A Welst Saint: The Kel Coslett Story

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He was one of Saints’ greatest-ever signings from the Welsh valleys, a superb forward, who married a local girl, Lorraine, in 1966, and remained a resident of the St. Helens area all his life, becoming a well-respected teacher and an ever-popular member of our community. Throughout 2010, a select panel of fans, journalists, former players and club officials voted for the best 17 players ever to have played for St Helens, to commemorate the club's 120th and final year at Knowsley Road. [308] No. Echo, Liverpool (7 December 2004). "Saints were in Sevens heaven". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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. 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]

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Since 2015 St Helens' kit has been supplied by O'Neills. [287] Previous suppliers include Umbro (1986–94), Stag (1995–96), Mizuno Corporation (1997–99), Y2K (2000), Exito (2001–02), Puma (2003–10), and ISC (2011–14). The second half was a different story as Curtis Sironen, Jonny Lomax, Tommy Makinson and Joe Batchelor all scored.

In July, they beat Super League rivals, Bradford, [167] to reach the first Challenge Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium. [168] Here, St Helens successfully defended their Challenge Cup by defeating Catalans Dragons 30–8 in the final on 25 August 2007. [169] They were beaten in the Grand Final that year by Leeds by 33 points to 6, [170] despite finishing at the top of the league ladder for the third successive season. [171] James Roby, however, became the second St Helens player, and home—grown talent in two years to win the Man of Steel Award. St Helens are the oldest members of the Rugby Football League. [3] Founded as St Helens Football Club on 19 November 1873 at the Fleece Hotel by William Douglas Herman, [4] they played their first ever match on 31 January 1874 against Liverpool Royal Infirmary. [5] They became known as St Helens Rangers up until the 1880s. The club moved from the City Ground in 1890 where they had shared with St Helens Recs when neither were members of the Northern Rugby Football Union. [4] They defeated Manchester Rangers in the first match played at Knowsley Road. He returned to take charge at Saints the following year to replace Eric Ashton, but by that time the rugby league balance of power had been transformed, with Widnes and the two Hulls being the dominant forces. St Helens vs. Wigan P-O match report". engagesuperleague.co.uk. 3 October 2009 . Retrieved 3 October 2009.Saints Agree Sportswear Partnership With ISC". saintsrlfc.com. 9 August 2010 . Retrieved 23 October 2010. Following on from their most constant ambition for successes, first experienced really in the 1960s, Saints became one of the most successful side of the summer era. Since the inception of Super League in 1996, they have won the title on eight occasions, and have added seven Challenge Cups to their five previous successes. Indeed, they won the inaugural Super League, albeit by finishing top of the league before the play—off era. St Helens defeated Bradford 8–6 in the 1999 Super League Grand Final, their first Grand Final, with more than 50,000 people witnessing Chris Joynt lift the trophy at Old Trafford. [136] They also won the World Club Challenge in 2001 and 2007, beating Brisbane both times. [137] [138] In 2023 they then beat Penrith Panthers 13-12 in Australia to win it for a third time. In the week leading up to the World Club Challenge game against Penrith, many pundits, former players and coaches predicted St Helens would lost the match heavily with Phil Gould stating "Penrith should be allowed to declare at half-time". St Helens would go on to win the World Club Challenge game 13-12 in golden point extra-time to claim their third trophy in the competition. St Helens had led the match 12-0 until a late try by Penrith took the game into extra-time. [208] Daniel Anderson saw his new team become the first team to top the Super League and fail to reach Old Trafford in 2005. [160] [161] However,

He was an integral member of the Saints’ side that won four trophies – Lancashire League, League Leader’s Bowl, Challenge Cup and League Championship – in 1965-66, when he showed terrific stamina, playing in no less than 48 matches during the campaign, relishing the emphasis on fitness that Coach Joe Coan had brought to the club. He is one of less than ten Welshmen to have scored more than 2,000 points in their rugby league career and with 3,545 points is seventh on British rugby league’s ‘most points in a career’ record list behind Neil Fox, Jim Sullivan, Gus Risman, John Woods, Cyril Kellett and Kevin Sinfield. I certainly did not know the quality of the player here at St Helens – Murphy, Van Vollenhoven, Sullivan and Huddart. It was quite frightening at the time.”When the football manager’s post became vacant due to Eric Hughes’ departure Coslett had no hesitation in going for it.