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