Matt Crowther | |
Fullname: | Matthew Lloyd Crowther[1] |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1974 |
Birth Place: | Castleford, West Yorkshire, England |
Club1: | Sheffield Eagles |
Year1start: | 1994 |
Year1end: | 99 |
Appearances1: | 62 |
Tries1: | 34 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 170 |
Year2start: | 2000 |
Appearances2: | 15 |
Tries2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 24 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 68 |
Club3: | Hull FC |
Year3start: | 2001 |
Year3end: | 03 |
Appearances3: | 56 |
Tries3: | 22 |
Goals3: | 200 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 488 |
Teama: | Scotland |
Yearastart: | 1996 |
Yearaend: | 01 |
Appearancesa: | 8 |
Triesa: | 3 |
Goalsa: | 19 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 50 |
Retired: | yes |
New: | yes |
Source: | [2] |
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 (Heritage № 989) in the Super League. He is the Head Physio at Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Championship.
Crowther started his professional career with the Sheffield Eagles. Matt Crowther played 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]
Crowther was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
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.[5]