Situated, prior to their recent move to Widnes, in Eccleston and Thatto Heath, a lot of support naturally derives from that area. Many strongholds of support also come from the Eastern side of the town; areas like Blackbrook, Haydock, and Parr. However, there exists considerable support towards Newton, Billinge and Ashton also. Their support is also not restricted to the town, with bases in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Northamptonshire, the South and North Wales. The club also have their own supporters clubs, one for the club itself which has folded, and one for fans in the South. International, as well as national support is also strong with Saints. A recent survey showed fan bases in Australia, the United States, France, Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, the Middle East, Chile and Greece. The club also have something of a fan base forming in the Far East, with fans from Singapore and Japan. Super League crowd averages Notable fans David Bernstein—former Chairman of The Football Association Rob Broughton—professional mixed martial artist of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Stephen Bunting—professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation Gordon Burns—retired television broadcaster Tim Cahill—Australia and Everton F.C. footballer Dave Chisnall—professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation Ricky Hatton—retired welterweight champion boxer Phil Lesh—bass player with The Grateful Dead Craig Lyon—bantamweight boxer Martin Murray—Commonwealth middleweight champion boxer Ray Peacock—comedian and actor Michael Smith—professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation Ricky Tomlinson—actor Johnny Vegas—actor and comedian Colours and badge Colours In their rugby football days and early years as a rugby league club, St Helens wore a vertically striped blue and white jersey with blue shorts and socks. In their initial period at Knowsley Road, St Helens wore a similar jersey, but the stripes were horizontal, and the colours were blue and grey. These colours however were dropped in favour of a more traditional to today, red and white design. The jersey had a single broad red horizontal band, on a white background, and was used until 1961. In the 1961 Challenge Cup final against Wigan, the strip still seen today—the famous red V—was first utilised. In 1981, the club changed colours again, albeit temporarily, when Umbro designed and manufactured a French—style jersey of blue, with a white and red V. These colours were donned for two years, before the traditional colours were reverted to. 1985 saw the first jersey that