Paul Norton (rugby league)

Paul Norton
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward/Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–83 Castleford 105 7 2 174 369
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
29 Sep 1979 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0

Paul Norton is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]

Playing career

County honours

Paul Norton won a cap playing as a interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 13-17 defeat by Cumberland at Workington Town's stadium on 29 September 1979.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Paul Norton played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Prop Alan Hardy) in Castleford's 10-5 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1981 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, on Saturday 3 October 1981.

References

  1. ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000)"Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  2. ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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