List of one-club men in rugby league
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.
Former players (Pre SL and NRL Era)
Players who spent their whole career with one club include:Name | Nationality | Club | From | To | Seasons | Games |
England | Wigan | 1955 | 1969 | 15 | 497 | |
England | Oldham | 1926 | 1939 | 13 | 436 | |
England | Castleford | 1926 | 1942 | 16 | 431 | |
Wales | Leeds | 1918 | 1928 | 11 | 276 | |
England | Leeds | 1963 | 1976 | 14 | 434 | |
Australia | Canberra Raiders | 1982 | 1992 | 11 | 148 | |
England | Warrington | 1902 | 1920 | 18 | 297 | |
England | Barrow | 1919 | 1933 | 14 | 464 | |
Australia | Western Suburbs | 1954 | 1964 | 11 | 118 | |
England | Huddersfield | 1909 | 1927 | 17 | 485 | |
England | Salford | 1968 | 1983 | 16 | 463 | |
Australia | Balmain | 1910 | 1919 | 10 | 92 | |
Wales | Salford | 1936 | 1952 | 17 | 370 | |
Wales | Oldham | 1911 | 1926 | 15 | 321 | |
Wales | Oldham | 1962 | 1979 | 17 | 446 | |
England | Bradford Northern | 1986 | 1996 | 11 | n/a | |
Australia | Newtown | 1938 | 1951 | 14 | 250 | |
England | Oldham | 1899 | 1923 | 22 | 627 | |
England | Salford | 1973 | 1983 | 11 | 319 | |
England | Warrington | 1898 | 1911 | 18 | 321 | |
England | Bradford Northern | 1938 | 1955 | 18 | 432 | |
England | Wakefield Trinity | 1948 | 1959 | 11 | 219 | |
Australia | St. George Dragons | 1959 | 1967 | 9 | 125 | |
England | Hunslet | 1888 | 1910 | 22 | 682 | |
England | Warrington | 1961 | 1981 | 20 | 543 | |
England | Warrington | 1982 | 1994 | 22 | 222 | |
Wales | St Helens R.F.C. | 1989 | 1995 | 7 | 140 | |
Australia | South Sydney | 1909 | 1924 | 16 | 155 | |
Australia | South Sydney | 1947 | 1958 | 11 | 157 | |
Australia | Newcastle Knights | 1988 | 1999 | 12 | 169 | |
England | Warrington | 1945 | 1957 | 11 | 442 | |
England | Widnes | 1922 | 1935 | 12 | 308 | |
Australia | Western Suburbs | 1948 | 1961 | 14 | 203 | |
England | Barrow | 1943 | 1959 | 15 | 461 | |
England | Leeds | 1965 | 1975 | 11 | 366 | |
Australia | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 1961 | 1975 | 14 | 241 | |
England | Castleford | 1972 | 1992 | 21 | 613 | |
England | Castleford | 1978 | 1988 | 11 | 133 | |
Australia | Western Suburbs | 1938 | 1950 | 11 | 119 | |
Australia | St. George Dragons | 1960 | 1971 | 12 | 191 | |
Australia | Parramatta Eels | 1972 | 1981 | 10 | 112 | |
Australia | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 1970 | 1983 | 14 | 215 | |
Australia | St. George Dragons | 1938 | 1949 | 11 | 133 | |
New Zealand | Bradford Northern | 1950 | 1956 | 7 | 221 | |
England | Warrington | 1926 | 1946 | 20 | 526 | |
Steve Mortimer | Australia | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1976 | 1988 | 13 | 272 |
Australia | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 1968 | 1978 | 10 | 166 | |
Australia | Eastern Suburbs | 1929 | 1942 | 14 | 147 | |
Australia | Eastern Suburbs | 1908 | 1921 | 14 | 156 | |
Australia | Balmain | 1980 | 1990 | 11 | 193 | |
Australia | South Sydney | 1967 | 1978 | 12 | 118 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 1990 | 1999 | 10 | 149 | |
England | Wakefield Trinity | 1957 | 1970 | 13 | 319 | |
Wales | Bradford Northern | 1967 | 1971 | 5 | 123 | |
Australia | St. George Dragons | 1951 | 1965 | 15 | 256 | |
England | Bradford Northern | 1977 | 1983 | 7 | 244 | |
England | Bradford Northern | 1971 | 1982 | 12 | 470 | |
Wales | Halifax | 1921 | 1932 | 12 | 279 | |
England | St Helens R.F.C. | 1953 | 1969 | 15 | 265 | |
Wales | Salford | 1969 | 1983 | 15 | 498 | |
Australia | Balmain | 1924 | 1933 | 10 | 71 | |
England | Hull | 1906 | 1924 | 15 | 503 | |
England | Warrington | 1945 | 1958 | 13 | 372 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 1989 | 1999 | 11 | 155 | |
Australia | Balmain | 1913 | 1924 | 12 | 120 | |
England | Huddersfield | 1962 | 1979 | 17 | 476 | |
Australia | Parramatta Eels | 1979 | 1990 | 12 | 164 | |
Australia | Penrith Panthers | 1970 | 1982 | 13 | 166 | |
Australia | Penrith Panthers | 1980 | 1991 | 12 | 233 | |
England | Warrington | 1911 | 1925 | 14 | 259 | |
England | Halifax | 1915 | 1929 | 14 | 199 | |
England | Castleford | 1937 | 1951 | 15 | 170 | |
Australia | Eastern Suburbs | 1929 | 1946 | 15 | 184 | |
Wales | Warrington | 1903 | 1914 | 11 | 385 | |
England | Bradford Northern | 1970 | 1982 | 13 | 267 | |
Samoa | Wigan | 1993 | 1997 | 5 | 102 | |
England | Huddersfield | 1906 | 1925 | 19 | 436 | |
England | York | 1949 | 1961 | 12 | 354 | |
Wales | Hull F.C. | 1945 | 1960 | 15 | 413 | |
Australia | South Sydney | 1921 | 1933 | 13 | 173 | |
England | Wakefield Trinity | 1930 | 1949 | 19 | 605 | |
Wales | Salford | 1927 | 1938 | 12 | 425 | |
Wales | Leeds | 1925 | 193? | 15 | 415 | |
England | Oldham | 1908 | 1921 | 13 | 244 | |
South Africa | St Helens R.F.C. | 1957 | 1968 | 12 | 409 | |
Australia | St. George Dragons | 1977 | 1988 | 12 | 234 |
Former Players (SL and NRL Era)
Name | Nationality | Club | From | To | Seasons | Games |
England | Salford City Reds | 1997 | 2010 | 14 | 290 | |
England | St Helens R.F.C. | 2000 | 2008 | 9 | 161 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2007 | 2019 | 13 | 247 | |
France | Catalans Dragons | 2006 | 2017 | 12 | 243 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 1995 | 2007 | 13 | 203 | |
England | Leeds Rhinos | 2001 | 2017 | 17 | 493 | |
Australia | Parramatta Eels | 1999 | 2012 | 14 | 264 | |
Australia | Canberra Raiders | 2008 | 2015 | 8 | 119 | |
New Zealand | Parramatta Eels | 1997 | 2010 | 14 | 259 | |
Australia | Melbourne Storm | 2007 | 2019 | 12 | 218 | |
Australia | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2000 | 2013 | 14 | 243 | |
England | Huddersfield Giants | 2000 | 2016 | 17 | 423 | |
Australia | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2003 | 2016 | 14 | 274 | |
England | Leeds Rhinos | 1993 | 2005 | 13 | 356 | |
England | St Helens R.F.C. | 1993 | 2010 | 17 | 419 | |
Lebanon | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1996 | 2009 | 14 | 317 | |
England | Wigan Warriors | 1991 | 2004 | 14 | 370 | |
Australia | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2001 | 2019 | 19 | 348 | |
Australia | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2002 | 2012 | 11 | 125 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 2010 | 2019 | 10 | 202 | |
Australia | Gold Coast Titans | 2009 | 2015 | 7 | 118 | |
England | Wigan Warriors | 1993 | 2002 | 10 | 174 | |
Australia | Parramatta Eels | 1998 | 2012 | 15 | 330 | |
Australia | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2000 | 2012 | 13 | 273 | |
England | Hull F.C. | 1998 | 2014 | 17 | 387 | |
Australia | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2007 | 2015 | 9 | 151 | |
England | Leeds Rhinos | 1999 | 2019 | 21 | 411 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 1995 | 2011 | 17 | 355 | |
Australia | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2008 | 2015 | 8 | 118 | |
Australia | Parramatta Eels | 2009 | 2019 | 11 | 233 | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Warriors | 2005 | 2018 | 14 | 301 | |
New Zealand | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2005 | 2016 | 12 | 229 | |
England | Bradford Bulls | 1994 | 2002 | 9 | 251 | |
Australia | Penrith Panthers | 2008 | 2018 | 11 | 147 | |
Scotland | Newcastle Knights | 2007 | 2015 | 8 | 166 | |
Australia | Sydney Roosters | 2000 | 2014 | 15 | 302 | |
France | Catalans Dragons | 2006 | 2016 | 11 | 274 | |
Australia | Newcastle Knights | 2005 | 2016 | 12 | 211 | |
New Zealand | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2007 | 2018 | 12 | 266 | |
Australia | Newcastle Knights | 1992 | 2004 | 13 | 223 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 2001 | 2016 | 16 | 347 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2002 | 2012 | 11 | 219 | |
England | Wigan Warriors | 1993 | 2006 | 14 | 322 | |
England | Brisbane Broncos | 2011 | 2016 | 6 | 128 | |
Australia | Sydney Roosters | 1991 | 2005 | 15 | 301 | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Warriors | 2003 | 2014 | 11 | 145 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2004 | 2019 | 16 | 268 | |
England | Leeds Rhinos | 1996 | 2015 | 20 | 521 | |
Australia | Melbourne Storm | 2003 | 2018 | 16 | 323 | |
Australia | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2003 | 2016 | 15 | 231 | |
New Zealand | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2004 | 2019 | 16 | 336 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 2003 | 2018 | 16 | 308 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2009 | 2017 | 9 | 111 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 1994 | 2007 | 10 | 200 | |
Australia | Canberra Raiders | 2000 | 2011 | 12 | 220 | |
England | Leigh Centurions | 2000 | 2006 | 7 | 122 | |
Australia | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2009 | 2017 | 9 | 158 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 1995 | 2006 | 12 | 254 | |
England | St Helens R.F.C. | 1998 | 2015 | 18 | 499 | |
Australia | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2008 | 2015 | 8 | 105 | |
England | Hull F.C. | 2001 | 2016 | 16 | 374 |
Active players
- As of: 22 April 2018
- Last NRL Game: ROUND 10 - Sydney Roosters vs. Canberra Raiders
- Last SL Game: All SL Clubs
- Last Championship Game: ROUND 11 - Dewsbury Rams vs. Halifax R.L.F.C.
- Last League 1 Game: ROUND 8 - Workington Town vs. North Wales Crusaders
- Last Challenge Cup Game: ROUND 5 - Doncaster R.L.F.C. vs. Featherstone Rovers
Name | Nationality | Club | From | To | Seasons | Games |
Scotland | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2015 | present | 6 | 111 | |
Tonga | North Queensland Cowboys | 2014 | present | 7 | 122 | |
New Zealand | Melbourne Storm | 2015 | present | 6 | 112 | |
Australia | Sydney Roosters | 2007 | present | 14 | 301 | |
New Zealand | Melbourne Storm | 2010 | present | 11 | 241 | |
New Zealand | Melbourne Storm | 2013 | present | 8 | 160 | |
Australia | Wests Tigers | 2013 | present | 8 | 138 | |
Australia | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2011 | present | 10 | 226 | |
Australia | Sydney Roosters | 2011 | present | 10 | 177 | |
Australia | Canberra Raiders | 2009 | present | 12 | 267 | |
England | Huddersfield Giants | 2008 | present | 13 | 276 | |
Australia | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2011 | present | 10 | 157 | |
Australia | Gold Coast Titans | 2013 | present | 8 | 135 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2013 | present | 8 | 124 | |
New Zealand | Penrith Panthers | 2016 | present | 5 | 96 | |
Australia | Sydney Roosters | 2008 | present | 13 | 258 | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Warriors | 2014 | present | 7 | 101 | |
New Zealand | Brisbane Broncos | 2009 | present | 12 | 267 | |
Wales | St Helens R.F.C. | 2016 | present | 5 | 93 | |
England | Castleford Tigers | 2010 | present | 11 | 200 | |
England | Hull F.C. | 2007 | present | 14 | 352 | |
Australia | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2012 | present | 9 | 190 | |
Australia | Gold Coast Titans | 2010 | present | 11 | 144 | |
Australia | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2014 | present | 7 | 132 | |
England | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 2012 | present | 7 | 113 | |
Australia | Melbourne Storm | 2015 | present | 6 | 120 | |
Wales | St Helens R.F.C. | 2015 | present | 6 | 116 | |
Australia | Wests Tigers | 2006 | present | 15 | 246 | |
England | Huddersfield Giants | 2008 | present | 13 | 282 | |
New Zealand | Sydney Roosters | 2013 | present | 8 | 169 | |
England | St Helens R.F.C. | 2009 | present | 12 | 223 | |
Australia | Penrith Panthers | 2012 | present | 9 | 144 | |
Australia | Newcastle Knights | 2014 | present | 7 | 118 | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Warriors | 2015 | present | 6 | 93 | |
England | Castleford Tigers | 2010 | present | 11 | 244 | |
Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2010 | present | 11 | 163 | |
Australia | Melbourne Storm | 2014 | present | 7 | 121 | |
Samoa | Wests Tigers | 2013 | present | 8 | 128 | |
England | Wigan Warriors | 2002 | present | 19 | 452 | |
Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 2013 | present | 8 | 153 | |
Tonga | Brisbane Broncos | 2015 | present | 6 | 98 | |
New Zealand | Canberra Raiders | 2011 | present | 10 | 207 | |
France | Toulouse Olympique | 2007 | present | 12 | 178 | |
Australia | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2012 | present | 9 | 195 | |
England | St Helens R.F.C. | 2004 | present | 17 | 451 | |
Fiji | Newcastle Knights | 2016 | present | 5 | 94 | |
Australia | Melbourne Storm | 2002 | present | 19 | 423 | |
Australia | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2012 | present | 9 | 156 | |
New Zealand | North Queensland Cowboys | 2010 | present | 11 | 189 | |
Tonga | Parramatta Eels | 2013 | present | 8 | 123 | |
Australia | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2013 | present | 8 | 128 | |
Australia | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2015 | present | 6 | 95 | |
Australia | Sydney Roosters | 2012 | present | 9 | 172 | |
Fiji | Melbourne Storm | 2016 | present | 5 | 103 | |
Australia | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2016 | present | 5 | 103 | |
England | Leeds Rhinos | 2012 | present | 9 | 134 | |
Australia | Canberra Raiders | 2012 | present | 9 | 166 | |
France | Catalans Dragons | 2015 | present | 6 | 90 | |
Australia | Penrith Panthers | 2014 | present | 7 | 135 |