Scott Wheeldon

Scott Wheeldon (born (1986-02-23)23 February 1986) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop for Hull F.C., Hull KR, London Broncos, Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers and Sheffield Eagles .

Scott Wheeldon

Personal information
Born	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 39) Hull, Humberside, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	16 st 7 lb (105 kg)[1]
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–08 Hull FC 62 4 0 0 16 2009–12 Hull Kingston Rovers 75 4 0 0 16 2012–13 London Broncos 36 5 0 0 20 2013(loan) → London Skolars 1 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Castleford Tigers 42 5 0 0 20 2016–17 Sheffield Eagles 57 12 0 0 48 2018–19 Featherstone Rovers 37 1 0 0 4 2020–21 Sheffield Eagles 16 0 0 0 0 Total 326 31 0 0 124
Source: [2][3]

Background

Wheeldon was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England.

Career

He is a product of Hull FC's academy ranks.

Wheeldon made his Super League début in 2006. In the same year, he appeared for Hull F.C. in the 2006 Super League Grand final, playing from the interchange bench in his side's 4-26 defeat by St. Helens.^[4]

Wheeldon then went on to sign for local rivals Hull Kingston Rovers in 2008 and made his début in the Robins home game against Celtic Crusaders.

Wheeldon transferred to London Broncos in 2012 and spent two seasons there before joining the Castleford Tigers in 2014.^[5]

He featured for the Tigers in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.^[6] In 2014 Wheeldon was voted the best player of table 21 at the Castleford Tigers end of year player awards.

In November 2015, it was announced that Wheeldon had signed for Sheffield Eagles on a 3-year deal. However, two seasons later he was released having played over 50 games and scoring 12 tries.

Following his release by the Eagles, Wheeldon joined their Championship rivals Featherstone Rovers in October 2017.^[7]

Having played 37 during the 2018 season for "Fev", Wheeldon re-joined the Eagles, where he ended his senior playing career in 2021.^[8]