Paul Norton (rugby league)

Paul Norton is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford (Heritage No.), as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3][4]

For the rugby league prop who played in the 1990s and 2000s for Lancashire, Lancashire Lynx, and Oldham, see Paul Norton (rugby league, Lancashire).
Paul Norton
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
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
Source: [1]

Playing career

County honours

Paul Norton was an unused interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 13-17 defeat by Cumberland at Derwent Park, Workington on 29 August 1979.[5]

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. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  3. "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 86 – 1979–80". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
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