A Welst Saint: The Kel Coslett Story

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Lomax supplied Sironen with a short ball to blast his way across, and then accepted a gift of a wayward pass just outside the Saints line to add a score of his own.

I'm delighted for Matt Ikuvalu to have such a good game on his debut and he'll be really strong for us going forward, as is Adam Keighran who has been consistently very important for the team." Super League semi-final: Warrington beat St Helens 18–13 to reach Grand Final". BBC Sport. 4 October 2018. Northern Football Union League Table". Saints Heritage Society. 24 April 1913 . Retrieved 1 August 2010. a b Harlow, Phil (23 February 2007). "St Helens vs. Brisbane As It Happened". BBC . Retrieved 11 July 2009. In the beginning it wasn’t easy, with an early ankle break hindering progress. After his own position in the number one jersey was in jeopardy, he had the adaptability to re-invent himself as a loose forward and become an integral member of the Saints who became one of the game’s most dominant teams in the late 1960s to the mid 1970s.His move into the player-coach’s role at Rochdale followed before he took the hot seat at Wigan for their ill-fated 1979-80 season, but was powerless to stop the Riversiders’ relegation. a b "Tom van Vollenhoven Profile". Saints Heritage Society. 15 August 2010 . Retrieved 15 August 2010. Northern Football Union League Table". Saints Heritage Society. 24 April 1923 . Retrieved 2 August 2010. St Helens Coaching and Support Staff". saintsrlfc.com. 15 January 2010 . Retrieved 15 January 2010.

By the early 1970s, John had won every honour in the game at club level. Despite showing the scars of battle, including the amputation of the middle finger from his left hand, he was still a major influence in the club’s Championship-winning sides of 1970 and 1971. Yet it was at Wembley in two Challenge Cup Finals that he is best remembered. John played in the 1972 Final against Leeds with twelve stitches in his head, as a result of a car crash, but it did not stop him playing a major role in the second row during the Saints’ 16-13 success. “I requested to the doctor not to put 13 in, for obvious reasons,” he recalled. “I decided to play wearing protective headgear. Fortunately, it was a gamble that paid off.”

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He had just begun to bring the youth through – with the likes of Roy Haggerty, Chris Arkwright and Barry Ledger establishing themselves – but he was let go. But there were good players about – whether they were old or not, they were capable of playing one good last game. Communication and experience were very important. Players talked to each other and helped each other a lot!”