The 1997 St Helens RLFC season was the 102nd season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by Shaun McRae, the Saints competed in Super League II and finished in 3rd place, but went on to win the 1997 Challenge Cup, beating Bradford Bulls in the final for the second consecutive year.
Table
Squad NoPlayerAppsTriesGoalsDGsPointsRef 1 20 6 0 0 24 2 10 3 0 0 12 3 19 7 40 0 108 4 30 19 0 0 76 5 38 27 0 0 108 6 36 15 0 1 61 7 20 2 77 1 163 8 27 3 0 0 12 9 36 11 0 0 44 10 34 3 0 0 12 11 34 6 0 0 24 12 10 1 0 0 4 13 7 0 0 0 0 14 38 15 0 0 60 15 36 1 0 0 4 16 25 1 0 0 4 17 19 1 0 0 4 18 26 8 0 0 32 19 4 0 0 0 0 20 12 10 5 0 50 21 28 27 0 0 108 22 33 0 0 0 0 23 23 2 0 0 8 24 34 3 0 0 12 25 29 2 1 0 10 30 2 0 0 0 0 33 2 0 0 0 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 35 2 0 0 0 0
Transfers In PlayerPosFromFeeDateRef Sean Long Scrum-half Widnes Vikings £80,000 June 1997
Out PlayerPosToFeeDateRef Lee Briers Scrum-half Warrington Wolves £65,000 April 1997 Steve Prescott Fullback Hull Sharks £350,000 November 1997 Alan Hunte Wing Simon Booth Second-row
References
External links Saints Heritage Society St Helens - Rugby League Project