List of St Helens R.F.C. coaches

This list of St Helens R.F.C. coaches details the records and achievements of coaches at the club.

St. Helens Rugby Football Club currently play in the Super League, a rugby league football competition.

Coaches

This list shows the coaches who have held the reins at Knowsley Road since 1945.

Win percentage is rounded to one decimal place. The names of any caretaker coaches are supplied where known, and these periods are highlighted in italics.

Key

M: Matches played W: Matches won D: Matches drawn L: Matches lost

Name From To M W D L Win% Honours and achievements Notes
Alfred Frodsham 1945 1949 [1]
Peter Lyons 1949 1950 [1]
Emlyn Jenkins 1950 1952 [1]
Jim Sullivan 1952 1959 [1]
Alan Prescott 1959 1962 [1]
Stan McCormick 1962 1964 [1]
Joe Coan 1964 1967 [1]
Cliff Evans 1967 1970 [1]
Jim Challinor 1970 1974 Challenge Cup: 1972 [1]
Eric Ashton May 1974 May 1980 [1]
Kel Coslett June 1980 May 1982 [1]
Billy Benyon May 1982 November 1985 [1]
Alex Murphy November 1985 January 1990 167 107 5 55 64 [1]
Mike McClennan February 1990 December 1993 [1]
Eric Hughes January 1994 January 1996 78 45 3 30 58 [1]
Shaun McRae January 1996 October 1998 70 50 2 18 71 Challenge Cup: 1996, 1997 [1]
Ellery Hanley December 1998 March 2000 34 26 0 8 76 [1]
Ian Millward March 2000 May 2005 95 71 2 22 75 Championship: 2000, 2002
Challenge Cup: 2001, 2004 		[1]
Daniel Anderson May 2005 October 2008 77 57 0 20 74 World Club Challenge: 2007
Championship: 2006
League Leader's Shield:2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Challenge Cup: 2006, 2007, 2008 		[1]
Mick Potter February 2009 October 2010 68 49 0 19 72 [1]
Royce Simmons February 2011 March 2012 41 24 4 13 59 [1]
Mike Rush (Acting) March 2012 October 2012 [1]
Nathan Brown October 2012 October 2014 62 39 1 22 63 Championship: 2014
League Leader's Shield:2014 		[1]
Keiron Cunningham October 2015 October 2017 74 43 1 30 58 [1]
Jamahl Lolesi (Caretaker) 2017 2017 [1]
Justin Holbrook 2017 October 2019 87 70 0 17 80 Championship: 2019
League Leader's Shield:2018, 2019 		[1]
Kristian Woolf 2019 2022 14 10 0 4 71 [1]


Paul Wellens 2023 Present 14 10 0 4 71 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Saints Coaching Register". Saints Heritage Society. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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