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Matt Crowther

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Matt Crowther
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Lloyd Crowther[1]
Born (1974-05-06) 6 May 1974 (age 50)
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–99 Sheffield Eagles 62 34 17 0 170
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 15 5 24 0 68
2001–03 Hull FC 56 22 200 0 488
Total 133 61 241 0 726
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–01 Scotland 8 3 19 0 50
Source: [2][3]

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 Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Championship.

Playing career

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Club career

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Crowther started his professional career with the Sheffield Eagles. Matt Crowther played on the 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.[4] He remained at Hull until he was forced to retire in 2003 after breaking his leg in a match against the Castleford Tigers.[5]

International career

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

Post-playing career

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After retiring as a player, Crowther became a physiotherapist. After working for the NHS for several years, he returned to rugby league as a physio for Featherstone Rovers. In 2014, he became a physio at Castleford Tigers.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Matt Crowther". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Hull snap up Crowther". BBC Sport. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Injured Crowther to retire". BBC Sport. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Crowther working hard to get Tigers fit for Cup". Yorkshire Post. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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