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Championship 1985/86

St Helens

Coaches
Alex Murphy (27)
Billy Benyon (10)
Biggest home crowd
15,587 (vs. Wigan in round 30)
Average home crowd
5,869
Top pointscorer
League: Ross Conlon (122)
All Matches: Ross Conlon (162) *
Top tryscorer
League: Roy Haggerty (16)
All Matches: Roy Haggerty (20) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 30 Fri League     A * Swinton W 32-14   B Benyon Burnden Park 3,142 1st >
Sep 4 Wed League H     Warrington W 12-6   B Benyon Knowsley 6,839 3rd >
8 Sun League H     York W 30-8   B Benyon Knowsley 4,456 3rd >
15 Sun LC (1) H     Carlisle W 72-8   B Benyon Knowsley 3,630 >
22 Sun League     A Leeds L 8-21   B Benyon Headingley 8,844 2nd >
25 Wed LC (2) H     Whitehaven W 26-8   B Benyon Knowsley 3,853 >
29 Sun League H     Hull L 22-35   B Benyon Knowsley 5,984 5th >
Oct 2 Wed LC (SF)     A Wigan L 2-30   B Benyon Central Park 18,544 >
13 Sun League     A Castleford L 18-32   B Benyon Wheldon Road 4,512 8th >
20 Sun League H     Hull KR W 39-22   B Benyon Knowsley 6,201 6th >
27 Sun KT (7) H     New Zealand L 8-46     Knowsley 7,897 >
Nov 3 Sun League     A Featherstone R. W 38-12     Post Office Road 2,002 10th >
10 Sun League H     Dewsbury W 24-6     Knowsley 4,080 4th >
17 Sun League     A Bradford N. W 18-9     Odsal 3,250 7th >
24 Sun JPST (1) H     Dewsbury W 42-6   A Murphy Knowsley 5,364 >
Dec 1 Sun JPST (2) H     Doncaster W 36-20   A Murphy Knowsley 4,092 >
8 Sun League H     Leeds D 12-12   A Murphy Knowsley 6,280 1st >
11 Wed JPST (3) H     Hull W 57-14   A Murphy Knowsley 7,536 >
15 Sun League     A Hull D 20-20   A Murphy Boulevard 5,668 3rd >
21 Sat JPST (SF)     A * Hull KR L 4-22   A Murphy Headingley 3,856 >
26 Thu League     A Wigan L 14-38   A Murphy Central Park 21,813 5th >
Jan 1 Wed League H     Widnes L 16-30   A Murphy Knowsley 7,526 8th >
5 Sun League     A * Halifax L 18-27   A Murphy Headingley 4,803 9th >
12 Sun League     A Warrington L 16-26   A Murphy Wilderspool 4,514 9th >
19 Sun League H     Bradford N. L 8-18   A Murphy Knowsley 4,486 10th >
Feb 2 Sun League H     Featherstone R. W 44-14   A Murphy Knowsley 3,971 11th >
24 Mon CC (1)     A * Dewsbury W 22-19   A Murphy Headingley 1,948 >
Mar 2 Sun League H     Halifax W 22-10   A Murphy Knowsley 7,406 9th >
8 Sat CC (2)     A Wigan L 14-24   A Murphy Central Park 18,553 >
16 Sun League     A York W 18-11   A Murphy Clarence St 1,922 8th >
19 Wed League H     Salford W 28-10   A Murphy Knowsley 4,500 7th >
23 Sun League     A Dewsbury W 18-12   A Murphy Crown Flatt 1,066 7th >
28 Fri League H     Wigan W 18-13   A Murphy Knowsley 15,587 6th >
31 Mon League     A Widnes W 16-6   A Murphy Naughton 6,709 6th >
Apr 2 Wed League     A Oldham W 38-12   A Murphy Watersheddings 4,609 4th >
6 Sun League H     Swinton W 24-14   A Murphy Knowsley 2,921 4th >
9 Wed League     A Hull KR W 22-13   A Murphy Craven Park 4,215 2nd >
13 Sun League     A Salford W 30-28   A Murphy The Willows 2,790 2nd >
16 Wed League H     Castleford W 62-12   A Murphy Knowsley 4,347 2nd >
20 Sun League H     Oldham W 44-12   A Murphy Knowsley 5,746 3rd >
27 Sun PT (1) H     Leeds L 22-38   A Murphy Knowsley 6,415 >

41 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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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 20     16 8 24 3 - - 12 - - 4 4 8 2 - - 8 - - 20 12 32 5 - - 20 - - List
ARKWRIGHT, Chris 27 St Helens Great Britain England 24 3 27 2 - - 8 - - 11 - 11 3 - - 12 - - 35 3 38 5 - - 20 - - List
BAILEY, Mark 17     4 7 11 1 - - 4 - - - 2 2 1 - - 4 - - 4 9 13 2 - - 8 - - List
BOTTELL, Gary -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - 1 1 2 1 - - 4 - - List
BURKE, Tony 24     19 - 19 2 - - 8 - - 10 - 10 1 - - 4 - - 29 - 29 3 - - 12 - - List
CONLON, Ross 27   Australia New South Wales Origin New South Wales City Firsts 12 - 12 6 49 - 122 - - 4 - 4 3 14 - 40 - - 16 - 16 9 63 - 162 - - List
DAY, Sean 23     7 - 7 - 23 - 46 - - 4 - 4 2 11 - 30 - - 11 - 11 2 34 - 76 - - List
DOHERTY, Paul 19     - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - List
DWYER, Bernard 19 St Helens   3 3 6 - - - - - - 2 1 3 1 6 - 16 - - 5 4 9 1 6 - 16 - - List
ELIA, Mark 23   New Zealand 11 - 11 14 1 - 58 - - 2 - 2 1 - - 4 - - 13 - 13 15 1 - 62 - - List
FAIRCLOUGH, David -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
FORBER, Paul 21     12 7 19 2 - - 8 - - 3 3 6 - - - - - - 15 10 25 2 - - 8 - - List
FRENCH, Brett 24   Queensland Origin Queensland Firsts 17 - 17 11 - - 44 - - 7 - 7 3 - - 12 - - 24 - 24 14 - - 56 - - List
GORLEY, Peter -   Great Britain England 16 1 17 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - 23 1 24 - - - - - - List
GRIENKE, Gary -   6 2 8 1 - - 4 - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - 7 5 12 1 - - 4 - - List
HAGGERTY, Roy 26     24 - 24 16 - - 64 - - 9 - 9 4 - - 16 - - 33 - 33 20 - - 80 - - List
HARRISON, Dave -     11 - 11 2 - - 8 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 12 - 12 2 - - 8 - - List
HOLDING, Neil 25   Great Britain England 22 1 23 10 - - 40 - - 11 - 11 8 - 1 33 - - 33 1 34 18 - 1 73 - - List
HUGHES, Eric 35   Great Britain England 12 - 12 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 13 - 13 1 - - 4 - - List
JONES, Paul 17     - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - List
LEDGER, Barry 23   Great Britain England 26 - 26 10 2 - 44 - - 11 - 11 7 7 - 42 - - 37 - 37 17 9 - 86 - - List
LIPTROT, Graham -   Great Britain England 17 - 17 1 - - 4 - - 8 - 8 1 - - 4 - - 25 - 25 2 - - 8 - - List
LITHERLAND, Denis -     7 2 9 1 - - 4 - - 2 1 3 3 - - 12 - - 9 3 12 4 - - 16 - - List
LOUGHLIN, Paul 19     19 2 21 3 37 - 86 - - 5 1 6 1 6 - 16 - - 24 3 27 4 43 - 102 - - List
McCORMACK, Kevin -     5 1 6 3 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 1 7 3 - - 12 - - List
McINTYRE, Colin -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
MEADOWS, Kevin 25     11 1 12 5 - - 20 - - 5 - 5 4 - - 16 - - 16 1 17 9 - - 36 - - List
PARKES, Brian -     1 1 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 2 1 3 1 - - 4 - - List
PETERS, Stephen -     12 - 12 2 - - 8 - - 3 1 4 1 - - 4 - - 15 1 16 3 - - 12 - - List
PINNER, Harry -   Great Britain England 13 1 14 3 - - 12 - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - 19 1 20 3 - - 12 - - List
PLATT, Andy 22   Great Britain 17 2 19 9 - - 36 - - 9 1 10 1 - - 4 - - 26 3 29 10 - - 40 - - List
ROUND, Paul 22     18 3 21 11 - - 44 - - 6 2 8 2 - - 8 - - 24 5 29 13 - - 52 - - List
SEABROOK, Derrick -     2 - 2 2 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 2 - - 8 - - List
SOUTO, Peter -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
VEIVERS, Phil 21     21 1 22 5 - 1 21 - - 9 - 9 - - - - - - 30 1 31 5 - 1 21 - - List
WELLENS, Kevin -     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
36 players 5 cur. / 12 tot. 23.30 30 matches 126 112 1 729 0 0 11 matches 52 44 1 297 0 0 41 matches 178 156 2 1026 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

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