The following is a list of St Helens R.F.C.'s honours and records, both personal of individuals and of the team as a whole, that have been set over the 137-year history of the club.
Team honours
Titles Title Times WonYearChampionship (Including Super League)17 times 1931–1932, 1952–1953, 1958–1959, 1965–1966, 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1974–1975, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Minor Premiers (Super League) 8 times2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 2018, 2019Grand Finalists 11 times 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2019Challenge Cup13 times1955–1956, 1960–1961, 1965–1966, 1971–1972, 1975–1976, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021World Club Challenge3 times2001, 2007, 2023Premiership4 times1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1984–1985, 1992–1993Lancashire County Cup11 times1926–1927, 1953–1954, 1960–1961, 1961–1962, 1962–1963, 1963–1964, 1964–1965, 1967–1968, 1968–1969, 1984–1985, 1991–1992Lancashire League9 times1929–30, 1931–32, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69 John Player Trophy1 time1987–88
Biggest win
TeamScoreDateCarlisle112–0 14 September 1986
Heaviest defeat
TeamScoreDateWarrington6–7812 April 1909
Largest Attendance TeamAttendanceDateWigan35,69526 December 1949
Record attendance in Super League era TeamAttendanceDateWarrington Wolves18,09826 August 1996
Player honours
Century of tries Below is a list of players who have scored 100 or more tries for St Helens: Name Tries Tom van Vollenhoven392 Leslie Jones283 Alf Ellaby 280 Stewart Llewellyn239 Paul Wellens 231 Roy Mathias 218 Anthony Sullivan213 Alan Hunte189 Doug Greenall188 Frank Wilson175 Keiron Cunningham 175 Alex Murphy 175 Roy Hardgrave 173 Adrian Gardner 173 Sean Long 156 William Benyon 154 Neil Holding 145 Francis Meli 145 Tommy Makinson 135 Paul Newlove 134 Frank Carlton 129 Tommy Martyn 127 Jimmy Flanagan 125 Chris Joynt 121 Peter Glynn 118 Len Killeen 115 Roy Haggerty 115 Paul Sculthorpe 113 Barry Ledger 112 Jonny Lomax 110 William Briers 109 James Roby 107
All-Time Records Below are the all-time scoring and in-game records achieved by St Helens
Tries in a game
Record & PlayerAgainstDate6 by: Steve Llewellyn (twice) Alf Ellaby Tom van Vollenhoven (twice) Frank Myler Shane Cooper Bramley 13 October 1906
Goals in a game Record & PlayerAgainstDate16 by Paul Loughlin Carlisle 14 September 1986
Most points in a game Record & PlayerAgainstDate40 by Paul LoughlinCarlisle 14 September 1986
Most tries in a season PlayerTriesYear Tom van Vollenhoven621958–1959
Most goals in a season PlayerGoalsYear Kel Coslett2141971–1972
Most points in a season PlayerPointsYear Kel Coslett4521971–1972
Most career tries PlayerTriesYears Tom van Vollenhoven3921957–1968
Most career goals PlayerGoalsYears Kel Coslett1,6391961–1976
Most career points
PlayerTriesYears Kel Coslett3,4131961–1976
Most career appearances
PlayerAppearancesYears Kel Coslett531 (519 starts, 12 as a substitute)1961–1976
List of coaches
NameContract StartedContract EndedNotes Alf Frodsham19451949SackedPeter Lyons 19491952SackedJim Sullivan19521959Sacked Alan Prescott 19611962Sacked Stan McCormick 19621963SackedJoe Coan19631963SackedCliff Evans 19641971SackedJohn Challinor19711972Sacked Eric Ashton 19731975Sacked Kel Coslett19751977Resigned due to ill healthWilliam "Billy" Benyon 19771985Contract expired Alex Murphy19851989Resigned Mike McClennan19891989Caretaker Role Eric Hughes19891990Sacked Shaun McRae 19961998 Contract expired, moved to Gateshead Thunder Ellery Hanley19982000SackedIan Millward2000 2005 SackedDaniel Anderson20052008Contract expired, moved to Parramatta EelsMick Potter20092010Contract expired, moved to Bradford BullsRoyce Simmons20112012SackedNathan Brown20132014Contract expiredKeiron Cunningham20152017SackedJamahl Lolesi20172017CaretakerJustin Holbrook20172019Contract expiredKristian Woolf20192022Contract expired, moved to DolphinsPaul Wellens2022present