1997 St Helens RLFC season

1997 St Helens RLFC season
Super League II 3rd
Play-off result Premiership Trophy runners-up
Challenge Cup Winners
1997 record Wins: 21; Draws: 1; Losses: 8
Points scored For: 856; Against: 631
Team information
Coach Shaun McRae
Stadium Knowsley Road
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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

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Bradford Bulls 222002769397+37240
2London Broncos 221534616418+19833
3 St. Helens 221417592506+8629
4 Wigan Warriors 221408683398+28528
5 Leeds Rhinos 221318544463+8127
6 Salford Reds 2211011428495-6722
7 Halifax Blue Sox 228212524549-4918
8 Sheffield Eagles 229013415574-15918
9 Warrington Wolves 228014437647-21016
10 Castleford Tigers 225215334515-18112
11Paris Saint-Germain 226016362572-21012
12 Oldham Bears 224117461631-1709
Champions Relegated

Squad

No[1] Player Apps Tries Goals DGs Points Ref
1 Prescott, SteveSteve Prescott 20 6 0 0 24
2 Hayes, JoeyJoey Hayes 10 3 0 0 12
3 Long, SeanSean Long 19 7 40 0 108
4 Newlove, PaulPaul Newlove 30 19 0 0 76
5 Sullivan, AnthonyAnthony Sullivan 38 27 0 0 108
6 Hammond, KarleKarle Hammond 36 15 0 1 61
7 Goulding, BobbieBobbie Goulding 20 2 77 1 163
8 Perelini, ApolloApollo Perelini 27 3 0 0 12
9 Cunningham, KeironKeiron Cunningham 36 11 0 0 44
10 Pickavance, IanIan Pickavance 34 3 0 0 12
11 Joynt, ChrisChris Joynt 34 6 0 0 24
12 Booth, SimonSimon Booth 10 1 0 0 4
13 Busby, DeanDean Busby 7 0 0 0 0
14 Arnold, DannyDanny Arnold 38 15 0 0 60
15 O'Neill, JulianJulian O'Neill 36 1 0 0 4
16 McVey, DerekDerek McVey 25 1 0 0 4
17 Leathem, AndyAndy Leathem 19 1 0 0 4
18 Haigh, AndyAndy Haigh 26 8 0 0 32
19 O'Loughlin, KevinKevin O'Loughlin 4 0 0 0 0
20 Martyn, TommyTommy Martyn 12 10 5 0 50
21 Hunte, AlanAlan Hunte 28 27 0 0 108
22 Matautia, VilaVila Matautia 33 0 0 0 0
23 Northey, AndyAndy Northey 23 2 0 0 8
24 Morley, ChrisChris Morley 34 3 0 0 12
25 Anderson, PaulPaul Anderson 29 2 1 0 10
30 Cross, AlanAlan Cross 2 0 0 0 0
33 Barrow, ScottScott Barrow 2 0 0 0 0
34 Sheil, RichardRichard Sheil 1 0 0 0 0
35 Johnson, JasonJason Johnson 2 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Player Pos From Fee Date Ref
Sean Long Scrum-half Widnes Vikings £80,000 June 1997

Out

Player Pos To Fee Date Ref
Lee Briers Scrum-half Warrington Wolves £65,000 April 1997 [2]
Steve Prescott Fullback Hull Sharks £350,000 November 1997 [3]
Alan Hunte Wing
Simon Booth Second-row

References

  1. Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "St Helens Saints". rugby-league-world.com. Retrieved 3 June 2004.
  2. Hadfield, Dave (19 April 1997). "Briers signs for Warrington". The Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. Hadfield, Dave (26 November 1997). "Rugby League: Hull sign up Hunte, Prescott and Booth". The Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

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