W 19-12   S Cooper Knowsley 6,304 5th View
21 Sun League     A Salford W 25-10   S Cooper The Willows 5,187 5th View
28 Sun CC (1)     A Bramley W 22-14   S Cooper McLaren 2,710 View
31 Wed League H     Bradford W 32-10   S Cooper Knowsley 6,981 3rd View
Feb 4 Sun League H     Leeds W 32-26   M McClennan Knowsley 11,235 3rd View
10 Sat CC (2)     A Hull FC W 24-12   M McClennan Boulevard 8,066 View
18 Sun League     A Barrow W 46-6   M McClennan Craven Park 2,168 3rd View
25 Sun CC (3) H     Whitehaven W 44-10   M McClennan Knowsley 9,253 View
Mar 4 Sun League     A Castleford L 24-34   M McClennan Wheldon Road 6,739 3rd View
10 Sat CC (SF)     A * Wigan L 14-20   M McClennan Old Trafford 26,489 View
14 Wed League H     Warrington L 14-23   M McClennan Knowsley 10,270 3rd View
17 Sat League H     Wakefield W 44-21   M McClennan Knowsley 4,742 3rd View
25 Sun League H     Leigh W 12-6   M McClennan Knowsley 9,189 3rd View
Apr 1 Sun League     A Leeds L 14-50   M McClennan Headingley 14,020 5th View
8 Sun League H     Sheffield W 42-26   M McClennan Knowsley 6,256 3rd View
13 Fri League H     Wigan W 35-10   M McClennan Knowsley 17,176 5th View
16 Mon League     A Widnes L 16-34   M McClennan Naughton 11,931 5th View
22 Sun PT (1)     A Bradford L 8-25   M McClennan Odsal 6,725 View

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Legend

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

Players

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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  
ARKWRIGHT, Chris 31 St Helens Great Britain England 5 - 5 1 - - 4 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 7 - 7 1 - - 4 - - List
ATHERTON, Peter 19     - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
BAILEY, Mark 21     16 8 24 10 - - 40 - - 8 5 13 3 - - 12 - - 24 13 37 13 - - 52 - - List
BATEMAN, Andrew -     13 - 13 1 - - 4 - - 6 2 8 3 - - 12 - - 19 2 21 4 - - 16 - - List
BOURNEVILLE, Mark -     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
CARRINGTON, Mike -     - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - List
CONNOLLY, Gary 18     13 1 14 1 - - 4 - - 10 - 10 2 - - 8 - - 23 1 24 3 - - 12 - - List
CONNOR, Ian 20     1 2 3 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 2 4 - - - - - - List
COOPER, Shane 27   New Zealand 23 - 23 8 - 2 34 - - 9 - 9 3 - 1 13 - - 32 - 32 11 - 3 47 - - List
COSGROVE, David -     8 3 11 1 - - 4 - - 6 1 7 1 - - 4 - - 14 4 18 2 - - 8 - - List
DEVINE, Sean 20     10 2 12 2 17 - 42 - - 6 - 6 2 9 - 26 - - 16 2 18 4 26 - 68 - - List
DONEGAN, Austin 22     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
DWYER, Bernard 23 St Helens   5 1 6 2 - - 8 - - 4 - 4 1 - - 4 - - 9 1 10 3 - - 12 - - List
EVANS, Stuart -     7 - 7 - - - - - - 4 - 4 1 - - 4 - - 11 - 11 1 - - 4 - - List
FORBER, Paul 25     21 - 21 8 - - 32 - - 12 1 13 2 2 - 12 - - 33 1 34 10 2 - 44 - - List
FRODSHAM, Tommy 28     13 - 13 6 - - 24 - - 7 - 7 2 - - 8 - - 20 - 20 8 - - 32 - - List
GRIFFITHS, Jonathan 25     7 2 9 5 - - 20 - - 4 1 5 2 - - 8 - - 11 3 14 7 - - 28 - - List
GROVES, Paul 24   Great Britain 23 - 23 7 - - 28 - - 13 - 13 2 - - 8 - - 36 - 36 9 - - 36 - - List
HAGGERTY, Roy 30   Great Britain 17 3 20 5 - 1 21 - - 14 - 14 2 - 1 9 - - 31 3 34 7 - 2 30 - - List
HARRISON, John 25     5 2 7 2 - - 8 - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 5 4 9 2 - - 8 - - List
HOLDING, Neil 29   Great Britain England 13 1 14 4 - 1 17 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 18 1 19 4 - 1 17 - - List
HUNTE, Alan 19     21 - 21 9 - - 36 - - 14 - 14 11 - - 44 - - 35 - 35 20 - - 80 - - List
JONES, Paul 21     8 10 18 2 - - 8 - - 3 2 5 - - - - - - 11 12 23 2 - - 8 - - List
KAY, Tony 26   7 2 9 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - 14 2 16 - - - - - - List
KEBBIE, Brima 24     5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
LARGE, David -     7 - 7 4 - - 16 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 9 - 9 4 - - 16 - - List
LEE, Mark 22     - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - List
LEVER, David -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
LOUGHLIN, Paul 23   Great Britain 21 - 21 9 96 - 228 - - 10 - 10 8 39 - 110 - - 31 - 31 17 135 - 338 - - List
McCORMACK, Kevin -     1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - List
MANN, George 24   New Zealand 14 - 14 3 - - 12 - - 7 1 8 - - - - - - 21 1 22 3 - - 12 - - List
QUIRK, Les 25     12 2 14 9 - - 36 - - 5 2 7 6 - - 24 - - 17 4 21 15 - - 60 - - List
ROACH, Jason 18     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
ROPATI, Tea 24   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
TANNER, David 24     13 - 13 1 8 - 20 - - 8 - 8 2 2 - 12 - - 21 - 21 3 10 - 32 - - List
VEIVERS, Phil 25     25 - 25 16 - - 64 - - 13 - 13 5 - - 20 - - 38 - 38 21 - - 84 - - List
36 players 4 cur. / 9 tot. 24.15 26 games 117 121 4 714 0 0 14 games 59 52 2 342 0 0 40 games 176 173 6 1056 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: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91