List of Super League records

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The top tier of English rugby league was renamed the Super League for the start of the 1996 season. The following page details the records and statistics of the Super League.

League records

Titles

  • Most titles:
10 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
  • Most consecutive title wins:
4 File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
13 File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens and File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan

League Leaders Shield

  • Most League Leaders Shield wins:
8 File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens
  • Most consecutive League Leaders Shield wins:
4 File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Biggest League Leaders Shield winning margin:
, 2019; File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens R.F.C. (52 points) over (Wigan Warriors) (36 points)
  • Smallest League Leaders Shield winning margin:
0 points and 14 points difference - 2002, File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (+405) over File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls (+391). Saint Helens won the League Leaders Shield with a superior points difference.
0 points and 26 points difference - 2015; File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (+294) over File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (+268). Both teams finished on 41 points, but Leeds won the League Leaders Shield with a superior points difference.
0 points and 60 points difference - 2023; File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (+362) over File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons (+302). Both teams finished on 40 points (along with File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens (+247), but Wigan won the League Leaders Shield with a superior points difference.

Team records

  • Most points scored in a season (total)
1152, File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos, 2005
  • Most points scored in a season (points per game)
43.18 (950 pts in 22 games), File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens, 1996
  • Most tries scored in a season
213, File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos, 2005
  • Most goals scored in a season
204, File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls, 2001
  • Most drop goals scored in a season
11, File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax, 1999 and File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves, 2002
  • Fewest points conceded in a season (total)
195, File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens, 2020 (shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic meant St Helens only played 17 games)
  • Fewest points conceded in a season (points per game)
9.65 (222 pts in 23 games) File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors, 1998
  • Most points conceded in a season
1210, File:Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards, 2005
  • Longest undefeated streak and longest winning streak:
21 games, File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls, 24 August 1996 to 22 August 1997
  • Longest winless streak and longest losing streak:
27 games, File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax, 7 March 2003 to 21 September 2003

Individual records

Games

  • Most Super League games:

495, James Roby for File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (2004-2023)

Tries

  • Most Super League tries:
254, Ryan Hall for File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos and File:HKRcolours.svg Hull KR (2001–2024)
  • Most tries in a season
40, Denny Solomona, for File:Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers in 2016
  • Most tries in a game:
7, Bevan French for (File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors v. File:Hullcolours.svg Hull FC, (15 July 2022)
  • Fastest try in a game:
7 seconds, Ben Crooks for File:HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers vs File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants (16 April 2021)

Goals

  • Most goals in a season:
178, Henry Paul (File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls, 2001)
  • Most goals in a game (inc' drop goals):
14, Henry Paul (for File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls v. File:Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils, 25 June 2000)
  • Most drop goals in a season:
11, Lee Briers (File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves, 2002)
  • Most drop goals in a game:
5, Lee Briers (for File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves v. File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax, 25 May 2002)

Points

  • Most Super League points:
3,443, Kevin Sinfield for File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos, 1997-2015
  • Most points in a season (regular season):
388, Andy Farrell (File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors, 2001), and Pat Richards (File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors, 2010)
  • Most points in a season (regular season & playoffs):
434, Pat Richards (File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors, 2010)
  • Most points in a game:
42, Iestyn Harris (for File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos v. File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants, 16 July 1999)

Coaches

  • Most Super League championships:
4, Brian McDermott (for File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2017)
  • Most Super League matches
536, Tony Smith (for File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2001 & 2003, File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2004–2007, File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2009–2017,
File:HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 2019–2022, & File:Hullcolours.svg Hull 2023–2024)

Match records

Attendance records

  • Highest Super League attendance (excluding Magic Weekend and Grand Final):
31,555, File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons v. File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (at Camp Nou, 18 May 2019)
  • Lowest Super League attendance (excluding games played behind closed doors):
500, File:France colours.svg PSG v. File:Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds (at Stade Sebastien Charlety, 2 July 1997)
68,276 St James' Park (21–22 May 2016)
52,043 Murrayfield (1–2 May 2010)
73,512, File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos v. File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (at Old Trafford, 10 October 2015)
  • Lowest Grand Final attendance (excluding 2020 Grand Final played behind closed doors):
43,533, File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos v. File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (at Old Trafford, 24 October 1998)

All time Super League table

Table only includes league games and not playoffs, finals or The Qualifiers.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 696 500 15 181 21210 12896 +8314 1013[lower-alpha 1]
2 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 700 466 24 210 19690 12581 +7109 956
3 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 699 432 18 249 19302 14406 +4896 882
4 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 696 370 14 312 17933 16069 +1864 754
5 File:Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 651 322 22 307 15007 14912 +95 664[lower-alpha 2]
6 File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 509 308 17 184 14620 11253 +3367 629[lower-alpha 3]
7 File:Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 642 291 20 331 14747 16254 −1507 602
8 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 627 271 15 341 14086 15438 −1352 557
9 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 633 231 7 395 13508 17495 −3987 463[lower-alpha 4]
10 File:Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 621 219 8 394 12361 17144 −4783 438[lower-alpha 5]
11 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 428 208 11 209 10007 10333 −326 427
12 File:Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 538 195 20 323 11298 15016 −3718 410
13 File:HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 378 157 10 211 8422 9628 −1206 324
14 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 285 95 8 182 5895 8309 −2414 198
15 File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax Panthers 209 76 4 129 4646 5912 −1266 154[lower-alpha 6]
16 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 97 37 3 57 2027 2663 −636 77
17 File:Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder 30 19 1 10 775 576 +199 39
18 File:Cruscolours.svg Crusaders 81 21 0 60 1431 2463 −1032 38[lower-alpha 7]
19 File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 44 13 2 29 934 1312 −378 28
20 File:Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards 73 10 1 62 1226 2695 −1469 21
21 File:France colours.svg Paris Saint-Germain 44 9 1 34 760 1367 −607 19
22 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 27 5 0 22 421 745 −324 10
23 File:Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 22 2 1 19 325 1021 −696 5
24 File:New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Toronto Wolfpack 6 0 0 6 70 214 −144 0
Updated to match(es) played on Correct up to end of 2022 season. Source: https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/super-league/tables.html?fromDate=1996-03-29&toDate=2023-07-09
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
  1. St Helens deducted 2 points in 2003 for salary cap breaches.
  2. Hull FC deducted 2 points in 2003 for salary cap breaches
  3. Bradford:
    Deducted 2 points in 2006 for salary cap breaches.
    Deducted 2 points in 2007 for salary cap breaches.
    Deducted 6 points in 2012 for entering administration.
    Deducted 6 points in 2014 for entering administration.
  4. Wakefield:
    Deducted 2 points in 2002 for salary cap breaches.
    Deducted 4 points in 2011 for entering administration.
  5. Salford:
    Deducted 2 points in 2013 for fielding an extra man.
    Deducted 6 points in 2016 for salary cap breaches.
  6. Halifax deducted 2 points in 2003 for salary cap breaches
  7. Crusaders deducted 4 points in 2011 for entering administration.
Current Super League teams
Defunct teams

See also

References