List of St Helens RLFC players

This is a list of St Helens RLFC players. Players are listed alphabetically. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only.

List of players

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Andrew Cain 1921 1921 N William Cale 1950 1954 Y David Campbell 1974 1977 Father of Christopher. Eventually became Grade 1 Senior Referee. Y John Canning 1979 1981 Y Brian Capewell 1996 1996 N Frank Carlton 1953 1960 Y Carney 1942 1942 N James Carney 1897 1905 N John Carr 1930 1931 N Michael Carrington 1988 1989 Y R Carter 1935 1936 N D Carter 1945 1946 N Peter Case 1944 1944 N George Case 1962 1962 Father of Brian Case, a GB International who was a Saints A Team Coach. N Sean Casey 1992 1994 Also went on to play for Liverpool St. Helens RU. Became Saints Assistant Academy U21s Coach in 2003. Y Cauldwell 1942 1942 N William Caveney 1895 1900 Y Frank Cawley 1922 1922 N Cawtheray 1943 1943 N Jason Cayless 2006 2009 1st Team Friendlies. 11 caps for New Zealand (inc. St.Helens) Y Alfred Chadwick 1933 1934 Struck Off Register on 10 December 1934. N Chadwick * 1942 1942 WW2 Guest from Halifax. N J Chapman 1898 1901 N Christopher Charles 1974 1977 Y (Rev) Chavasse 1911 1911 Y Edwin Cheetham 1942 1951 Eventually became Saints 1st Team Coach. Y Frederick Cheshire 1913 1914 N David Chisnall 1977 1979 Brother of Eric, Signed for Barrow for £7500 Y Eric Chisnall 1967 1982 Brother of David Y O Chisnall 1937 1937 N Albert Clare 1911 1911 N William Clarey 1919 1930 Brother of Thomas Y Des Clark 1999 1999 Y Brett Clark 1986 1987 Y J Clarke 1897 1897 N Samuel Clemson 1957 1957 Y George Clifton 1957 1957 N H Clough 1943 1944 Y Paul Clough 2005 n/a 1st Team Friendlies; U18s & U21s Academy Y Joseph Coatsworth 1919 1919 Father of Jack, Saints Kitman in the 1980s & 90s. N Cochrane 1910 1910 N Coffey 1909 1909 N A. Coldrick 1925 1926 Y Charles Collins 1919 1921 1st World War Player N Ross Conlon 1985 1986 Y Gary Connolly 1989 1993 Sold to Wigan for a club record £240-000 on 1 August 1993. Son in Law of Wilfred Smith. Y Ian Connor 1989 1993 Joined both Halifax and Swinton on loan on 4 November 1994 & 22 January 1995 respectively and was then sold to Swinton on 5 March 1996. Y Leonard Constance 1946 1949 Sold to Dewsbury for £2000 on 20/01/49 N Peter Cook 2004 2004 1st Team Friendlies, A Team & Academy. N A Cooper 1938 1938 N H.S. Cooper 1924 1924 N Shane Cooper 1987 1995 12 caps for New Zealand overall (inc. St.Helens) Y Corbett 1923 1923 N R. Corbett 1951 1951 N Peter Corns 1921 1921 Retired due to a Shoulder Injury. N David Cosgrove 1988 1991 Y Kelvin Coslett 1962 1976 Holds Saints records for number of Appearances, Goals kicked and Points Scored. Y David Cotton 1930 1944 Had two spells at the club. H was originally sold to Warrington on 2 November 1935 before he returned to Saints as a WW2 Guest from Warrington. Brother of S. Cotton. Y George Cotton 1923 1927 Y Solomon Cotton 1931 1933 Brother of David N Cotton 1908 1908 N Neil Courtney 1975 1979 Y Areariki Cowan 1993 1993 New Zealand international with 6 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:580 N Brian Coward 1972 1973 N J.T. Cox 1946 1946 Y James Creevey 1902 1908 Brother of Charlie & Matt Y Matt Creevey 1906 1919 Had 2 spells with Saints. His 1st stint was from 1906 to 1910 before he joined Warrington. He resigned for Saints on 30 December 1913 and played until the 1918-19 season. Brother of Charlie & James. Y Charles Creevey 1901 1910 Had 2 spells with Saints. His first stint ended on 21 January 1908 when he was sold to Wigan for £200-00. He returned on 10 September 1909 and his 2nd spell lasted a further year. Brother of James & Matt. Y Thomas Crellin 1909 1912 N D. Critchley 1969 1970 Y Ernie Critchley 1958 1959 N Charles Crooks 1919 1930 Benefit Match v Salford 2 February 1929 N Cross 1900 1901 N William Cross 1895 1901 Y James Cross 1920 1923 N Arthur Cross 1933 1942 Y Alan Cross 1997 1997 N Crossley 1899 1900 N Heath Cruckshank 2001 2002 Had 2 spells with club. He joined Huddersfield Giants on loan at the end of the 2001 season and was recalled from his period of loan for one match v New Zealand at the end of the 2002. Y Alan Cullis 1951 1952 N James Cunliffe 1937 1938 N Joseph Cunliffe 1936 1937 N Keiron Cunningham 1994 n/a 1st Team Friendlies, Brother of Edward & Thomas- Cousin of Gareth Y Thomas Cunningham 1975 1978 Brother of Edward & Keiron Y Edward Cunningham 1975 1979 Brother of Thomas & Keiron Y Gareth Cunningham 1995 1996 Uncle of Keiron Y George Curran * 1941 1944 WW2 Guest from Wigan N Cuthbert 1942 1942 N

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Robert Dagnall 1960 1967 Y Ian Dainteth 1987 1987 N Peter Dale 1895 1902 Y Dancer 1902 1902 N Samuel Daniels 1910 1919 1st World War Player, Died in 1946 N Andrew Dannatt 1993 1995 Y Paul Davidson 1998 1999 Y Alec Davies 1953 1956 Y George Davies 1939 1947 Nicknamed Y Peter Davies 1926 1930 N Lance Davies 1964 1964 N L Davies 1896 1898 N JW Davies 1942 1942 N James Davies 1942 1944 N Islwyn Davies 1934 1937 Y Sean Day 1984 1986 Y R Deakin 1919 1920 N Christopher Dean 2007 2008 1st Team Friendlies, U21s & U18s Academy Y Dearden 1936 1936 N W.E. Delves 1945 1945 N Walter Delves 1954 1958 Sold to Barrow with Roy Robinson for a combined £2260 fee Y G.H. Dennett 1928 1930 Brother of William N William Derbyshire 1948 1948 N Desborough 1942 1943 N Samuel Devereux 1904 1904 N Devine 1944 1944 N Nicholas Devine 1995 1995 A Team & Colts (Academy) N Sean Devine 1987 1991 Y Joseph Dewsnip 1944 1944 N Dickinson 1902 1902 N John Dickinson 1951 1957 Y Vincent Dilorenzo 1946 1949 Y E Dixon 1941 1943 N John Dixon 1947 1949 Y Andrew Dixon 2009 n/a 1st Team Friendlies, U21s & U18s Academy Y Russell Dobbs 1951 1951 N Paul Doherty 1986 1988 Nicknamed "Doc" Y Robert Doherty 1895 1903 Made a Life Member May 1913. Died 19 December 1942 Y John Dolan 1902 1902 N F Dolan 1903 1906 N A Dolan 1896 1896 N P Donaldson 1921 1921 N Done 1900 1902 N Joseph Donegan 1960 1962 Father of Austin Y Austin Donegan 1989 1990 Son of Joseph Y John Donovan 1960 1962 Y John Dorning 1935 1935 N Thomas Douglas 1966 1967 N W Dowd 1943 1943 N E.G. Dowdall 1929 1930 Y Downthwaite 1905 1905 N Albert Doyle 1940 1948 Y Robert Doyle 1932 1932 N Frank Drake 1907 1909 Y Duffy 1905 1905 N Patrick Dullard 1936 1938 Struck Off Register on 3 October 1938. Y Thomas Durkin 1913 1921 1st World War Player and 1st Team Friendlies Y Leslie Dutton 1949 1949 N Bernard Dwyer 1985 1995 Y

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Kelvin Earl 1971 1972 Y Kyle Eastmond 2007 n/a U18s & U21s Academy Y David Eckersley 1972 1976 Y Frederick Eckersley 1962 1962 N Ernest Eden 1923 1923 Struck Off Register on 12 November 1924. N Gordon Edgerton 1973 1973 N Mark Edmondson 1999 2005 Nicknamed Edmo Y Edmunds 1904 1905 N Joseph Egan 1962 1969 Y Mark Elia 1986 1995 Had 2 spells with St. Helens. His first stint was from 1985 to 1987 before he joined Wakefield Trinity. He returned to St.Helens from Widnes on 3/1/95. Remained a 1st Team regular for the remainder. 10 caps for NZ overall Y Glyn Elias * 1945 1945 WW2 Guest from Halifax. N Frank Ellaby 1938 1939 N Alfred Ellaby 1926 1939 Had 2 spells with St. Helens. His first period with the club stretched from 1925 to 1933 in which he was to score a remarkable 271 tries in just 261 matches. He then signed for Wigan as the St. Helens club needed his transfer fee to survive. He rejoined St. Helens in December 1937 and he played on for another 13 months in which he scored a further 9 tries in 28 matches. Y Jamie Ellis 2009 n/a 1st Team Friendlies, U21s & U18s Academy Y E Ellison 1920 1920 N Jacob Emmitt 2008 n/a 1st Team Friendlies & U21s Academy Y David Evans 1961 1961 N Evans 1943 1944 N J Evans 1908 1908 N Stuart Evans 1987 1991 Nicknamed "Big Truck". Y W Ewan 1895 1896 N

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Maurie Fa asavalu 2004 n/a 1st Team Friendlies Y Fairbairn 1901 1901 N Fairclough 1943 1943 N Leslie Fairclough 1921 1932 Brother of F. Fairclough- Joined Saints Board of Directors in May 1947. Died 17 October 1951 aged 49. Y Andrew Fairclough 1990 1990 N David Fairclough 1979 1985 N J. Fairclough 1909 1909 N Ralph Fairhurst 1921 1925 N W. Fairhurst

1935 N David Fairleigh 2001 2001 Y Thomas Farnall 1928 1928 N Raymond Farnall 1951 1951 Y James Farrar 1934 1937 Struck Off Register on 3 October 1938. N George Farrimond 1914 1922 1st World War Player N Peter Fearis 1958 1959 Y Jack Fearnley 1937 1945 Y Dom Feaunati 2004 2004 1st Team Friendlies Y Leon Felton 2001 2001 N Anthony Fenlon 1991 1993 Y Stephen Fenney 1982 1983 Y John Fieldhouse 1986 1989 Y W. Fields 1945 1945 N Albert Fildes 1930 1934 Y G Fildes 1895 1896 N Thomas Finn 1951 1952 Y William Finnan 1949 1950 Signed for Salford on 17 November 1950 before returning to Knowsley Road Y William Finnan 1954 1958 Y H Finney 1939 1945 N Thomas Finney 1961 1962 N Henry Fisher 1922 1925 Y J.A. Fisher 1912 1919 N Harold Fishwick 1939 1948 Brother of William Y William Fishwick 1938 1948 Brother of Harold & Uncle of Harry Pinner Y Jimmy Flanagan 1908 1915 Killed in Action World War I Y Christopher Flannery 2007 n/a 1st Team Friendlies Y William Fletcher 1932 1936 N Fletcher 1919 1919 1st World War Player N Thomas Flynn 1922 1925 Y Flynn 1898 1898 N Adam Fogerty 1993 1996 Y Carl Forber 2004 2004 Nicknamed "Buffer". 1st Team Friendlies, A Team & Academy. N Paul Forber 1982 1992 Nicknamed Y Forber 1937 1937 N Edward Forshaw 1957 1958 N Harold Forsyth 1937 1945 Y Foster 1941 1941 Albert Butlers Brother in Law who was a Sergeant in the Army who agreed to turn out for Saints at Leeds when they were a man short N Thomas Foulkes 1895 1906 Died 13 October 1953 aged 81 N J Fox 1944 1944 N Nicholas Fozzard 2004 2008 Nicknamed Fozz. 1st Team Friendlies & U21s Academy Y William Francis 1977 1979 Y R Fraser 1936 1937 N R Free 1944 1944 N William French 1943 1946 Died 11 February 1988 N Brett French 1985 1986 Y Ray French 1961 1967 Y Alfred Frodsham 1936 1937 Brother of WH and Eric Y Eric Frodsham 1947 1948 Brother of Alfred and WH Y Tommy Frodsham 1989 1990 Signed for Swinton on 20 February 1991, 6 December 1991 & 28/0219/92 (each on loan) & Highfield on 23 August 1992; Father of Christopher Y W.H. Frodsham 1928 1936 Brother of Alfred and Eric Y Alfred Frodsham 1922 1929 Brother of WH and Eric N Gareth Frodsham 2008 n/a U18s & U21s Academy Y Peter Furlong 1919 1919 N

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J Gallagher 1909 1909 N Peter Gallagher

1915 N T Gandy 1938 1938 N Maxwell Garbler 1949 1956 Y Adrian Gardner 2002 n/a 1st Team Friendlies Y Lesley Garner 1933 1942 Y William Garner 1937 1941 Y Peter Gartland 1965 1969 Y John Garvey 1931 1934 Y Henry Gaskell 1919 1919 N John Gaskell 1954 1957 Y Lee Gaskell n/a n/a N Neil Gavin 1987 1987 Y John Gaydon 1961 1961 Y Douglas Gee 1943 1945 N Bryan Gelling 1982 1984 Signed on loan on two occasions for Whitehaven (21 December 1984 & 12 March 1985) & and the signed for Leigh on 18 August 1985. Y James Gerrard 1932 1933 N Gerrard 1896 1897 N Ian Gibbs 1994 1996 Y Matthew Gidley 2007 n/a Nicknamed Flick, 1st Team Friendlies Y Christopher Giles 2002 2002 N Lee Gilmour 2004 2009 1st Team Friendlies. Nicknamed Gilly Y J Gladwin 1895 1899 Y Martin Gleeson 2002 2004 The only player to have scored a try in the Challenge Cup Final and Super League Grand Final in the same season (2002). Sold to Warrington Wolves on 23 July 2004 for £200,000. Y Gleyne 1907 1907 N Michael Glover

1984 Y John Glover 1944 1944 N Charles Glover 1933 1936 Y C Glover 1911 1911 N Brian Glover 1970 1971 Y Glyne 1896 1896 N Peter Glynn 1975 1983 Y Stephen Gobey 1973 1973 N Peter Goddard 1963 1963 Peter died on the second of April 2001 Y Goddard 1944 1944 N George Godfrey 1908 1908 N Brett Goldspink 1998 1998 Y James Goodier 1944 1946 N J Goodman 1895 1896 N Gore 1943 1943 N Peter Gorley 1979 1986 Y James Gorman 1932 1932 N James Gormley 1922 1923 N Thomas Gormley 1919 1922 N Robert Goulding 1973 1973 Father of Robert Dennis Y Robert Goulding 1994 1998 Son of Robert Y Walter Gowers 1936 1936 N J Graham 1896 1897 Y James Graham 2003 n/a 1st Team Friendlies & A Team Y Albert Graham 1925 1929 Brother of H. Graham. N J Green 1903 1903 N Joseph Green 1935 1936 N M Green 1903 1903 N T Green 1900 1901 N W Green 1898 1904 N F Green 1943 1944 N Leslie Greenall 1963 1973 Signed by Wigan for £750 aged 21 from St.Helens Y Douglas Greenall 1946 1959 Grandfather of Lee Douglas Y Henry Greenall 1913 1919 1st World War Player- Elder brother of both John and Billy Greenall of St. Helens Recs Y Harold Greenwood 1908 1911 Cousin of James Greenwood N James Greenwood 1908 1912 Cousin of Harold Greenwood Y Aubrey Gregory 1944 1946 Y W Gregson 1903 1904 N Grice 1896 1897 N Gary Grienke 1985 1986 Y Thomas Griffin

1934 Struck Off Register on 31 December 1932. N Clive Griffiths 1979 1984 Father of Rhys Y Jonathan Griffiths 1989 1995 Y Oswald Griffiths 1934 1939 Y Albert Grimes 1943 1943 N Paul Grimes 1982 1984 Y Grimes (ANO) 1976 1976 N Walter Groves 1919 1933 1st World War Player Y Paul Groves 1987 1992 Nicknamed Y Thomas Grundy 1958 1958 Signed in exchange for Edward Brophy N Robert Grundy 1939 1943 N Jack Grundy 1948 1950 Signed for Barrow for £1000- Son of Harry Grundy who played for St.Helens Recs N Thomas Gullick 1950 1955 Y Kenneth Gwilliam 1974 1979 Brother of Alan- Uncle of David and Ian Y Alan Gwilliam 1971 1975 Father of David and Ian- Brother of Kenneth Y

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Roy Haggerty 1979 1991 Father of Gareth & Kurt. Signed for Barrow for £15000 Y Andrew Haigh 1993 1998 Knee injury- Brother of Paul Y Ben Halfpenny 1927 1934 Y Steven Hall 1999 2001 Y T Hall 1902 1906 N Ernest Hall 1929 1932 New Zealand international with 2 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:197 Y Ernest Hall 1934 1936 New Zealand international with 2 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:197 N Kenneth Halliwell 1971 1971 Y Steve Halliwell 1986 1987 Y John Halsall 1919 1923 1st World War Player Y Halsall 1936 1937 N Albert Halsall 1966 1970 Y Halstead 1902 1903 N Hamer 1942 1943 N John Hamilton 1998 1998 Academy & A Team. Y Leonard Hammill 1960 1960 Y Karle Hammond 1995 1998 Y H Hampson 1938 1939 N Paul Hamson 1984 1984 1st Team Friendlies N William Hankinson 1920 1922 1st World War Player Y Michael Hanley 1919 1921 Y Roy Hardgrave 1929 1934 New Zealand international with 3 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:189 Y A Hardman 1960 1960 N Ian Hardman 2003 2007 1st Team Friendlies, A Team & Academy Y Bryn Hargreaves 2007 n/a 1st Team Friendlies & U21s Academy Y Harmer 1913 1913 N Robert Harper 1962 1962 N J Harper 1896 1896 N Harris 1906 1909 Struck off Register on 8 September 1909. N James Harrison 1923 1923 Struck Off Register on 7 November 1925. N John Harrison 1988 1995 Y Robert Harrison

1930 Struck Off Register on 19 February 1926 Y W Harrison 1942 1942 Signed in exchange for Jack Bradbury N Vivien Harrison 1950 1952 Y Dave Harrison 1959 1962 Y David Harrison 1985 1987 1 January 1988 Y A Harrison 1911 1911 Y A Harrison 1935 1936 N A Harrison 1940 1942 N A Harrod 1927 1927 N Peter Harvey 1963 1966 Y W Hayes 1921 1921 N William Hayes 1966 1967 N Augustine Hayes 1922 1924 Y Joseph Hayes 1995 1998 Academy & A Team. Y Thomas Hayes 1928 1929 Struck Off Register on 11 September 1931. N Albert Heath 1922 1927 N Jeffrey Heaton 1962 1976 Y Thomas Heaton 1945 1948 Y Robert Heaton 1919 1919 1st World War Player N Harold Heaton 1911 1925 1st World War Player. Great, great Uncle of Michael James Bennett. Y Joseph Helsby 1946 1946 N Ernest Helsby 1908 1911 N Bryan Henare 2000 2001 Y Eric Hesketh 1950 1951 Signed from Batley for £2175. Son of a Wigan Director who played for both Wigan & Oldham. Y Norman Hesketh 1935 1938 N Hibbert 1901 1901 N Martin Hickey 1925 1925 N D Hickman 1950 1951 N Thomas Hickman * 1940 1940 World War II Guest Player from Swinton. N Mervyn Hicks 1964 1966 Y Higginbottom 1942 1942 N Edward Higgins 1921 1922 N Lawrie Higgins 1944 1944 N Michael Higham 2001 2005 Y Stanley Hill 1934 1939 N R.A. Hill 1908 1911 N F Hill 1966 1966 N John Hill 2003 2003 1st Team Friendlies N Edward Hill 1929 1933 Y William Hillen 1905 1909 Y Hillman 1943 1944 N Herbert Hilton 1922 1925 N Jeff Hitchen 1966 1969 Y H Hodge 1941 1943 N Thomas Hodgkinson 1991 1994 1st Team Friendlies, A Team & Colts Y Thomas Hodgkinson 2006 n/a Signed for St. Helens for a 2nd time making his 2nd debut for the club 2 days short of 12 years after playing his last match for St. Helens Y R.H. Hodgson 1909 1909 Struck Off Register in 1909. N Brian Hogan 1966 1968 Y Neil Holding

1990 Y William Holland 1949 1951 Y Douglas Holland 1952 1953 Y John Holland 1919 1919 1st World War Player and 1st Team Friendlies N Herbert Holmes 1907 1908 N Thomas Holsgrove 1933 1935 Y James Honey 1948 1954 Father played stand-off for St.Helens Recs Y Jason Hooper 2003 2007 Nicknamed Hoops, 1st Team Friendlies Y Michael Hope 1975 1982 Y Ivor Hopkin 1925 1926 N Paul Hopkins 1987 1987 Y Hopley 1896 1896 N Sean Hoppe 1999 2002 A record number of 35 Kiwi Test Caps (inc. St.Helens). Also represented Aotearoa Māori Y Robert Hornby 1909 1909 N James Hornby 1943 1946 N W Horton 1942 1945 N William Hough 1935 1937 Y Steve Houghton 1971 1971 N Louis Houghton 1924 1930 Y D Houghton 1957 1957 N John Houghton 1967 1972 Y William Howard 1937 1939 N Raymond Howard 1976 1976 N Harry Howard 1952 1959 Grandson of William Birkett who played for St. Helens Recs Y Frederick Howarth 1944 1945 Struck Off Register on 21 February 1946. N Howarth 1899 1899 N Richard Huddart 1958 1964 Signed from Whitehaven for £7250 Y Raymond Hughes 1971 1972 Y Eric Hughes 1986 1986 Y Eric Hughes 1971 1973 Y Emlyn Hughes 1943 1943 Y E Hughes 1936 1938 N Hughes (ANO) 1976 1976 N Hull 1896 1897 N David Hull 1973 1977 Y Alan Hunte 1989 1997 Nicknamed Y William Hunter 1899 1905 Died on 24 December 1948 aged 69 Y Hussey 1942 1942 N Richard Hutchinson 1936 1939 N Louis Hutt 1929 1931 New Zealand international with 8 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:193 Y T Huyton 1943 1943 N Raymond Huyton 1949 1949 Y F Huyton 1946 1947 N

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William Jackson 1914 1921 1st World War Player Y R Jackson 1927 1928 N John Jackson 1937 1937 N William Jacques 1895 1897 Y Melvyn James 1972 1983 Y George James 1920 1921 Y Pat Jarvis 1986 1987 Y Ron Jaundrill 1958 1958 N Harold Jaundrill 1930 1930 Struck off register on 18 February 1931. N Emlyn Jenkins * 1941 1944 World War II Guest Player from Salford. Y Jenkinson 1939 1939 N F Jennion 1928 1929 N Johnson 1947 1947 N Johnson 1941 1941 N Johnson 1921 1921 N T Johnson 1903 1906 N S Johnson 1901 1906 N Jason Johnson 1997 1999 Y George Johnson 1936 1937 Brother of H.C. Johnson Y Fred Johnson 1908 1909 N David Johnson 1957 1958 N Arthur Johnson 1962 1963 Y Jones 1941 1944 N William Jones 1934 1934 N Walter Jones 1921 1922 N W. Jones 1946 1948 Y W. Jones 1946 1947 Y Trevor Jones 1946 1946 N Stuart Jones 2002 2003 N Robert Jones 1928 1934 Struck Off Register on 10 December 1934. Y Richard Jones 1948 1949 Signed for a club record £2000 from Swinton N Paul Jones 1986 1992 Y Oswald Jones 1935 1937 Y Leslie Jones 1967 1981 Y Frank Jones 1929 1930 N Ian Jones 1964 1964 N Joseph Jones 1934 1934 N F Jones 1903 1905 N Berwyn Jones 1969 1969 Y Timothy Jonkers 1999 2004 Academy & A Team. Nicknamed Y Joyce 1940 1942 N Christopher Joynt 1992 2004 Uncle of Chris Maye Y Judge 1942 1942 N

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Vincent Karalius 1952 1962 Brother of Anthony & Dennis Y Anthony Karalius 1967 1978 Brother of Dennis & Vince. £10,000 Testimonial cheque in 1979 Y Dennis Karalius 1957 1959 Brother of Anthony & Vincent Y Anthony Kay 1989 1990 Re-signed for Barrow for £8000 on 10 August 1991, once his loan period was completed Y Brimah Kebbie 1990 1991 Y Paul Kelly 1971 1972 N Norman Kelly 1942 1942 N Kenneth Kelly 1969 1973 Y Kevin Kelly 1964 1964 N Harold Kelly 1912 1915 1st World War Player N A Kelly 1936 1938 N Arthur Kelly 1908 1914 Saints' first ever overseas signing. Tourist with the All Golds in 1907-08. NZRL Roll of Honour:10 Y Jack Kelly * 1941 1941 Leeds player who turned out for Saints in one match as they were a man short. Former Bramley O.B. RU player. N E Kendall 1944 1944 N William Kennedy 1921 1922 N Kennedy 1901 1903 N Ian Kenny 2004 2004 Nicknamed "Bob". 1st Team Friendlies, A Team & Academy N Leonard Kenny 1948 1949 Signed for £500 from Leeds Y Kenny 1943 1943 --- N Niall J Kerley, Academy & 1st Team. Retirement through injury. 1995 1996 --- N Samuel Kerr 1942 1943 N H. Kershaw 1897 1898 N Kerwick 1942 1942 N J Kilgannon 1944 1944 N Len Killeen 1962 1967 Y Kilshaw 1896 1897 N William King 1951 1951 Y John King 1936 1945 N John Kirkpatrick 2001 2003 A Team Y John Knighton 1978 1980 Y Knowles 1943 1943 N Mike Knowles 1960 1962 Y I Knowles 1946 1946 N

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Lambert 1902 1902 N Percy Landsberg 1959 1960 Signed from South Africa for £1500 Y George Langfield 1952 1953 George died on 21 May 1984 Y Gareth Langley 2006 2006 1st Team Friendlies, U18s & U21s Academy. N Patrick Lannon 1954 1955 Y Ernest Large 1942 1949 N Kenneth Large 1957 1962 Y David Large 1987 1991 Y Latham 1896 1896 N Douglas Laughton 1963 1966 Father of Christopher Y Joseph Lavery 1908 1908 NZ All Golds Tourist 1908; NZRL Roll of Honour:11 N William Lavin 1919 1920 N Albert Lawley 1921 1921 N John Lawrence 1948 1952 Y M Lawrenson 1940 1946 N Steven Lea 1985 1985 N Edwin Lea 1945 1946 N Andrew Leathem 1995 1998 Y Eric Ledger 1954 1956 Sold to Rochdale Hornets. Father of Barrie Y Barrie Ledger 1982 1988 Son of Eric Y Colin Ledsham 1977 1977 N Lee 1940 1946 N Mark Lee 1987 1989 Y Frank Lee 1900 1911 Y Arthur Lemon 1933 1935 Y Peauafi Leuila 1994 1994 Y David Lever 1989 1991 Y W.J. Lewis 1896 1896 N Stanley Lewis 1922 1924 Y Howard Lewis 1946 1948 Y E.L. Lewis 1907 1908 N George Lewis 1922 1936 Y James Leyden 1934 1934 N Thomas Leyland 1941 1948 Brother of J.H. Y James Leyland 1932 1934 N Paul Leyland 2006 n/a Nicknamed Leylo; 1st Team Friendlies, U18s & U21s Academy N Frederick Leyland 1958 1962 Y Frederick Leyland 1924 1924 Y Joseph Lightfoot 1923 1925 Y Lilley 1908 1909 N John Lindley 1959 1959 N J Liptrot 1935 1935 N Graham Liptrot 1973 1988 Y George Litherland 1945 1946 N Denis Litherland 1979 1987 N R Little 1896 1897 N Frederick Little 1895 1899 Y Craig Littler 2006 2006 1st Team Friendlies & Academy N George Liversedge 1898 1906 N Stewart Llewellyn 1948 1958 Y Lloyd 1945 1945 N Lomax 1901 1901 N William Lomax 1972 1972 N Jonny Lomax 2009 n/a U18s Academy Y Sean Long 1997 2009 Nicknamed Longy Y Terry Loughlin 1966 1968 Father of Paul & Michael Y Paul Loughlin 1984 1995 Colts. Son of Terry- Brother of Michael. Nicknamed Y James Lowe 1948 1952 Y Lyon 1901 1901 N Peter Lyon 1906 1907 N Dennis Lyon 1972 1973 N David Lyon 1992 1995 Y Jamie Lyon 2005 n/a 1st Team Friendlies Y

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Roderick MacDonald 1936 1937 N Steve Maden 2002 2003 A Team N Sean Magennis

n/a U18s Academy Y Maguire 1898 1903 Y William Major 1962 1964 Retired through work commitments in Hertfordshire Y Thomas Makinson n/a n/a N Maloney 1942 1942 N John Maloney * 1943 1943 World War II Guest Player from Wigan N John Manchester 1906 1920 1st World War Player N John Manley * 1942 1942 World War II Guest Player from Halifax N George Mann 1989 1994 9 caps for New Zealand (inc. St.Helens). Also represented Tonga Y John Mantle 1965 1976 £4,636 Testimonial in 1976 Y Les Mara 1975 1976 Y David Markey 1964 1966 Y Marr 1906 1906 N Dennis Marsh 1970 1970 N Thomas Martyn 1993 2003 Y Keith Mason 2003 2005 1st Team Friendlies Y Vila Matautia 1995 2001 Y Roy Mathias 1972 1983 3 November 1984 Y Paul Mathison 1995 1996 N Thomas Mattinson 1937 1937 N Henry Maudsley 1928 1928 Nicknamed The Big Bear N James Mavitty 1899 1913 1st World War Player N T Mawson 1902 1905 N J.H. May 1896 1896 N John McAttee 1992 1996 N Frank McCabe 1955 1957 Y Michael McCarty 2012 2012 pre-season friendly John McCallum 1921 1921 N John McComb 1919 1919 N David McConnell 2001 2002 Nicknamed "Jock". A Team & Academy. Y Kevin McCormack 1986 1990 Y Francis McCormack 1919 1919 N Stanley McCormick 1949 1954 Signed for a World Record £4000 from Bell Vue Y P. McCormick 1946 1946 N Jarrod McCracken 1992 1993 New Zealand international with 22 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:627 N Thomas McCue * 1944 1944 World War II Guest Player from Widnes N E. McCulley 1945 1945 N Mark McCully 2001 2001 Y Wayne McDonald 2001 2001 Y McDowell * 1941 1942 World War II Guest Player from Widnes N Norman McGarrigan 1929 1929 N Dean McGilvary 2006 2008 U18s & U21s Academy Y John McGinn 1959 1963 Y James McGuiness 1958 1958 N James McIntyre 1954 1957 Signed for Barrow for £750 Y Colin McIntyre 1983 1985 N J. McKay 1895 1899 N Thomas McKinney 1957 1959 Y D. McLarighan 1921 1921 N Joseph McLean 1923 1923 Struck Off Register on 28 February 1925. N J. McLees 1895 1896 N D. McLoughlin 1897 1897 N Edward McLoughlin 1914 1928 His brother, David signed for Saints in 1930-31 Y P. McLoughlin 1937 1939 Y Michael McNeil 1967 1968 N David McPhail 1910 1911 N Derek McVey 1996 1997 Y Kevin Meadows 1979 1986 Y James Measures 1958 1961 Father of Neil Y Francis Meli 2006 n/a 1st Team Friendlies. New Zealandinternational with 14 caps (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:689. Also represented Western Samoa Y Melling 1896 1896 N Thomas Melling 1922 1923 N F. Melvin 1900 1901 N Malcolm Meninga 1984 1985 Y William Mercer 1925 1937 N William Mercer 1899 1908 Y Albert Mercer 1933 1933 N Peter Metcalfe 1952 1955 Y Norman Micklethwaite 1910 1910 N Thomas Middlehurst 1920 1922 N Thomas Miller 1925 1925 Struck Off Register on 28 May 1925. N Miller 1943 1943 N Ernest Mills 1943 1947 N Minty 1944 1944 N Moir 1914 1914 N Molyneux 1901 1901 N Peter Molyneux 1919 1925 Y John Molyneux 1911 1922 Y R Montford 1942 1944 N Michael Mooney 1963 1964 N Frank Mooney 1898 1908 Died November 1959 Y Gary Moorby 1981 1983 6 October 1983 Y Owen Moore 1951 1952 Shoulder Injury Y Moore 1903 1903 N Scott Moore 2004 2007 1st Team Friendlies; U21s & U18s Academy Y William Morgan 1935 1937 N Christopher Morley 1994 1997 Y Gerald Morris 1973 1973 N J. Morris 1901 1905 N Steve Morris 1943 1948 N Morrison 1898 1901 N Patrick Morton 1924 1924 N Albert Moses 1952 1959 Club scout in the early 1960s Y Kenneth Moss 1950 1951 N John Moulsdale 1910 1911 N Peter Mowerill 1944 1944 N Michael Murphy 1972 1975 Y Alexander Murphy 1956 1966 Y Patrick Murtagh 1946 1946 N James Mustard 1964 1964 Y William Myers 1913 1915 1st World War Player- 1920/21 N James Myers 1937 1947 Y Frank Myler 1967 1971 Y

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Thomas Naylor 1959 1959 N Jonathan Neill 1987 1996 Y Christopher Newall 1996 1996 N Paul Newlove 1995 2003 Y A Newman 1942 1942 N A Newman 1933 1933 N George Nicholls 1973 1981 Y A Nicholson 1943 1943 N H Nicholson 1942 1943 N Sonny Nickle 1991 2002 Y Michael Nolan 1976 1978 N Frank? Nolan 1944 1944 N Richard Noonan 1941 1943 Guested for Wigan during World War II N Derek Noonan 1976 1980 Y Walter Norris 1947 1951 died in 2004 Y Keith Northey 1961 1965 Father of Andrew John Y Andrew Northey 1995 1997 Son of Keith Y Dennis Nulty 1980 1980 Y

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Darren O`Brien 1990 1991 N Michael O`Connor 1988 1989 Nicknamed "Snoz". Y Augustine O`Donnell 1992 1994 Y Richard O`Hara 1896 1898 N Kevin O`Loughlin 1995 1997 13 July 1997 N Wilf O`Mara 1956 1956 N Julian O`Neill 1997 2000 Nicknamed "Jules". Y Orford 1898 1898 N Stan Owen 1964 1964 Y Roger Owen 1980 1982 Y George Owens 1928 1928 28 September 1928- Nicknamed 'Dodger' N

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Philip Park

1931 N W Parker 1929 1929 N Thomas Parker 1921 1922 Y Brian Parkes 1977 1987 Y Phillip Parkinson 1921 1922 N Thomas Parkinson 1936 1937 Y Norman Parkinson 1922 1922 Y W Parkinson 1924 1927 N P Parkinson 1935 1942 N Robert Parr 1912 1913 Signed for Saints in exchange for William Butterfield N Parr 1905 1907 N George Parr 1948 1955 Y George Parsons 1948 1957 Y Peacock 1900 1900 N C Pearson 1900 1901 N James Pendlebury 1938 1940 N A.S. Pendleton 1943 1943 N William Pennington 1924 1924 Y Cuthbert Pennington

1907 1st World War Player Y Charles Penrose 1908 1913 Struck Off Register on 1 January 1919. Y Apollo Perelini 1994 2000 Y Edward Perkins 1921 1922 N Stephen Peters 1979 1986 Y James Peters 1914 1914 Nicknamed Darkie; Died in Plymouth on 26 March 1954. N Phelps 1903 1903 N Phillips 1907 1908 N John Phillips 1942 1946 N Sydney Phillips 1957 1957 N Frank Phillips 1945 1945 N C.R. Phillips 1936 1936 N George Phoenix 1921 1921 N Keiron Pickavance 1976 1980 Y Ian Pickavance 1993 1998 Nicknamed Y J.M. Pickering 1929 1929 N W Pierce 1940 1945 N Jonty Pilkington 1946 1948 Y Jack Pimblett 1961 1965 Son of Harry Y Thomas Pimblett 1964 1966 Y W Pimblett 1929 1929 N Harold Pimblett 1938 1947 Father of Jack N Geoffrey Pimblett 1971 1979 Y Arthur Pimblett 1955 1957 Nephew of Albert Pimblett who played for St. Helens Recs Y Harold Pinner 1976 1986 Nephew of William Fishwick. Saints record converter of Drop Goals. Y Charles Pitman 1923 1924 Struck Off Register on 21 January 1926. N William Platt 1975 1978 N Andrew Platt 1982 1988 Y Plunkett 1901 1901 N John Pope 1905 1914 1st World War Player and 1st Team Friendlies Y Porter 1901 1903 N Thomas Porter 1922 1923 N J Potter 1939 1939 N Stanley Powell 1935 1946 Died January 1995 in Southport Y William Prescott 1904 1906 N Stephen Prescott 1993 1997 Awarded the MBE in 2009 Honours List Y R Prescott 1919 1919 N James Prescott 1899 1919 Nicknamed 'Butcher' - Y Eric Prescott 1968 1972 Father of Stephen Y Edwin Prescott 1944 1946 N Alan Prescott 1949 1960 Signed for Saints for £2000 from Halifax Y Ronald Preston 1937 1945 N W Price 1946 1946 Struck Off Register on 22 November 1946. N Ray Price 1957 1958 Y Philip Price 1987 1988 Colts & A Team. Y Gareth Price

1999 N Johannes Prinsloo 1958 1961 Died 28 July 1966 aged 31 Y Roy Pritchard 1959 1960 Sold to Rochdale Hornets for £3000 N John Prosser 1922 1922 Struck Off Register on 1 March 1923. N Robert Prosser 1965 1967 Y Leon Pryce 2006 n/a 1st Team Friendlies Y Glan Pryor 1937 1937 N Ituau Puletua 2009 n/a 1st Team Friendlies. New Zealand international with 21 caps up to 2006 (Non-St.Helens). NZRL Roll of Honour:674. Also represented Western Samoa Y C.W. Purshaw 1909 1909 N

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Ralpbank 1903 1903 N William Rankin 1947 1948 Y William Ratcliffe 1954 1954 Signed from Wigan for £1500 Y Ratcliffe 1904 1904 N Lewis Reece 1951 1951 Y Graham Rees 1968 1972 Y John Rennie 1899 1902 Died 1952 Y Charles Reynolds 1942 1944 N Thomas Reynolds 1895 1899 N Austin Rhodes 1955 1969 Y C Richards 1937 1937 N Joseph Richardson 1912 1914 Y Daniel Rigby England u16s Captain & Great Britain Academy A Team & Academy signed to leigh and then Carcassonne Had to retire at 23 due to serious injury

Neil Rigby 2006 2006 1st Team Friendlies; U18s & U21s Academy N Riley 1908 1908 N Michael Riley 1991 1996 N Frank Riley 1943 1947 Y Joseph Riley 1933 1935 N S Rimmer 1895 1904 N A Rimmer 1946 1946 Struck Off Register on 1 October 1946. N Wilfred Roach 1951 1953 Y Jason Roach 1989 1994 Y Robert Roberts 1947 1948 Signed for Saints for a club record £1000 Y Herbert Roberts 1913 1922 1st World War Player lived in Princes Park, Liverpool Y G Roberts 1945 1945 N George Roberts 1936 1942 Y Garth Robertson 1967 1968 Y Robinson 1944 1944 N T Robinson 1951 1951 N W Robinson 1929 1929 N W Robinson 1938 1942 N Joseph Robinson 1966 1968 Sold to Barrow for £1500. Died 22 January 2009 aged 60. Y Roy Robinson 1955 1958 Sold to Barrow with Walter Delves for a combined £2260 fee Y D Robinson 1928 1929 N Alfred Robinson 1919 1923 N Michael Roby 2004 2004 1st Team Friendlies & Academy Y James Roby 2004 n/a 1st Team Friendlies & Academy. Nicknamed J.R. Y Frederick Roffey 1925 1927 Y Tea Ropati 1989 1994 7 caps for New Zealand (inc. St.Helens) Y James Rose 1958 1960 N Toni Rossi 1961 1961 Y Richard Rothwell 1904 1907 N R Roughsedge 1946 1947 N H Roughsedge 1936 1936 N Henry Roughsedge 1914 1919 Struck Off Register on 1 March 1923. N A Roughsedge 1919 1922 N Paul Round 1983 1987 Y Stephen Rowlands 2003 2003 1st Team Friendlies N Brian Rowley 1968 1973 N Alan Rowley 1982 1982 N Steve Rule 1983 1984 Y M Rush 1938 1938 Struck Off Register on 3 October 1938. N Rutter 1898 1898 N Arthur Ryan 1906 1909 N Martin Ryan * 1943 1943 Died 13 January 2003, World War II Guest Player from Wigan. N

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A.E. Saunders 1911 1913 N Savage 1902 1902 N William Sayer 1966 1970 Y G Scholes 1911 1912 N Duncan Scott 1977 1979 Y Scott 1904 1904 N Paul Sculthorpe 1998 2008 Signed from Warrington for £370,000 - A World Record for a Forward. Nicknamed Scully. 1st Team Friendlies Y Derryck Seabrook 1983 1985 Y Christopher Seldon 1979 1980 Y Reginald Senior 1955 1957 Y James Shallcross 1912 1915 Y Thomas Shannon * 1941 1941 World War II Guest Player from Widnes. N J.D. Shaw 1943 1945 N Ernest Shaw 1922 1930 Y William Sheffield 1970 1970 Y Richard Sheil 1995 1997 N Sherran 1943 1943 N Sherratt 1942 1942 N Sherwood 1904 1905 N William Shiels 1956 1957 N Peter Shiels 2001 2002 Retired on 31 October 2002 - Shoulder Injury. Y Siddall 1898 1899 N Nathan Silcock 1955 1958 Y John Simcock 1898 1898 N Albert Simm 1923 1927 Y Jon Simms 2002 2002 N J Simpson 1897 1899 N James Skeath 1919 1921 N Skinner 1896 1896 N H Slater 1929 1929 N Paul Slattery 1976 1977 Y Smith 1898 1898 N Wilfred Smith 1955 1969 Son of Tommy Smith of St. Helens Recs and Father in Law of Gary Connolly. Y W Smith 1938 1938 N Peter Smith 1933 1939 Died 25 September 2004 Y Malcolm Smith 1978 1979 Y John Smith 1976 1985 Y John Smith 1903 1909 N James Smith 1937 1940 N Harold Smith 1927 1929 Y Darren Smith 2003 2003 Y Damien Smith 1998 1998 Y Christopher Smith 1998 2000 Y Alec Smith 1938 1938 N Matthew Smith 2006 2008 1st Team Friendlies; U18s & U21s Academy Y Iosia Soliola 2010 n/a Y Paul Southern 2002 2002 N Philip Southward 1987 1987 Y Peter Souto 1986 1988 Y Speed 1898 1898 N W Stafford 1936 1936 N John Stankevitch 2000 2004 Academy & A Team. Nicknamed Y William Stanton 1923 1923 Struck Off Register on 10 November 1923. N Mortimer Stephens 1935 1937 Y John Stephens 1971 1974 Y Anthony Stewart 1997 2003 A Team & Academy. Y Don Stilwell 1967 1972 Y Oliver Stirrup 1914 1915 1st World War Player H Stott 1898 1899 N Thomas Stott 1942 1951 Brother of Jimmy Y James Stott 1939 1952 Brother of Tommy- Died 6 July 1994 Y Eric Stout 1924 1925 N Harold Street 1947 1948 Sold to Dewsbury for £850. Y Stubbings 1898 1899 N Thomas Sudlow 1895 1897 Y J Sudlow 1897 1898 N Mick Sullivan 1961 1963 Y Anthony Sullivan 1991 2001 Y Sutcliffe 1943 1944 N T Sutton 1895 1897 Johnny Swift 1952 W Swift 1928 1928 N Swift 1944 1944 N J Swift 1937 1937 Struck Off Register on 10 April 1937. N

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Willie Talau 2003 2008 1st Team Friendlies. 13 caps for New Zealand (inc. St.Helens) Y David Tanner 1987 1991 Y A Tatum 1938 1939 N Taylor 1942 1942 N R Taylor 1898 1898 N Kevin Taylor 1981 1981 N J Taylor 1897 1899 N David Taylor 1971 1971 N Frank Taylor 1971 1976 N F Taylor * 1942 1942 World War II Guest Player from Oldham. N William Tellyn 1913 1914 N John Tembey 1962 1965 Signed for £8000. Died 29 July., 1994. Y Walter Tennant * 1941 1941 World War II Guest Player from Featherstone Rovers. N Frederick Terry 1959 1961 Y Albert Terry 1955 1961 Y Thompson 1908 1908 N R Thompson 1938 1944 N Norman Thompson 1943 1946 N Kenneth Thompson 1973 1976 Y Joseph Thompson 1897 1905 N Samuel Thompson 2008 2008 U21s Academy Y James Thornburrow * 1945 1945 World War II Guest Player from Barrow. N Stanley Thornett 1952 1954 Y Robert Thorpe 1930 1931 N Tickle 1914 1914 1st World War Player N Todd 1897 1897 N Bryan Todd 1964 1964 Y Tomlinson 1906 1906 N Henry Tomlinson 1919 1919 1st World War Player and 1st Team Friendlies N Edward Toole 1905 1911 Y Topping 1942 1942 N Frank Tracey 1939 1947 N William Travena 1920 1921 Struck Off Register on 22 November 1923. N David Traynor 1896 1906 N Frederick Trenwith 1907 1920 Y Darrell Trindall 2000 2000 Y Ronald Tucker 1946 1947 N Fereti Tuilagi 1999 2000 Nicknamed 'Freddie' Y James Turner 1919 1919 N Ray Turner 1970 1972 N Harry Turner 1928 1930 N Hubert Turtill 1909 1914 Killed in Action World War I. New Zealand international with 6 caps (Pre-St.Helens). Member of the All Golds 1908. NZRL Roll of Honour:21 Y Peter Twist 1937 1944 N Joseph Twist 1943 1943 N G.O. Twist 1932 1933 Struck Off Register on 10 December 1934. N Stephen Tyrer 2006 2008 1st Team Friendlies, U18s & U21s Academy Y

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References

• Saints Heritage Society
• Rugby League Project