ALL the stats, facts and figures ahead of tonight’s Grand Final!
Paul Wellens has the chance to equal Jamie Peacock’s record of ten Super League Grand Final appearances on Saturday.
He has previously played in nine title deciders (winning four) for Saints – in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
He won the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man of the match in the 2006 victory against Hull FC, and captained Saints in their 2011 loss to Leeds.
Saints hold the records for most Grand Finals and most losses in the Super League showpiece.
Saturday’s game against Wigan will be the club’s tenth appearance at Old Trafford, having previously reached the Grand Final in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Previous Final Meetings:
(St Helens won 8, Wigan won 10)
Super League Grand Final:
2010 St Helens 10, Wigan 22 (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
2000 St Helens 29, Wigan 16 (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Challenge Cup Final:
2004 St Helens 32, Wigan 16 (at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
2002 St Helens 12, Wigan 21 (at Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
1991 St Helens 8, Wigan 13 (at Wembley Stadium)
1989 St Helens 0, Wigan 27 (at Wembley Stadium)
1966 St Helens 21, Wigan 2 (at Wembley Stadium)
1961 St Helens 12, Wigan 6 (at Wembley Stadium)
Championship Final:
1971 St Helens 16, Wigan 12 (at Station Road, Swinton)
Premiership Final:
1997 St Helens 20, Wigan 33 (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
1996 St Helens 14, Wigan 44 (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
1993 St Helens 10, Wigan 4 (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
1992 St Helens 16, Wigan 48 (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Regal Trophy Final:
1996 St Helens 16, Wigan 25 (at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield)
Lancashire Cup Final:
1992 St Helens 4, Wigan 5 (at Knowsley Road)
1984 Wigan 18, St Helens 26 (at Central Park)
1953 St Helens 16, Wigan 8 (at Station Road, Swinton)
BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy Final:
1968 Wigan 7, St Helens 4 (at Central Park)
Last Ten Meetings:
Wigan 12, St Helens 16 (SLR18, 27/6/14)
St Helens 14, Wigan 33 (SLR9, 18/4/14)
St Helens 22, Wigan 16 (SLR22, 22/7/13)
Wigan 28, St Helens 16 (SLR9, 29/3/13)
Wigan 18, St Helens 26 (SLR27, 7/9/12)
St Helens 16, Wigan 42 (SLR15, 27/5/12) (at Etihad Stadium, Manchester)
Wigan 18, St Helens 4 (CCQF, 12/5/12)
St Helens 10, Wigan 28 (SLR10, 6/4/12)
St Helens 26, Wigan 18 (SLQSF, 1/10/11)
Wigan 18, St Helens 26 (SLQPO, 18/9/11)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 29 (includes win in 2000 Grand Final & wins in 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2011 play-offs)
Wigan won 31 (includes win in 2010 Grand Final & wins in 2001, 2003 and 2004 play-offs)
4 draws
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 57-16 (MM, 2008) (also widest margin)
Wigan highest score: 65-12 (A, 1997) (also widest margin)
Previous Play-Off Meetings:
St Helens 26, Wigan 18 (SLQSF, 1/10/11)
Wigan 18, St Helens 26 (SLQPO, 18/9/11)
St Helens 10, Wigan 22 (SLGF, 2/10/10) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
St Helens 14, Wigan 10 (SLQSF, 3/10/09)
Wigan 18, St Helens 12 (SLEPO, 25/9/04)
Wigan 40, St Helens 24 (SLESF, 3/10/03)
St Helens 24, Wigan 8 (SLFE, 11/10/02)
Wigan 44, St Helens 10 (SLFE, 6/10/01)
St Helens 29, Wigan 16 (SLGF, 14/10/00) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Wigan 16, St Helens 54 (SLQSF, 29/9/00)
Final Facts:
2014 Saints squad members without an appearance in a Super League Grand Final: Kyle Amor, Matty Dawson, Mark Flanagan, Carl Forster, Matty Fozard, Joe Greenwood, Jordan Hand, Lance Hohaia, Josh Jones, Anthony Laffranchi, Willie Manu, Mose Masoe, Shannon McDonnell, Mark Percival, Greg Richards, Andre Savelio, Adam Swift, Luke Thompson, James Tilley, Jordan Turner, Anthony Walker, Alex Walmsley, Luke Walsh.
St Helens have used 31 players in this season’s Super League campaign, with only Iosia Soliola being ever-present in all 29 regular season and play-off games.
Record Final Appearances:
Jamie Peacock holds the record for most Grand Final appearances, having played in the Super League title decider on ten occasions.
Peacock also holds the record for most Grand Final wins, with eight.
Youngest Finalist:
Leon Pryce – Bradford v St Helens, 1999 – 18 years (played in the game on his 18th birthday)
The youngest player to win a Grand Final is Stevie Ward (18 years, 324 days), who was on the winning side for Leeds against Warrington in 2012
The youngest player to score in a Grand Final is David Hodgson (19 years, 67 days), who touched down in defeat for Wigan against St Helens in 2000
Oldest Finalist:
Adrian Morley – Warrington v Wigan, 2013 – 36 years, 148 days
The oldest player to win a Grand Final is Paul Anderson (34 years, 355 days), who was on the winning side for St Helens against Hull FC in 2006
The oldest player to score in a Grand Final is Brett Hodgson (34 years, 237 days), who kicked three goals in defeat for Warrington against Leeds in 2012
Harry Sunderland Trophy:
Five players have twice won the Harry Sunderland Trophy with the same club: Alan Tait (Widnes – 1989, 1990 Premiership Finals), Chris Joynt (St Helens – 1993 Premiership Final, 2000 Super League Grand Final), Andrew Farrell (Wigan – 1996, 1997 Premiership Finals), Rob Burrow (Leeds – 2007, 2011 Super League Grand Finals) and Kevin Sinfield (Leeds – 2009, 2012 Super League Grand Finals).
Double Grand Final Winners:
St Helens’ Anthony Laffranchi is aiming to join the elite who have won Grand Finals in both England and Australia.
Laffranchi started at prop in the 2005 Wests Tigers team that defeated North Queensland Cowboys 30-16. He also scored a try in the 45th minute of the game.
Overseas players that have completed the Grand Final winning double:
Darren Albert (Newcastle 1997/St Helens 2002)
Marcus Bai (Melbourne 1999/Leeds 2004)
Darren Britt (Sydney Bulldogs 1995/St Helens 2002)
Danny Buderus (Newcastle 2001/Leeds 2011)
Jason Cayless (Sydney Roosters 2002/St Helens 2006)
David Furner (Canberra 1994/Leeds 2004)
Daniel Gartner (Manly 1996/Bradford 2001 & 2003)
Ben Harris (Canterbury 2004/Bradford 2005)
Graham Mackay (Penrith 1991/Bradford 2001)
Danny Moore (Manly 1996/Wigan 1998)
Pat Richards (Wests Tigers 2005/Wigan 2010 & 2013)
Grand Final Results:
1998 Wigan Warriors (1st) 10, Leeds Rhinos (2nd) 4 (Attendance: 43,553)
1999 St Helens (2nd) 8, Bradford Bulls (1st) 6 (Attendance: 50,717)
2000 St Helens (2nd) 29, Wigan Warriors (1st) 16 (Attendance: 58,132)
2001 Bradford Bulls (1st) 37, Wigan Warriors (2nd) 6 (Attendance: 60,164)
2002 St Helens (1st) 19, Bradford Bulls (2nd) 18 (Attendance: 61,138)
2003 Bradford Bulls (1st) 25, Wigan Warriors (3rd) 12 (Attendance: 65,537)
2004 Leeds Rhinos (1st) 16, Bradford Bulls (2nd) 8 (Attendance: 65,537)
2005 Bradford Bulls (3rd) 15, Leeds Rhinos (2nd) 6 (Attendance: 65,537)
2006 St Helens (1st) 26, Hull FC (2nd) 4 (Attendance: 72,582)
2007 Leeds Rhinos (2nd) 33, St Helens (1st) 6 (Attendance: 71,352)
2008 Leeds Rhinos (2nd) 24, St Helens (1st) 16 (Attendance: 68,810)
2009 Leeds Rhinos (1st) 18, St Helens (2nd) 10 (Attendance: 63,259)
2010 Wigan Warriors (1st) 22, St Helens (2nd) 10 (Attendance: 71,526)
2011 Leeds Rhinos (5th) 32, St Helens (3rd) 16 (Attendance: 69,107)
2012 Leeds Rhinos (5th) 26, Warrington Wolves (2nd) 18 (Attendance: 70,676)
2013 Wigan Warriors (4th) 30, Warrington Wolves (2nd) 16 (Attendance: 66,281)
Grand Final Records:
Most finals:
10 St Helens (1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Most wins:
6 Leeds Rhinos (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Most losses:
5 St Helens (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Highest score:
Bradford Bulls 37 Wigan Warriors 6 (2001) (also widest margin)
Most tries by a team:
6 Bradford Bulls (v Wigan Warriors, 2001)
Most points by a losing team:
Bradford Bulls 18 St Helens 19 (2002)
Warrington Wolves 18 Leeds Rhinos 26 (2012)
Biggest attendance:
72,582 St Helens v Hull FC (2006)
Fastest try:
Scott Naylor (Bradford Bulls) v St Helens, 2002 – 3 minutes
Most tries by a player:
3 Michael Withers (Bradford Bulls) v Wigan Warriors, 2001
Most goals by a player:
7 (including 1 fg) Paul Deacon (Bradford Bulls) v Wigan Warriors, 2003
Most points by a player:
14 (1 try, 5 goals) Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) v Warrington Wolves, 2012
14 (1 try, 5 goals) Pat Richards (Wigan Warriors) v Warrington Wolves, 2013
Career Milestone:
Jordan Turner needs one appearance to reach 200 for his career.
He has played 56 games for St Helens since 2013, and was previously with Hull FC (72 games, 2010-2012) and Salford (69 games, 2006-2009).
He also represented England Knights twice in 2012.
Super League Milestone:
Paul Wellens needs one try to draw level with Keith Senior in second place in the list of all-time leading try-scorers.
1 Danny McGuire (Leeds, 2001-present) 215
2 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 199
3 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-present) 198
4 David Hodgson (Hull KR/Huddersfield/Salford/Wigan/Halifax, 1999-present) 168
5 Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons/St Helens/Bradford, 1998-present) 165
6 = Ade Gardner (Hull KR/St Helens, 2002-present, Ryan Hall (Leeds, 2007-present) 153
8 Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, 2001-present) 149
9 Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present) 148
10 Pat Richards (Wigan, 2006-2013) 147
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
(League games & play-offs. Play-off totals in brackets)
Tries:
1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 34 (6)
2 Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons) 28 (1)
3 Tom Makinson (St Helens) 26 (1)
4 Michael Oldfield (Catalan Dragons) 22 (2)
5 Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 21 (2)
6 Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 20 (0)
7 Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 19 (2)
8 = Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers) 18 (1)
Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons) 18 (0)
Rhys Evans (Warrington Wolves) 18 (2)
Paddy Flynn (Widnes Vikings) 18 (2)
Goals:
1 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 106 (10)
2 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 100 (1)
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 98 (2)
4 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 78 (-)
5 = Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 77 (9)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 77 (3)
Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 77 (3)
8 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 67 (0)
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 66 (0)
10 Josh Drinkwater (London Broncos) 54 (-)
Goals Percentage
1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Kevin Locke (Salford Red Devils) 90.90 (10/11)
3 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 89.74 (35/39)
4 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons) 84.00 (21/25)
5 = Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 81.81 (27/33)
Jacob Miller (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)
7 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 81.25 (52/64)
8 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 78.57 (77/98)
Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84)
Jamie Foster (Bradford Bulls) 78.57 (44/56)
Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 78.57 (33/42)
Points:
1 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 239 (25)
2 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 226 (2)
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 212 (4)
4 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 178 (0)
5 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 175 (6)
6 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 170 (-)
7 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 166 (6)
8 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 159 (18)
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 153 (0)
10 = Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 136 (24)
Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 136 (-)
