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Martin Crompton
Personal information
Born (1969-09-27) 27 September 1969 (age 55)
Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, England
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–92 Warrington 81 21 0 2 86
1992–93 Wigan 19 4 0 0 16
1993–97 Oldham 118 41 0 11 175
1998–00 Salford City Reds 46 13 6 3 67
2001 Widnes Vikings 29 9 0 0 36
Total 293 88 6 16 380
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–99 Ireland 9 4 0 1 17
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2008–10 Blackpool Panthers 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Martin Crompton (born 29 September 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, usually as a scrum-half.[1]

Playing career

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Warrington

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Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Crompton initially played for Warrington. Crompton played stand-off in Warrington's 14–36 defeat by Wigan in the 1990 Challenge Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1990, in front of a crowd of 77,729.[3]

Wigan

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Crompton moved to his hometown club Wigan in 1992.[4] The transfer fee was decided via tribunal, with Wigan paying £65,000 to Warrington, plus an additional £20,000 if Crompton represented Great Britain.[5] During the 1992–93 season, Crompton appeared as a substitute (replacing wing Martin Offiah) in Wigan's 5–4 victory over St Helens in the 1992 Lancashire Cup Final at Knowsley Road, St Helens on 18 October 1992.[6] Crompton also played from the interchange bench in the 1992 World Club Challenge against the visiting Brisbane Broncos on 30 October 1992.

Later career

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After a season with Wigan, Crompton went to Oldham in September 1993,[7] and became captain of the Roughyeds. When Oldham was relegated from Super League, Crompton went to Salford City Reds. After a few seasons with Salford, he moved to Widnes Vikings, helping the club win promotion to the Super League. He retired from rugby league but was an assistant coach at Widnes.

International career

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Crompton was named in England's 40-man training squad in preparation for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup,[8] but chose to represent Ireland instead, and played for the team in the 1995 Emerging Nations Tournament.[9] He was also selected for Ireland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Coaching career

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Crompton was appointed as head coach at Blackpool Panthers in 2007. In April 2008, he oversaw the club's first win in nearly two years against Workington Town.[10] The club improved over the next couple of seasons, reaching the playoffs in the 2009 and 2010 Championship 1 seasons. However, the club went into administration in October 2010, and Crompton resigned shortly afterwards.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Martin Crompton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1989-1990 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Jackson matches up to Reilly criteria". The Guardian. London. 10 July 1992. p. 18. ProQuest 187233458.
  5. ^ "Wires upset by RL ruling". Manchester Evening News. 1 August 1992. p. 50 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Crompton signs for Oldham at long last". Manchester Evening News. 7 September 1993. p. 47 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Hadfield, Dave (19 July 1995). "Rugby League: Larder leaves out Schofield". The Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ Hadfield, Dave (13 September 1995). "Dymock delays his decision". The Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Panthers end 45-game winless run". BBC Sport. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Blackpool Panthers enter crisis talks over future". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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