Gidley empathises with Potter". superleague.co.uk. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010 . Retrieved 15 June 2010.

Super League record vs Leeds". Saints Heritage Society. 20 February 2011 . Retrieved 20 February 2011. St Helens 42–22 Huddersfield Giants". saintsrlfc.com. 24 September 2010 . Retrieved 5 October 2010.Super League Play-offs Final Eliminator". Saints Heritage Society. 7 October 2005 . Retrieved 16 July 2009. I think his mind is firmly made up and it's a smart decision on his part. We want him to send him off as a champion later this year." 'I never thought I would break that record'

The following year saw Saints win the 1956-7 Lancashire League 1956–57 [66] and they won it again in 1958–59. [67]

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a b c d "St Helens 112–0 Carlisle". Saints Heritage Society. 14 September 1986 . Retrieved 15 August 2010. It was the swansong for that side with Coslett, compatriot John Mantle and scrum half Jeff Heaton all moving on. St Helens: Welsby; Ritson, Hurrell, Hopoate, Makinson; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Roby, Lees, Royle, Batchelor, Bell

The club's fortunes that had seen them be successful so rarely the decade previous did not change in the 1940s. After the commitments of the Second World War, St Helens still found it hard to compete, and the trend of finishing as a mid—table side was once more apparent. [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] The first two years of the 1950s, the last two years of Peter Lyons' reign, also ended trophyless. [59] [60] European Championship Final 1st Leg". Saints Heritage Society. 5 December 1970 . Retrieved 7 August 2010. St Helens followed up their Challenge Cup win by claiming the League Leader's Shield, [163] before cementing their reputation as the team of the year by defeating Hull 26 points to 4 in the Super League Grand Final. [164] Once more St Helens confirmed their status as the outstanding team of the summer era. Additionally, Paul Wellens received the Man of Steel Award for the 2006 season. [165] There are also requesting close family flowers only and if you want to make a donation then you can do so via the family, and they will be passed to the Alzheimers Society. At the end of the Super League XXIV regular season, St Helens won the League Leader's Shield for a second consecutive year after finished 16 points clear of second placed Wigan. [200]The arrival of Alex Murphy as coach in 1986 [61] [120] produced some colourful displays from a team that was widely regarded as an entertaining team to watch, but seemed to be constant runners-up. This was illustrated by the defeat by Halifax in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley, 19–18, in 1987. [121] Success was achieved in 1988 when St Helens lifted their one and only John Player Trophy with a 15–14 victory over Leeds in January 1988, at Central Park, Wigan. [122] Neil Holding with the crucial, match-winning drop-goal. They, however, lost to Widnes in the Premiership Final at Old Trafford at the end of the season, further showing this team's ability to get to finals and not be able to compete on the best stage. [123] Nothing was achieved in the next two seasons, [124] [125] including a defeat in the 1989 Challenge Cup Final [126] and Murphy stood down as coach. Makinson summoned up a typical spectacular dive in the corner, while Batchelor made the most of delicious shape from the combining Lewis Dodd and Lomax to streak across. It has been well-documented that Kel went on to win virtually every honour at club level from 1962-63 until he left Saints at the end of the 1975-76 season and holds a number of seasonal and career records that will probably never be broken: St Helens Coaching and Support Staff". saintsrlfc.com. 15 January 2010 . Retrieved 15 January 2010.

Cash Converters become Saints' chief shirt sponsor". St Helens Star. 2 November 2017 . Retrieved 11 December 2022. Plus I wanted to be a part of this great team for one more year. And obviously if I hadn’t have gone again, I wouldn’t have experienced Australia and winning over there in the manner that we did. On an individual level, the 37-year-old has been named in the annual Super League Dream team seven times - including in 2022 - and was honoured with the Man of Steel award in 2007. Those achievements alone make him peerless as a Saint, but there are many other qualities that helped Kel achieve so much in our game. He had the determination to succeed after coming up north in his new code and it is to his credit that he embraced the town of St. Helens where, of course, he has lived ever since. There is a strong rivalry between St Helens and Wigan; the local derby between the two clubs has been traditionally regarded as the biggest in British rugby league, as well as one of the oldest in world rugby league. [216] Both being founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union, the derby has been played since 1895, making it amongst the most historical derbys in both British and global rugby league. Remarkably, the first encounter between the fierce rivals ended in a 0–0 draw at Knowsley Road, [216] The games were traditionally played on Boxing Day, however were moved to Good Friday, during the busy Easter period in rugby league. More recently, the game was even played on Maundy Thursday in Super League. In all league encounters between the two since 1895, there have been 235 games, with Wigan having won nearly double the number of games that St Helens have. Saints winning 83, drawing 11 and losing 141. [217] All competitive games, i.e. cup and league games combined, show that in the 366 games played, St Helens have won 141, there have been 19 draws and Wigan have won 206. They too have contested no fewer than 6 Challenge Cup Finals, [71] [80] [126] [127] [153] [155] and have met in three Super League Grand Finals; St Helens winning 29–16 in 2000, [152] with Wigan initially gaining revenge in 2010, with a 22–10 win, [196] before Saints claimed the 2014 Super League Grand Final by a score of 14–6, taking a 2–1 lead in their Super League Grand Final head-to-heads. Wigan and St Helens have also met in 4 Premiership Finals, Wigan winning 3, St Helens once, [129] [130] [142] [143] 3 Lancashire County Cup Finals, St Helens winning two, Wigan one, [128] [218] [219] and one Floodlit Trophy Final in 1968, Wigan winning 7–4. [220] The two have traditionally met each other in the Magic Weekend too. The two teams have a pretty even record, winning two (at Millennium Stadium in 2007 and 2008) and losing two (at Murrayfield in 2009 and Etihad Stadium in 2012), with one draw (at Millennium Stadium in 2011) in five ties. [221] [222] [223] [224] St Helens greatest winning margin and the highest game score between the two in competitive football was a 75–0 win in a 2005 Challenge Cup round 6 game. [225] Wigan's biggest win was a 65–12 win in Super League II, 1997. [226] Super League recordCatalans: Mourgue, Davies, Keighran, Ikuvalu, Johnstone; Pearce, Tomkins; Bousquet, Garcia, Dezaria, Seguier, Whitley, McMeeken