List of Super League records

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

League Leaders Shield

Team records

  • Most points scored in a season (points per game): 43.18
    St Helens (1996)
  • Most tries scored in a season: 213
    Leeds Rhinos (2005)
  • Fewest points conceded in a season: 195
    St Helens (2020)
  • Fewest points conceded in a season (points per game): 9.65
    Wigan Warriors (1998)
  • Longest undefeated streak and longest winning streak: 21 games
    Bradford Bulls (24 August 1996 – 22 August 1997)
  • Longest winless streak and longest losing streak: 27 games
    Halifax (7 March – 21 September 2003)

Individual records

Most games played

RankGamesPlayerClubsYears
1495James Roby St. Helens2004–2023
2454Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos1997–2015
3452Andy Lynch Castleford Tigers, Bradford Bulls, Hull F.C.1999–2017
4442Paul Wellens St. Helens1998–2015
5438Jamie Peacock Bradford Bulls, Leeds Rhinos1999–2015
6432Leon Pryce Bradford Bulls, St. Helens, Catalans Dragons, Hull F.C.1998–2016
7430Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Harlequins RL, St. Helens2006–2023
=8429Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos2001–2017
=8429Ben Westwood Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Warrington Wolves1999–2019
10419Danny Tickle Halifax Blue Sox, Wigan Warriors, Hull F.C., Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers, Leigh Centurions, Hull Kingston Rovers2000–2018
11417Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers2007–2018, 2021–
Source:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/super-league/players.html?pos=&ord=~app.

Most tries scored

RankTriesPlayerClubsYears
1272Josh Charnley Hull Kingston Rovers, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, Leigh Leopards2010–2016, 2018–
2270Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers2007–2018, 2021–
3247Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers2001–2019
4207Tommy Makinson St. Helens, Catalans Dragons2011–
=5199Keith Senior Sheffield Eagles, Leeds Rhinos1996–2011
=5199Paul Wellens St. Helens1998–2015
7196Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield Giants2010–2023
8186Ryan Atkins Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Warrington Wolves2006–2020
9179Tom Briscoe Hull F.C., Leeds Rhinos, Leigh Leopards2008–
10173Leon Pryce Bradford Bulls, St. Helens, Catalans Dragons, Hull F.C.1998–2016

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)

Most points scored

RankPointsPlayerClubsYears
13,443Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos1997–2015
22,460Danny Brough Hull F.C., Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Huddersfield Giants2005–2020
32,413Paul Deacon Oldham Bears, Bradford Bulls, Wigan Warriors1997–2011
42,396Marc Sneyd Salford City Reds, Castleford Tigers, Hull F.C., Warrington Wolves2010–
52,376Andy Farrell Wigan Warriors1996–2004
62,284Pat Richards Wigan Warriors, Catalans Dragons2006–2013, 2016
72,267Danny Tickle Halifax Blue Sox, Wigan Warriors, Hull F.C., Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers, Leigh Centurions, Hull Kingston Rovers2000–2018
82,232Lee Briers St. Helens, Warrington Wolves1997–2013
92,200Sean Long Wigan Warriors, St. Helens, Hull F.C.1996–2011
101,694Stefan Ratchford Salford City Reds, Warrington Wolves2007–2025
  • 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
536, Tony Smith (for Huddersfield Giants 2001 & 2003, Leeds Rhinos 2004–2007, Warrington Wolves 2009–2017,
Hull KR 2019–2022, & Hull 2023–2024)

Match records

Biggest winning margin

RankPointsWinning TeamDefeated TeamScoreVenueDate
182 St. Helens Salford Red Devils82–0Totally Wicked Stadium15 February 2025
=280 Leeds Rhinos Huddersfield Giants86–6Headingley Stadium16 July 1999
Bradford Bulls Salford City Reds96–16Odsal Stadium25 June 2000
Warrington Wolves Wakefield Trinity Wildcats80–0Halliwell Jones Stadium11 April 2015
=578 Wigan Warriors Hull Kingston Rovers84–6MS3 Craven Park1 April 2013
Wigan Warriors Bradford Bulls84–6DW Stadium21 April 2014
=776 Hull F.C. Salford City Reds82–6KC Stadium2 May 2004
Warrington Wolves Harlequins RL82–6Halliwell Jones Stadium20 March 2011
=974 Wigan Warriors Workington Town78–4Central Park24 August 1996
Leeds Rhinos Leigh Centurions74–0The Coliseum7 August 2005
St. Helens Leigh Centurions78–4The Coliseum4 September 2005
Hull F.C. Salford Red Devils80–6MKM Stadium10 August 2025

Most points scored in a game

RankPointsWinning TeamDefeated TeamScoreVenueDate
1112 Bradford Bulls Salford City Reds96–16Odsal Stadium25 June 2000
=296 Bradford Bulls Huddersfield Giants78–18Valley Parade10 June 2001
Bradford Bulls Warrington Wolves84–12Wilderspool Stadium9 September 2001
Hull F.C. Leigh Centurions76–20KC Stadium14 August 2005
594 Huddersfield Giants Hull F.C.76–18John Smith's Stadium19 September 2013
=692 Leeds Rhinos Huddersfield Giants86–6Headingley Stadium16 July 1999
Warrington Wolves London Broncos82–10Priestfield Stadium8 June 2013
Wigan Warriors York Knights72–20LNER Community Stadium20 June 2026
=990 Wigan Warriors Hull Kingston Rovers84–6MS3 Craven Park1 April 2013
Wigan Warriors Bradford Bulls84–6DW Stadium21 April 2014
Warrington Wolves Hull F.C.80–10Halliwell Jones Stadium30 August 2018

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 776 551 15 210 23064 13963 +9101 1115[a]
2 Wigan Warriors 780 528 24 228 21897 13602 +8295 1074[b]
3 Leeds Rhinos 779 475 18 286 20911 15726 +5185 968
4 Warrington Wolves 776 413 14 349 19718 17519 +2199 840
5 Hull F.C. 732 348 23 361 16350 16921 −571 717[c]
6 Castleford Tigers 722 309 21 392 15863 18568 −2705 639
7 Bradford Bulls 509 308 17 184 14620 11253 +3367 617[d]
8 Huddersfield Giants 708 299 15 394 15374 17388 −2014 613
9 Catalans Dragons 509 253 11 245 11628 11832 −204 517
10 Wakefield Trinity 687 250 7 430 14499 18695 −4196 501[e]
11 Salford 701 250 8 443 13615 19316 −5701 492[f]
12 Hull Kingston Rovers 459 216 10 233 10516 10744 −228 442
13 London Broncos 565 198 20 347 11615 15932 −4317 416
14 Widnes Vikings 285 95 8 182 5895 8309 −2414 198
15 Halifax Panthers 209 76 4 129 4646 5912 −1266 154[g]
16 Leigh Leopards 154 60 3 91 2996 4053 −1057 123
17 Sheffield Eagles 97 37 3 57 2027 2663 −636 77
18 Newcastle Thunder 30 19 1 10 775 576 +199 39
19 Crusaders 81 21 0 60 1431 2463 −1032 38[h]
20 Oldham 44 13 2 29 934 1312 −378 28
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 York Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Toronto Wolfpack 6 0 0 6 70 214 −144 0[i]
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2025 (end of 2025 season). Source:
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. ↑ Wigan:
    Deducted 2 points in 2006 for salary cap breaches.
    Deducted 4 points in 2007 for salary cap breaches.
  3. ↑ Hull FC deducted 2 points in 2003 for salary cap breaches.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Wakefield:
    Deducted 2 points in 2001 for salary cap breaches.
    Deducted 4 points in 2011 for entering administration.
  6. ↑ Salford:
    Deducted 2 points in 2013 for fielding an extra man.
    Deducted 6 points in 2016 for salary cap breaches.
    Deducted 6 points in 2020 for financial breaches.
    Deducted 2 points in 2025 for fielding weakened team.
  7. ↑ Halifax deducted 2 points in 2003 for salary cap breaches.
  8. ↑ Crusaders deducted 4 points in 2011 for entering administration.
  9. ↑ Toronto results expunged following withdrawal in 2020, thus not included in opponents totals.
Current Super League teams
Defunct teams

See also

References