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]
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| Born | 2 April 1977 Leigh, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editSt Helens
editAnderson 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
editIn January 1999, he was signed by Sheffield Eagles for a fee of £10,000.[7]
Leigh
editAnderson 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
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Paul Anderson". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Anderson, Paul". Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Retrieved 1 January 2018.