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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 St Helens
  • Most consecutive title wins:
4 St. Helens (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
13 St. Helens

League Leaders Shield

  • Most League Leaders Shield wins:
8 St. Helens
  • Most consecutive League Leaders Shield wins:
4 St. Helens (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Biggest League Leaders Shield winning margin:
, 2019; 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, St. Helens (+405) over Bradford Bulls (+391). Saint Helens won the League Leaders Shield with a superior points difference.
0 points and 26 points difference - 2015; Leeds Rhinos (+294) over 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; Wigan Warriors (+362) over Catalans Dragons (+302). Both teams finished on 40 points (along with 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, Leeds Rhinos, 2005
  • Most points scored in a season (points per game)
43.18 (950 pts in 22 games), St. Helens, 1996
  • Most tries scored in a season
213, Leeds Rhinos, 2005
  • Most goals scored in a season
204, Bradford Bulls, 2001
  • Most drop goals scored in a season
11, Halifax, 1999 and Warrington Wolves, 2002
  • Fewest points conceded in a season (total)
195, 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) Wigan Warriors, 1998
  • Most points conceded in a season
1210, Leigh Leopards, 2005
  • Longest undefeated streak and longest winning streak:
21 games, Bradford Bulls, 24 August 1996 to 22 August 1997
  • Longest winless streak and longest losing streak:
27 games, Halifax, 7 March 2003 to 21 September 2003

Individual records

Games

  • Most Super League games:

495, James Roby for St. Helens (2004-2023)

Tries

See also: List of Super League players with 100 or more tries
  • Most Super League tries:
247, Ryan Hall for Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR (2001-2019)
  • Most tries in a season
40, Denny Solomona, for Castleford Tigers in 2016
  • Most tries in a game:
7, Bevan French for ( Wigan Warriors v. Hull FC, (15 July 2022)
  • Fastest try in a game:
7 seconds, Ben Crooks for Hull Kingston Rovers vs Huddersfield Giants (16 April 2021)

Goals

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

Points

See also: List of players with 1,000 Super League points
  • Most Super League points:
3,443, Kevin Sinfield for Leeds Rhinos, 1997-2015
  • Most points in a season (regular season):
388, Andy Farrell ( Wigan Warriors, 2001), and Pat Richards ( Wigan Warriors, 2010)
  • Most points in a season (regular season & playoffs):
434, Pat Richards ( Wigan Warriors, 2010)
  • Most points in a game:
42, Iestyn Harris (for Leeds Rhinos v. Huddersfield Giants, 16 July 1999)

Coaches

  • Most Super League championships:
4, Brian McDermott (for Leeds Rhinos in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2017)
  • Most Super League matches
529, Tony Smith (for Huddersfield Giants 2001 & 2003, Leeds Rhinos 2004–2007, Warrington Wolves 2009–2017,
Hull KR 2019-2022, & Hull 2023–2024)

Match records

Attendance records

  • Highest Super League attendance (excluding Magic Weekend and Grand Final):
31,555, Catalans Dragons v. Wigan Warriors (at Camp Nou, 18 May 2019)
  • Lowest Super League attendance (excluding games played behind closed doors):
500, PSG v. 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, Leeds Rhinos v. Wigan Warriors (at Old Trafford, 10 October 2015)
  • Lowest Grand Final attendance (excluding 2020 Grand Final played behind closed doors):
43,533, Leeds Rhinos v. 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 St Helens 696 500 15 181 21210 12896 +8314 1013[a]
2 Wigan Warriors 700 466 24 210 19690 12581 +7109 956
3 Leeds Rhinos 699 432 18 249 19302 14406 +4896 882
4 Warrington Wolves 696 370 14 312 17933 16069 +1864 754
5 Hull F.C. 651 322 22 307 15007 14912 +95 664[b]
6 Bradford Bulls 509 308 17 184 14620 11253 +3367 629[c]
7 Castleford Tigers 642 291 20 331 14747 16254 −1507 602
8 Huddersfield Giants 627 271 15 341 14086 15438 −1352 557
9 Wakefield Trinity 633 231 7 395 13508 17495 −3987 463[d]
10 Salford Red Devils 621 219 8 394 12361 17144 −4783 438[e]
11 Catalans Dragons 428 208 11 209 10007 10333 −326 427
12 London Broncos 538 195 20 323 11298 15016 −3718 410
13 Hull Kingston Rovers 378 157 10 211 8422 9628 −1206 324
14 Widnes Vikings 285 95 8 182 5895 8309 −2414 198
15 Halifax Panthers 209 76 4 129 4646 5912 −1266 154[f]
16 Sheffield Eagles 97 37 3 57 2027 2663 −636 77
17 Newcastle Thunder 30 19 1 10 775 576 +199 39
18 Crusaders 81 21 0 60 1431 2463 −1032 38[g]
19 Oldham 44 13 2 29 934 1312 −378 28
20 Leigh Leopards 73 10 1 62 1226 2695 −1469 21
21 Paris Saint-Germain 44 9 1 34 760 1367 −607 19
22 Toulouse Olympique 27 5 0 22 421 745 −324 10
23 Workington Town 22 2 1 19 325 1021 −696 5
24 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

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