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Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1977)

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Paul Anderson
Personal information
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977 (age 47)
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
PositionCentre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–98 St. Helens 46 6 2 0 28
1999 Sheffield Eagles 10 1 0 0 4
1999–02 Leigh Centurions 103 50 17 0 234
2003 Oldham 22 8 0 0 32
2004–07 Rochdale Hornets 64 68 36 0 344
2008 Blackpool Panthers 44 14 0 0 56
Total 289 147 55 0 698
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2011–2020 Leigh Centurions 306 253 83
Source: [1][2]

Paul Anderson (born 2 April 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for St. Helens, Sheffield Eagles, Leigh Centurions,[3][4][5] Oldham and Rochdale Hornets, as a centre, second-row, or loose forward.[1]

Playing career

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St Helens

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Anderson began his playing career in 1995 with St Helens, and played 46 games for the club. He made his Debut on Boxing Day 1995 in a game against Wigan Warriors at Central Park. Anderson wore #11 playing in the second row in a tough loss to their Super League rivals [6]

Sheffield Eagles

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In January 1999, he was signed by Sheffield Eagles for a fee of £10,000.[7]

Leigh

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Anderson joined Leigh Centurions later that year, where we went on make over 100 appearances,[8] and also played for Oldham[9] and Rochdale Hornets.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Paul Anderson". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ Hadfield, Dave (7 January 1999). "Rugby League: Rangers handed another big draw". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Anderson, Paul". Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Retrieved 1 January 2018.