Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1977)

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 (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]

Paul Anderson

Personal information
Born	(1977-04-02) 2 April 1977 (age 48) Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
Position	Centre, 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.