List of one-club men in rugby league

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A one-club man in rugby league football is a player who spends his or her entire professional career with only one club. The term is often used in the context of team sports such as football or rugby.[1][2]

Former players (Pre SL and NRL Era)

Players who spent their whole career with one club (making 100 or more appearances, or playing 10 or more seasons) include:

Name Nationality Club From To Seasons Games
Eric Ashton England Wigan 1955 1969 15 497
Fred Ashworth England Oldham 1926 1939 13 436
Arthur Atkinson England Castleford 1926 1942 16 431
Jim Bacon
 Wales Leeds 1918 1928 11 276
Ray Batten England Leeds 1963 1976 14 434
Craig Bellamy Australia Canberra Raiders 1982 1992 11 148
Ernest Brooks
 England Warrington 1902 1920 18 297
William Burgess England Barrow 1919 1933 14 464
Bill Carson Australia Western Suburbs (Sydney) 1954 1964 11 118
Douglas Clark England Huddersfield 1909 1927 17 485
Mike Coulman England Salford 1968 1983 16 463
Bob Craig Australia Balmain 1910 1919 10 92
David Davies Wales Salford 1936 1952 17 370
Evan Davies Wales Oldham 1911 1926 15 321
Mike Elliott Wales Oldham 1962 1979 17 446
Karl Fairbank England
Bradford Northern
 1986 1996 11 n/a
Frank Farrell Australia Newtown 1938 1951 14 250
Joe Ferguson England Oldham 1899 1923 22 627
Keith Fielding England Salford 1973 1983 11 319
Jack Fish England Warrington 1898 1911 18 321
Trevor Foster England
Bradford Northern
 1938 1955 18 432
Jake Friend Australia Sydney Roosters 2008 2021 13 261
Donald Froggett
 England Wakefield Trinity 1948 1959 11 219
Reg Gasnier Australia
St George Dragons
 1959 1967 9 125
Alex Glenn New Zealand Brisbane Broncos 2009 2021 12 282
Albert Goldthorpe England Hunslet 1888 1910 22 682
Parry Gordon England Warrington 1961 1981 20 543
Mike Gregory England Warrington 1982 1994 22 222
Jonathan Griffiths Wales St Helens R.F.C. 1989 1995 7 140
Howard Hallett Australia South Sydney 1909 1924 16 155
Ernie Hammerton Australia South Sydney 1947 1958 11 157
Paul Harragon Australia Newcastle Knights 1988 1999 12 169
Gerry Helme England Warrington 1945 1957 11 442
Jimmy Hoey England Widnes 1922 1935 12 308
Keith Holman Australia Western Suburbs (Sydney) 1948 1961 14 203
Willie Horne England Barrow 1943 1959 15 461
Syd Hynes England Leeds 1965 1975 11 366
Fred Jones Australia
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
 1961 1975 14 241
John Joyner England Castleford 1972 1992 21 613
John Kear England Castleford 1978 1988 11 133
Bill Keato Australia Western Suburbs (Sydney) 1938 1950 11 119
Johnny King Australia
St George Dragons
 1960 1971 12 191
John Kolc Australia Parramatta Eels 1972 1981 10 112
Max Krilich Australia
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
 1970 1983 14 215
Jack Lindwall Australia
St George Dragons
 1938 1949 11 133
Jack McLean New Zealand
Bradford Northern
 1950 1956 7 221
Jack Miller England Warrington 1926 1946 20 526
Steve Mortimer Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1976 1988 13 272
Bill Mullins Australia Eastern Suburbs Roosters 1968 1978 10 166
Joe Pearce Australia Eastern Suburbs 1929 1942 14 147
Sandy Pearce Australia Eastern Suburbs 1908 1921 14 156
Wayne Pearce Australia Balmain 1980 1990 11 193
George Piggins Australia South Sydney 1967 1978 12 118
John Plath Australia Brisbane Broncos 1990 1999 10 149
Harold Poynton England Wakefield Trinity 1957 1970 13 319
Terry Price Wales
Bradford Northern
 1967 1971 5 123
Norm Provan Australia
St George Dragons
 1951 1965 15 256
Alan Redfearn England
Bradford Northern
 1977 1983 7 244
David Redfearn England
Bradford Northern
 1971 1982 12 470
Dai Rees Wales
Halifax
 1921 1932 12 279
Austin Rhodes England St Helens R.F.C. 1953 1969 15 265
Maurice Richards Wales Salford 1969 1983 15 498
Norm Robinson Australia Balmain 1924 1933 10 71
Edward Rogers England Hull 1906 1924 15 503
Bob Ryan England Warrington 1945 1958 13 372
Peter Ryan
 Australia Brisbane Broncos 1989 1999 11 155
Bill Schultz
 Australia Balmain 1913 1924 12 120
Ken Senior England Huddersfield 1962 1979 17 476
Steve Sharp Australia Parramatta Eels 1979 1990 12 164
Tim Sheens Australia Penrith Panthers 1970 1982 13 166
Royce Simmons Australia Penrith Panthers 1980 1991 12 233
Arthur Skelhorne
 England Warrington 1911 1925 14 259
Cyril Stacey England
Halifax
 1915 1929 14 199
Charles Staines England Castleford 1937 1951 15 170
Ray Stehr Australia Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) 1929 1946 15 184
George Thomas Wales Warrington 1903 1914 11 385
Dennis Trotter England
Bradford Northern
 1970 1982 13 267
Va'aiga Tuigamala Samoa Wigan 1993 1997 5 102
Harold Wagstaff England Huddersfield 1906 1925 19 436
Basil Watts England
York
 1949 1961 12 354
Ivor Watts Wales Hull F.C. 1945 1960 15 413
Benny Wearing Australia South Sydney 1921 1933 13 173
Harry Wilkinson England Wakefield Trinity 1930 1949 19 605
Billy Williams Wales Salford 1927 1938 12 425
Evan Williams Wales Leeds 1925 193? 15 415
Alf Wood England Oldham 1908 1921 13 244
Tom van Vollenhoven South Africa St Helens R.F.C. 1957 1968 12 409
Craig Young Australia
St George Dragons
 1977 1988 12 234

Former Players (SL and NRL Era)

Name Nationality Club From To Seasons Games
Malcolm Alker England
Salford City Reds
 1997 2010 14 290
Mitchell Aubusson Australia Sydney Roosters 2007 2020 14 306
Mike Bennett England St Helens R.F.C. 2000 2008 9 161
Scott Bolton Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2007 2019 13 247
Thomas Bosc France Catalans Dragons 2006 2017 12 243
Paul Bowman Australia North Queensland Cowboys 1995 2007 13 203
Rob Burrow England Leeds Rhinos 2001 2017 17 493
Luke Burt[3] Australia Parramatta Eels 1999 2012 14 264
Glen Buttriss Australia Canberra Raiders 2008 2015 8 119
Nathan Cayless New Zealand Parramatta Eels 1997 2010 14 259
Will Chambers Australia Melbourne Storm 2007 2019 12 218
Matt Cooper[4] Australia
St George Illawarra Dragons
 2000 2013 14 243
Boyd Cordner Australia Sydney Roosters 2011 2020 10 183
Eorl Crabtree England Huddersfield Giants 2000 2016 17 423
Ben Creagh Australia
St George Illawarra Dragons
 2003 2016 14 274
Francis Cummins England Leeds Rhinos 1993 2005 13 356
Keiron Cunningham England St Helens R.F.C. 1993 2010 17 419
Hazem El Masri Lebanon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1996 2009 14 317
Andy Farrell England Wigan Warriors 1991 2004 14 370
Paul Gallen Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2001 2019 19 348
Scott Geddes[5] Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2002 2012 11 125
Matt Gillett Australia Brisbane Broncos 2010 2019 10 202
Kevin Gordon Australia Gold Coast Titans 2009 2015 7 118
Simon Haughton England Wigan Warriors 1993 2002 10 174
Nathan Hindmarsh[6] Australia Parramatta Eels 1998 2012 15 330
Ben Hornby Australia
St George Illawarra Dragons
 2000 2012 13 273
Richard Horne England Hull F.C. 1998 2014 17 387
Dan Hunt Australia
St George Illawarra Dragons
 2007 2015 9 151
Jamie Jones-Buchanan England Leeds Rhinos 1999 2019 21 411
Chris Lawrence Australia Wests Tigers 2006 2020 15 253
Darren Lockyer Australia Brisbane Broncos 1995 2011 17 355
Ben Lowe Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2008 2015 8 118
Tim Mannah Australia Parramatta Eels 2009 2019 11 233
Simon Mannering New Zealand New Zealand Warriors 2005 2018 14 301
Steve Matai New Zealand Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2005 2016 12 229
Brian McDermott England Bradford Bulls 1994 2002 9 251
Sam McKendry Australia Penrith Panthers 2008 2018 11 147
James McManus Scotland Newcastle Knights 2007 2015 8 166
Anthony Minichiello Australia Sydney Roosters 2000 2014 15 302
Grégory Mounis France Catalans Dragons 2006 2016 11 274
Jarrod Mullen Australia Newcastle Knights 2005 2016 12 211
Jason Nightingale New Zealand
St George Illawarra Dragons
 2007 2018 12 266
Robbie O'Davis Australia Newcastle Knights 1992 2004 13 223
Corey Parker Australia Brisbane Broncos 2001 2016 16 347
Aaron Payne Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2002 2012 11 219
Kris Radlinski England Wigan Warriors 1993 2006 14 322
Jack Reed England Brisbane Broncos 2011 2016 6 128
Luke Ricketson Australia Sydney Roosters 1991 2005 15 301
Jerome Ropati New Zealand New Zealand Warriors 2003 2014 11 145
Matthew Scott Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2004 2019 16 268
Kevin Sinfield England Leeds Rhinos 1996 2015 20 521
Billy Slater Australia Melbourne Storm 2003 2018 16 323
Cameron Smith Australia Melbourne Storm 2002 2020 19 430
Brett Stewart
 Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2003 2016 15 231
John Sutton Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2004 2019 16 336
Sam Thaiday Australia Brisbane Broncos 2003 2018 16 308
Ray Thompson Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2009 2017 9 111
Brad Thorn Australia Brisbane Broncos 1994 2007 10 200
Alan Tongue Australia Canberra Raiders 2000 2011 12 220
Neil Turley England
Leigh Centurions
 2000 2006 7 122
Dave Tyrrell
 Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2009 2017 9 158
Shane Webcke Australia Brisbane Broncos 1995 2006 12 254
Paul Wellens England St Helens R.F.C. 1998 2015 18 499
David Williams
 Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2008 2015 8 105
Kirk Yeaman England Hull F.C. 2001 2016 16 374

Active players

Name Nationality Club From To Seasons Games
Nelson Asofa-Solomona New Zealand Melbourne Storm 2015 present 6 112
Jesse Bromwich New Zealand Melbourne Storm 2010 present 11 241
Kenny Bromwich New Zealand Melbourne Storm 2013 present 8 160
Luke Brooks Australia Wests Tigers 2013 present 8 138
Daly Cherry-Evans Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2011 present 10 226
Jarrod Croker Australia Canberra Raiders 2009 present 12 267
Leroy Cudjoe England Huddersfield Giants 2008 present 13 276
Jack De Belin
 Australia
St George Illawarra Dragons
 2011 present 10 157
Anthony Don Australia Gold Coast Titans 2013 present 8 135
Kyle Feldt Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2013 present 8 124
James Fisher-Harris New Zealand Penrith Panthers 2016 present 5 96
David Fusitu'a New Zealand New Zealand Warriors 2014 present 7 101
Regan Grace Wales St Helens R.F.C. 2016 present 5 94
Oliver Holmes England Castleford Tigers 2010 present 11 200
Danny Houghton England Hull F.C. 2007 present 14 352
Josh Jackson Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2012 present 9 190
Alex Johnston Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2014 present 7 132
Phil Joy England Oldham R.L.F.C. 2012 present 7 113
Felise Kaufusi Australia Melbourne Storm 2015 present 6 120
Morgan Knowles Wales St Helens R.F.C. 2015 present 6 117
Michael Lawrence England Huddersfield Giants 2008 present 13 283
Jonny Lomax England St Helens R.F.C. 2009 present 12 224
Sione Mata'utia Australia Newcastle Knights 2014 present 7 118
Adam Milner England Castleford Tigers 2010 present 11 244
Michael Morgan
 Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2010 present 11 163
Cameron Munster Australia Melbourne Storm 2014 present 7 121
Sean O'Loughlin England Wigan Warriors 2002 present 19 452
Corey Oates Australia Brisbane Broncos 2013 present 8 153
Josh Papalii
 New Zealand Canberra Raiders 2011 present 10 207
Sébastien Planas France Toulouse Olympique 2007 present 12 178
James Roby England St Helens R.F.C. 2004 present 17 500
Daniel Saifiti Fiji Newcastle Knights 2016 present 5 94
Jorge Taufua Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2012 present 9 156
Jason Taumalolo New Zealand North Queensland Cowboys 2010 present 11 189
Peni Terepo Tonga Parramatta Eels 2013 present 8 123
Jake Trbojevic Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2013 present 8 128
Tom Trbojevic Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2015 present 6 95
Daniel Tupou Australia Sydney Roosters 2012 present 9 172
Suliasi Vunivalu Fiji Melbourne Storm 2016 present 5 103
Cody Walker Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2016 present 5 103
Stevie Ward England Leeds Rhinos 2012 present 9 134
Jack Wighton Australia Canberra Raiders 2012 present 9 166
Fouad Yaha France Catalans Dragons 2015 present 6 91
Isaah Yeo Australia Penrith Panthers 2014 present 7 135

See also

References

  1. ^ "Europe's rare breed – the one-club man". UEFA.com. 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Monday Maul - A tribute to a dying breed: The one-club man". ESPN. 11 May 2015.
  3. ^ MacDougall, Doug (15 June 2012). "Burt to remain a one-club-man in 2013". parraeels.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Red V One-Club Man To Retire". Triple M. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. Canberra Times
    . Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ "One-club man Hindmarsh hopes his announcement will return Parramatta's focus to winning games". ABC News. 29 Mar 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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