St Helens - Season Summary
- Coach
- Kel Coslett
- Biggest home crowd
- 8,263 (vs. Hull in round 2)
- Average home crowd
- 5,346
- Top pointscorer
- League: Clive Griffiths (111)
- All Matches: Clive Griffiths (148)
- Top tryscorer
- League: Chris Arkwright (15)
- All Matches: Chris Arkwright (15)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
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| Aug 17 | Sun | LC (1) | A | Workington | W | 15 | - | 5 | | K Coslett | Derwent Park | 2,957 | | > |
| 24 | Sun | LC (2) | A | Widnes | L | 20 | - | 22 | | K Coslett | Naughton | 8,427 | | > |
| 31 | Sun | League | H | Bradford N. | W | 16 | - | 6 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 5,451 | 3rd | > |
| Sep 7 | Sun | League | A | Castleford | L | 21 | - | 22 | | K Coslett | Wheldon Road | 3,288 | 7th | > |
| 14 | Sun | League | H | Wakefield T. | L | 14 | - | 16 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 5,233 | 8th | > |
| 19 | Fri | League | A | Salford | W | 25 | - | 19 | | K Coslett | The Willows | 3,990 | 7th | > |
| 28 | Sun | League | H | Featherstone R. | W | 19 | - | 5 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 5,000 | 9th | > |
| Oct 5 | Sun 3:30pm | League | A | Workington | D | 16 | - | 16 | | K Coslett | Derwent Park | 1,793 | 7th | > |
| 12 | Sun | KT (4) | H | New Zealand | W | 11 | - | 6 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 6,000 | | > |
| 19 | Sun | League | A | Warrington | L | 11 | - | 15 | | K Coslett | Wilderspool | 5,557 | 9th | > |
| 26 | Sun | League | H | Castleford | L | 5 | - | 8 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,844 | 10th | > |
| Nov 9 | Sun | League | A | Leigh | W | 21 | - | 7 | | K Coslett | Hilton Park | 4,465 | 8th | > |
| 16 | Sun | League | H | Workington | W | 18 | - | 8 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,089 | 9th | > |
| 23 | Sun | JPT (1) | H | Warrington | L | 12 | - | 14 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 7,946 | | > |
| 30 | Sun | League | A | Featherstone R. | L | 8 | - | 12 | | K Coslett | Post Office Road | 2,467 | 9th | > |
| Dec 14 | Sun | League | H | Leeds | L | 11 | - | 13 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,457 | 9th | > |
| 21 | Sun | League | A | Bradford N. | L | 0 | - | 11 | | K Coslett | Odsal | 4,460 | 9th | > |
| 26 | Fri | League | H | Oldham | W | 11 | - | 10 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,163 | 9th | > |
| 28 | Sun | League | A | Barrow | L | 8 | - | 11 | | K Coslett | Craven Park | 4,334 | 8th | > |
| Jan 1 | Thu | League | A | Widnes | L | 8 | - | 11 | | K Coslett | Naughton | 5,811 | 9th | > |
| 4 | Sun | League | H | Salford | W | 29 | - | 14 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,396 | 8th | > |
| 11 | Sun | League | A | Hull KR | W | 12 | - | 10 | | K Coslett | Craven Park | 9,623 | 9th | > |
| 18 | Sun | League | H | Barrow | W | 11 | - | 2 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 3,923 | 8th | > |
| 25 | Sun | League | A | Leeds | L | 17 | - | 20 | | K Coslett | Headingley | 5,900 | 7th | > |
| Feb 1 | Sun | League | A | Wakefield T. | L | 11 | - | 20 | | K Coslett | Belle Vue | 5,809 | 8th | > |
| 8 | Sun | League | H | Leigh | L | 9 | - | 10 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 5,531 | 9th | > |
| 15 | Sun | CC (1) | A | Huddersfield | W | 10 | - | 8 | | K Coslett | Fartown | 3,094 | | > |
| 28 | Sat | CC (2) | H | Hull | W | 5 | - | 3 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 8,263 | | > |
| Mar 8 | Sun | League | H | Hull KR | W | 11 | - | 5 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 5,340 | 11th | > |
| 15 | Sun | CC (3) | A | Oldham | W | 6 | - | 5 | | K Coslett | Watersheddings | 8,712 | | > |
| 24 | Tue | League | A | Hull | L | 15 | - | 18 | | K Coslett | Boulevard | 10,679 | 9th | > |
| 29 | Sun | League | A | Halifax | L | 7 | - | 17 | | K Coslett | Thrum | 4,606 | 9th | > |
| Apr 4 | Sat | CC (SF) | A * | Hull KR | L | 5 | - | 22 | | K Coslett | Headingley | 17,073 | | > |
| 6 | Mon | League | H | Warrington | W | 29 | - | 9 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 5,532 | 11th | > |
| 12 | Sun | League | H | Halifax | W | 31 | - | 22 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,663 | 12th | > |
| 17 | Fri 3:30pm | League | A | Oldham | W | 21 | - | 18 | | K Coslett | Watersheddings | 2,615 | 11th | > |
| 19 | Sun | League | H | Hull | W | 26 | - | 6 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 4,779 | 9th | > |
| 21 | Tue | League | H | Widnes | W | 24 | - | 9 | | K Coslett | Knowsley | 6,614 | 8th | > |
| 29 | Wed | PT (1) | A | Bradford N. | W | 14 | - | 12 | | K Coslett | Odsal | 5,224 | | > |
| May 10 | Sun | PT (SF) | A | Hull KR | L | 17 | - | 30 | | K Coslett | Craven Park | 13,760 | | > |
40 games
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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 |
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| 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 | |
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| ARKWRIGHT, Chris | 22 | St Helens |
| 21 | - | 21 | 15 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 1 | 28 | 15 | - | - | 45 | - | - | List |
| BAYLISS, Steve | 20 | Swansea |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | List |
| BOLTON, Anthony | - | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BOTTELL, Gary | - | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BROWNBILL, Paul | - | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| CANNING, John | - | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | List |
| CHISNALL, Eric | 34 | St Helens |   | 25 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| FAIRCLOUGH, David | - | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| GLYNN, Peter | 27 | Widnes |   | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - | - | 18 | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 1 | 19 | 7 | - | 2 | 23 | - | - | List |
| GORLEY, Peter | - | |   | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 29 | 2 | 31 | 9 | - | - | 27 | - | - | List |
| GRIFFITHS, Clive | 27 | Swansea |  | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 111 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | 18 | 1 | 37 | - | - | 24 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 148 | - | - | List |
| HAGGERTY, Roy | 21 | |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 12 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| HOLDING, Neil | 20 | |  | 19 | - | 19 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 61 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | - | - | 25 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 76 | - | - | List |
| HOPE, Michael | - | |
| 27 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | - | - | List |
| JAMES, Mel | - | |   | 18 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 26 | - | 26 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| JONES, Les | 32 | St Helens |   | 28 | - | 28 | 8 | - | - | 24 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 37 | 1 | 38 | 11 | - | - | 33 | - | - | List |
| LIPTROT, Graham | - | |   | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 23 | 1 | 24 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| LITHERLAND, Denis | - | |
| 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | - | - | 18 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 23 | 2 | 25 | 7 | - | - | 21 | - | - | List |
| MATHIAS, Roy | 31 | Llanelli |   | 21 | 3 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 3 | 31 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| MEADOWS, Kevin | 20 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| NICHOLLS, George | 36 | Widnes |   | 14 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| NULTY, Dennis | - | |
| 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| OWEN, Roger | 27 | |  | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | List |
| PARKES, Brian | - | |
| 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 29 | 1 | 30 | 6 | - | - | 18 | - | - | List |
| PETERS, Stephen | - | |
| 22 | - | 22 | 7 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 30 | 1 | 31 | 10 | - | - | 30 | - | - | List |
| PICKAVANCE, Keiron | - | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| PINNER, Harry | - | |   | 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 59 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 | - | - | 28 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 78 | - | - | List |
| SMITH, John | - | |   | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| TAYLOR, Kevin | - | |
| 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| WHITTLE, Colin | - | |
| 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| 30 players | 26.92 | | 7 cur. / 13 tot. | 30 matches | 91 | 92 | 8 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 10 matches | 18 | 28 | 5 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 40 matches | 109 | 120 | 13 | 580 | 0 | 0 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 10 May 1981.
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, Bill Bates, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Derek Farrar
Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), RFL Player Registers