Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1977)

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]

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
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]

Playing career

St Helens

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

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. "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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