1997 St Helens R.F.C. season

1997 #ffffff #ff0000 Super League Super League II 3rd 21 1 8 856 631 Premiership Trophy runners-up Challenge Cup Winners Shaun McRae Knowsley Road 1996 1998 yes List of St Helens RLFC seasons 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 STH Squad NoBailey Richard Webb Matthew St Helens Saints http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/StHelens.html rugby-league-world.com 3 June 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20010129105600/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/StHelens.html 2001-01-29 deadPlayerAppsTriesGoalsDGsPointsRef 1 Steve Prescott 20 6 0 0 24 2 Joey Hayes 10 3 0 0 12 3 Sean Long 19 7 40 0 108 4 Paul Newlove 30 19 0 0 76 5 Anthony Sullivan Anthony Sullivan (rugby) 38 27 0 0 108 6 Karle Hammond 36 15 0 1 61 7 Bobbie Goulding 20 2 77 1 163 8 Apollo Perelini 27 3 0 0 12 9 Keiron Cunningham 36 11 0 0 44 10 Ian Pickavance 34 3 0 0 12 11 Chris Joynt 34 6 0 0 24 12 Simon Booth Simon Booth (English rugby league) 10 1 0 0 4 13 Dean Busby 7 0 0 0 0 14 Danny Arnold Danny Arnold (rugby league) 38 15 0 0 60 15 Julian O'Neill Julian O'Neill (New Zealand rugby league) 36 1 0 0 4 16 Derek McVey 25 1 0 0 4 17 Andy Leathem 19 1 0 0 4 18 Andy Haigh 26 8 0 0 32 19 Kevin O'Loughlin Kevin O'Loughlin (rugby league) 4 0 0 0 0 20 Tommy Martyn 12 10 5 0 50 21 Alan Hunte 28 27 0 0 108 22 Vila Matautia 33 0 0 0 0 23 Andy Northey 23 2 0 0 8 24 Chris Morley 34 3 0 0 12 25 Paul Anderson Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1977) 29 2 1 0 10 30 Alan Cross Alan Cross (rugby league) 2 0 0 0 0 33 Scott Barrow Scott Barrow (rugby league) 2 0 0 0 0 34 Richard Sheil 1 0 0 0 0 35 Jason Johnson Jason Johnson (rugby league) 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 Hadfield Dave Briers signs for Warrington https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/briers-signs-for-warrington-1268078.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/briers-signs-for-warrington-1268078.html 2022-05-01 subscription The Independent 6 June 2014 19 April 1997 Steve Prescott Fullback Hull Sharks £350,000 November 1997 Hadfield Dave Rugby League: Hull sign up Hunte, Prescott and Booth https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-hull-sign-up-hunte-prescott-and-booth-1296411.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-hull-sign-up-hunte-prescott-and-booth-1296411.html 2022-05-01 subscription The Independent 6 June 2014 26 November 1997 Alan Hunte Wing Simon Booth Second-row References External links Saints Heritage Society St Helens - Rugby League Project Category:St Helens R.F.C. seasons St Helens RLFC