Lee Paterson (born 5 July 1981) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Keighley Cougars, York City Knights, Widnes Vikings, as a centre, stand-off or loose forward.[5]

Lee Paterson
Personal information
Born (1981-07-05) 5 July 1981 (age 43)
York, North Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–04 Keighley Cougars 58 7 3 0 34
2005–06 York City Knights 44 4 8 0 32
2007 Batley Bulldogs 20 4 2 0 20
2007–08 Carpentras XIII 10 4 12 0 40
2008–09 Widnes Vikings 33 14 0 0 56
2010–11 Carpentras XIII 22 4 80 0 176
2013 Whitehaven 30 4 0 0 12
2014 York City Knights 18 4 0 0 16
2014 Newcastle Thunder 18 2 1 0 10
Total 253 47 106 0 396
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–12 Scotland 12 3 4 0 20
Source: [2][1][3][4]

Background

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Paterson was born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

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Paterson played with his home town team York City Knights, winning the 2005 National League Two with them, before moving to Batley in 2007.[6] He played for Widnes Vikings Featherstone Rovers and Mackay Cutters in Australia before rejoining York City in 2014.[1]

International honours

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Paterson won caps for Scotland while at the Widnes Vikings.

Paterson was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Martini, Peter (26 November 2013). "Gary Thornton happy with York City Knights squad as Lee Paterson signs". York Press. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Lee PATERSON - Player statistics - It's rugby".
  3. ^ "Lee Paterson". widnes.tv.
  4. ^ "Scotland Player Records". ScotlandRL. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  6. ^ Martini, Peter (15 October 2009). "Lee Paterson could return to York City Knights". York Press. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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