List of Newcastle Knights records
Newcastle Knights Club Records
General Records
Year Entered Premiership: 1988
First Match: March 5, 1988 - Lost 4-28 v Parramatta Eels , Newcastle International Sports Centre
Home Ground: McDonald Jones Stadium (formerly known as Newcastle International Sports Centre, Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium)
Capacity: 33,000
First Grade Premierships: 2 - 1997 (ARL), 2001
Finals Series: 15 - 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021
Wooden Spoons: 4 - 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017
Top Home Attendances:
Rank
Crowd
Round
Opponent
1
32,642
Round 17, 1995
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2
32,217
Round 22, 1990
Balmain Tigers
3
30,729
Round 26, 2011
South Sydney Rabbitohs
4
30,251
Round 12, 1994
St. George Dragons
5
30,220
Round 6, 1988
Brisbane Broncos
Top Attendance:
Individual Records
Career
Most First Grade Games
257, Danny Buderus (1997–2008, 2012–2013)
251, Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
249, Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
229, Tony Butterfield (1988–2000)
223, Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
221, Matt Gidley (1996–2006)
216, Steve Simpson (1999–2010)
211, Jarrod Mullen (2005–2016)
190, Bill Peden (1994–2002)
188, Marc Glanville (1988–1997)
Most Points For Club
2,176 (80 tries, 917 goals, 22 field goals), Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
1,228 (80 tries, 452 goals, 4 field goals), Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
636 (49 tries, 220 goals), Kalyn Ponga (2018–)
440 (110 tries), Akuila Uate (2008–2016)
410 (21 tries, 163 goals), Tyrone Roberts (2011–2015)
403 (78 tries, 45 goals, 1 field goal), Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
Most Tries For Club
110, Akuila Uate (2008–2016)
93, Timana Tahu (1999–2004, 2012–2014)
87, Adam MacDougall (1997–2003, 2007 –2011)
80, Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
80, Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
78, Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
72, James McManus (2007–2015)
68, Matt Gidley (1996–2006)
66, Mark Hughes (1997–2005)
65, Darren Albert (1996–2001)
Season
Most Points
Most Tries in a Single Season
Match
Most Points in a Match
Most Tries in a Match
Most Goals in a Match
Player of the year (Danny Buderus Medal)
Club Records
Alltime Wins & Losses Record
Note:
28 of the 800 games were in the finals (13 wins, 15 losses)
Games
Wins
Draws
Losses
800
376
17
407
Last updated on 5 October 2020. Stats accurate by the end of the 2020 NRL season.
Biggest Wins
Margin
Score
Opponent
Venue
Round
Date
66
66-0
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Accor Stadium
Round 18
July 2, 2023
60
60-0
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Marathon Stadium
Round 23
August 8, 1999
50
56-6
Wests Tigers
Marathon Stadium
Round 10
April 22, 2001
48
54-6
St. George Illawarra Dragons
WIN Stadium
Round 5
April 8, 2006
48
54-6
Parramatta Eels
Hunter Stadium
Round 26
September 8, 2013
46
52-6
Canberra Raiders
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Round 4
April 7, 2002
44
50-6
Gold Coast Seagulls
Marathon Stadium
Round 21
August 22, 1993
44
44-0
South Queensland Crushers
Marathon Stadium
Round 3
March 23, 1997
44
44-0
Brisbane Broncos
Marathon Stadium
Round 18
July 6, 2001
44
52-8
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Round 6
April 19, 2002
44
56-12
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Round 16
June 27, 2004
Highest Scores
Biggest Losses
Highest Scores Conceded
Streaks
Longest Winning Streaks:
11 (25 August 2001 to 19 April 2002)
10 (2 July 2023 to 10 September 2023)
9 (11 March 1995 to 7 May 1995)
8 (9 June 1990 to 29 July 1990)
8 (25 March 2001 to 19 May 2001)
Longest Home Win Streaks:
9 (July 27, 2008 to May 31, 2009)
8 (March 19, 1995 to July 9, 1995)
Longest Losing Streaks:
19 (April 16, 2016 to March 5, 2017)
13 (March 13, 2005 to June 19, 2005)
8 (May 21, 2017 to July 21, 2017)
7 (June 16, 1991 to July 28, 1991)
7 (July 17, 1994 to August 26, 1994)
7 (July 16, 2007 to August 24, 2007)
7 (April 18, 2014 to June 24, 2014)
7 (March 18, 2017 to April 29, 2017)
Comebacks
Biggest Comeback
Trailed an 18-point deficit.
Worst Collapse
Surrendered a 24-point lead.
Home Crowds 1988-2022
Year
Total
Average
Year
Total
Average
Year
Total
Average
Year
Total
Average
1988
226,786
20,617
1998
270,000
20,769
2008
224,996
18,750
2018
227,642
18,974
1989
233,587
21,235
1999
250,563
20,880
2009
190,580
15,882
2019
228,630
19,053
1990
242,200
22,018
2000
264,070
18,862
2010
177,500
14,792
2020
32,301
5,384*
1991
206,261
18,751
2001
250,336
17,881
2011
230,228
19,186
2021
158,723
17,635*
1992
213,204
19,382
2002
243,275
18,713
2012
251,024
20,919
2022
202,683
16,890
1993
162,628
14,784
2003
219,552
18,296
2013
226,032
18,836
2023
285,296
21,945
1994
221,934
20,176
2004
207,105
17,259
2014
211,392
17,616
1995
233,238
21,203
2005
221,628
18,469
2015
190,691
15,891
1996
174,750
17,475
2006
285,831
21,987
2016
173,484
14,457
1997
156,284
14,257
2007
190,563
15,880
2017
187,433
15,619
1996: 10 home games played due to Cronulla's forfeit in Round 1 during the Super League strike.
1998: 26,482 at home final vs. Sydney City
2000: 20,597 at home final vs. Melbourne
2001: 22,061 at home final vs. Sydney Roosters
2002: 21,051 at home final vs. St. George Illawarra
2006: 23,752 at home final vs. Manly
2020: Due to the COVID-19 crisis, not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season
2021: Due to the COVID-19 crisis in NSW, only 9 games were played at McDonald Jones Stadium as the competition was moved to Queensland
Representatives
Awards and achievements
The Club Home grounds Important figures League Premierships (2) Seasons (30)
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Other competitions Affiliations