Seasons
Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.
| Competition | Name | Position | Extra Info | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Att % | Def % | Coach | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Crowd Avg |
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| NSWRFL 1982 | Illawarra Steelers | 13th | | 6 | 20 | 0 | 344 | 572 | 83.38% | 138.64% | Allan FITZGIBBON | 13 | - | John SPARKS, Shane McKELLAR | 159 | - | John DORAHY | Wollongong | 8,222 |
| NSWRFL 1983 | Illawarra Steelers | 12th | | 8 | 18 | 0 | 451 | 644 | 89.57% | 127.90% | Allan FITZGIBBON | 18 | - | Shane McKELLAR | 175 | - | John DORAHY | Wollongong | 5,892 |
| NSWRL 1984 | Illawarra Steelers | 8th | | 12 | 12 | 0 | 368 | 388 | 94.98% | 100.14% | Brian SMITH | 9 | - | Greg MACKEY | 102 | - | Wayne McPHERSON | Wollongong | 7,086 |
| NSWRL 1985 | Illawarra Steelers | 13th | Wooden Spoon | 5 | 19 | 0 | 303 | 467 | 75.48% | 116.34% | Brian SMITH | 7 | - | Greg MACKEY | 85 | - | John DORAHY | Wollongong | 5,634 |
| NSWRL 1986 | Illawarra Steelers | 13th | Wooden Spoon | 7 | 17 | 0 | 310 | 372 | 80.92% | 97.11% | Brian SMITH | 11 | - | Alan McINDOE | 44 | - | Alan McINDOE | Wollongong | 7,535 |
| NSWRL 1987 | Illawarra Steelers | 11th | | 8 | 16 | 0 | 372 | 449 | 95.38% | 115.13% | Brian SMITH | 9 | - | Alan McINDOE | 162 | - | Dean CARNEY | Wollongong | 7,498 |
| NSWRL 1988 | Illawarra Steelers | 13th | | 6 | 15 | 1 | 353 | 510 | 88.81% | 128.30% | Terry FEARNLEY | 9 | - | Alan McINDOE | 88 | - | Steve LARDER | Wollongong | 8,386 |
| NSWRL 1989 | Illawarra Steelers | 16th | Wooden Spoon | 2 | 19 | 1 | 256 | 503 | 77.66% | 152.60% | Ron HILDITCH | 5 | - | Dean SCHIFILLITI, Brett RODWELL | 82 | - | Rod WISHART | Wollongong | 7,276 |
| NSWRL 1990 | Illawarra Steelers | 9th | | 11 | 10 | 1 | 366 | 361 | 99.43% | 98.07% | Ron HILDITCH | 11 | - | David MOON | 112 | - | Rod WISHART | Wollongong | 9,968 |
| NSWRL 1991 | Illawarra Steelers | 8th | | 12 | 9 | 1 | 451 | 291 | 118.25% | 76.30% | Graham MURRAY | 19 | - | Alan McINDOE | 124 | - | Rod WISHART | Wollongong | 12,244 |
| NSWRL 1992 | Illawarra Steelers | 3rd | Prelim Final | 13 | 8 | 1 | 318 | 259 | 86.87% | 70.75% | Graham MURRAY | 9 | - | John CROSS | 118 | - | Ryan GIRDLER | Wollongong | 13,750 |
| NSWRL 1993 | Illawarra Steelers | 7th | | 12 | 10 | 0 | 373 | 253 | 100.37% | 68.08% | Graham MURRAY | 11 | - | Rod WISHART | 118 | - | Rod WISHART | Steelers | 12,321 |
| NSWRL 1994 | Illawarra Steelers | 6th | | 11 | 8 | 3 | 484 | 387 | 107.36% | 85.85% | Graham MURRAY | 12 | - | Brett RODWELL | 130 | - | Rod WISHART | Steelers | 11,911 |
| ARL 1995 | Illawarra Steelers | 12th | | 10 | 11 | 1 | 519 | 431 | 111.99% | 93.00% | Graham MURRAY, Allan FITZGIBBON | 11 | - | Rod WISHART, Shaun TIMMINS, Paul McGREGOR | 176 | - | Rod WISHART | Steelers | 9,651 |
| ARL 1996 | Illawarra Steelers | 14th | | 8 | 14 | 0 | 403 | 444 | 97.43% | 107.34% | Andrew FARRAR, Allan McMAHON | 14 | - | Rod WISHART | 160 | - | Rod WISHART | Steelers | 7,434 |
| ARL 1997 | Illawarra Steelers | 6th | Minor Qualif | 10 | 9 | 3 | 423 | 376 | 101.32% | 90.06% | Andrew FARRAR | 14 | - | Wayne CLIFFORD | 56 | - | Wayne CLIFFORD | WIN | 8,695 |
| NRL Premiership 1998 | Illawarra Steelers | 12th | | 11 | 12 | 1 | 476 | 539 | 98.77% | 111.84% | Andrew FARRAR | 18 | - | Trent BARRETT | 84 | - | Craig FITZGIBBON | WIN | 9,248 |
