In December 2006 St Helens were awarded with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award at the Annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year Ceremony. This accolade recognises the best team in any sport within the United Kingdom. At the same ceremony Daniel Anderson was given the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award – this was the first time a rugby league coach had won the award. [166] He moved from Welsh rugby union, laid down his family roots in St Helens, and became a great player in one of our greatest ever sides.

St Helens RLFC New Stadium". sthelensstadium.com. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009 . Retrieved 14 July 2009. Laybourn, Ian (30 January 2019). "Super League average attendances for 2018 revealed - and it's not good reading!". Seriousaboutrl.com . Retrieved 17 June 2019. St Helens starlet becomes squad member 22 at Oldham for 2024: 'I'm more than ready for this opportunity' ". 24 October 2023. Indeed, his deeds at club level meant that he was a ‘nailed on’ member of Saints’ Greatest 17, announced in that last season at Knowsley Road and no-one could possibly argue against his inclusion!a b "2002 Super League Grand Final". Saints Heritage Society. 19 October 2002 . Retrieved 16 July 2009. 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. On January 16 1966, he made his Great Britain debut against France in Perpignan and at the end of the Four Cups campaign he was an automatic choice for the Australasian Tour, together with his team-mates Tommy Bishop and Cliff Watson. Internationally in Rugby League, Coslett was WRL heritage #254, won 13 caps between 1963 and 1975 and was famously in the Wales side that beat England 12-7 in the 1975 World Cup in the Battle of Brisbane, a match that eventually cost England the title.

Kel, who by this stage had moved to prop, with Widnes motivating them by calling them the old men or Dad’s Army. Bower, Aaron (24 September 2022). "St Helens sink Leeds to win record fourth consecutive Grand Final". The Observer. The Potter years (2009–2010) [ edit ] St Helens against Widnes Vikings in the pre-season 2010 Karalius Cup Their current main shirt sponsor is Home Bargains. [288] Previous main sponsors have included St Helens Glass (1986–87, 2000–01), McEwan's Lager (1987–98), John Smith's (1999), Caledonia (2002), Comodo (2003), All Sports (2004–05), Earth money (2006–07), Pilkington Activ (2008–09), Frontline (2010), Medicash (2011), Typhoo (2012 - 2016), RCMA Group (2017), and Cash Converters [289] (2018 - 2021). St. Helens were also sponsored by Gillette [290] for a one-off appearance at the 2004 Dubai Rugby 7s invitational. [291] Another Saints’ legend, Paul Wellens, paid his own tribute: “It goes without saying that Kel is a person who’s held in the highest regard by all at St Helens RFC. His achievements as a player for the club speak for themselves and you don’t do what he has in the game without being an exceptional character. He’s such a great person to be around and the rest of lads enjoy his company very much”.By the early 1970s, John had won every honour in the game at club level. Despite showing the scars of battle, including the amputation of the middle finger from his left hand, he was still a major influence in the club’s Championship-winning sides of 1970 and 1971. Yet it was at Wembley in two Challenge Cup Finals that he is best remembered. John played in the 1972 Final against Leeds with twelve stitches in his head, as a result of a car crash, but it did not stop him playing a major role in the second row during the Saints’ 16-13 success. “I requested to the doctor not to put 13 in, for obvious reasons,” he recalled. “I decided to play wearing protective headgear. Fortunately, it was a gamble that paid off.”

Coach Coslett explained another problem: “Our good side had grown old together, some had gone, some were still there but the replacements had not been brought in. 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."

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] Salford remained game but their errors blighted them, and Roby was able to soak up an ovation when he was replaced with five minutes to go.

Northern Football Union League Table". Saints Heritage Society. 24 April 1913 . Retrieved 1 August 2010. How St Helens players have celebrated their first Challenge Cup win in 13 years". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021 . Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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Wellens added: "I actually went out for dinner last Saturday with my wife and Robes and his wife. We had a conversation and at no point did I try and persuade him to do another year. only to lose out to the Leeds Rhinos in the final, 18–10, making the Leeds Rhinos the only team to win the Grand Final three times consecutively. A 20-year-old Kyle Eastmond scored all of Saints' points. [179] A trophyless year for the first time since 2003 was another catalyst to Potter's critics abusing and slating his appointment, with even rumours of rifts within the changing rooms. Clubs Issued With Licensing Letters". superleague.co.uk. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009 . Retrieved 7 August 2009.