Matt Crowther

Matt Crowther (born 6 May 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants and Hull FC in the Super League. He is the Head Physio at the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League.

Matt Crowther
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Lloyd Crowther[1]
Born (1974-05-06) 6 May 1974
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Sheffield Eagles
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 15 5 24 0 68
2001–03 Hull FC 56 22 200 0 488
Total 71 27 224 0 556
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–01 Scotland 8 3 21 0 54
Source: [2]

Club career

Crowther started his professional career with the Sheffield Eagles. Matt Crowther played left wing and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Following the club's merger with Huddersfield, he played for the Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants during Super League V before moving to Hull F.C. in September 2000.[3] He remained at Hull until he was forced to retire in 2003 after breaking his leg in a match against the Castleford Tigers.[4]

International career

Crowther was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. RLP
  3. "Hull snap up Crowther". BBC Sport. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. "Injured Crowther to retire". BBC Sport. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2014.


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