| 1996 St Helens RLFC season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League I Rank | 1st | |||
| Play-off result | Premiership Trophy runners-up | |||
| Challenge Cup | Winners | |||
| 1996 record | Wins: 26; draws: 0; losses: 3 | |||
| Points scored | For: 1215; against: 621 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Shaun McRae | |||
| Stadium | Knowsley Road | |||
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The1996 St Helens RLFC season was the 101st season in the club'srugby league history and the first season in theSuper League. Coached byShaun McRae, the Saints competed inSuper League I and finished in 1st place, and also went on to win the1996 Challenge Cup, beatingBradford Bulls in the final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St Helens(C) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 455 | +495 | 40 | Qualified forPremiership semi final |
| 2 |  Wigan | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 902 | 326 | +576 | 39 | Qualified forPremiership semi final |
| 3 |  Bradford Bulls | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 767 | 409 | +358 | 34 | |
| 4 |  London Broncos | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 611 | 462 | +149 | 25 | |
| 5 |  Warrington Wolves | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 569 | 565 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 |  Halifax Blue Sox | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 667 | 576 | +91 | 21 | |
| 7 |  Sheffield Eagles | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 599 | 730 | −131 | 20 | |
| 8 |  Oldham Bears | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 473 | 681 | −208 | 19 | |
| 9 |  Castleford Tigers | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 548 | 599 | −51 | 18 | |
| 10 |  Leeds | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 555 | 745 | −190 | 12 | |
| 11 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 398 | 795 | −397 | 7 | |
| 12 |  Workington Town(R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 325 | 1021 | −696 | 5 | Relegated toDivision One |
Statistics include appearances and points in theSuper League,Challenge Cup andPremiership Trophy.[1]
| Player | Apps | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Arnold | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Simon Booth | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dean Busby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiron Cunningham | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Adam Fogerty | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Gibbs | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Bobbie Goulding | 26 | 6 | 153 | 4 | 334 |
| Andy Haigh | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Karle Hammond | 29 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Joey Hayes | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Alan Hunte | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Chris Joynt | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Andy Leathem | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McAtee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek McVey | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Tommy Martyn | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Vila Matautia | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Chris Morley | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jon Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Newlove | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| Andy Northey | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Apollo Perelini | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Ian Pickavance | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Steve Prescott | 27 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 94 |
| Anthony Sullivan | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Phil Veivers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |