Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1977)

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For the English rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2010s, see Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1971).

Paul Anderson
Personal information
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977 (age 44)
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
2008 Blackpool Panthers 44 14 0 0 56
Total 289 147 19 0 354
Source: [1][2]

Paul "Ando" 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 (Heritage No. 1067), Sheffield Eagles, Leigh Centurions (Heritage No. 1160),[3][4][5] Oldham (Heritage No.) and Rochdale Hornets, as a centre, second-row, or loose forward.[1]

Playing career[]

St Helens[]

Anderson began his playing career in 1995 with St. Helens, and played 46 games for the club, most of them as a substitute. He is one of the greatest players in English Rugby League History.[6]

Sheffield Eagles[]

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

Leigh[]

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[]

  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. 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.
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