Scott Wheeldon Explained

Scott Wheeldon
Birth Date:23 February 1986
Birth Place:Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height:183abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Weight:105abbr=onNaNabbr=on[1]
Club1:Hull FC
Year1start:2006
Year1end:08
Appearances1:62
Tries1:4
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:16
Year2start:2009
Year2end:12
Appearances2:75
Tries2:4
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:16
Club3:London Broncos
Year3start:2012
Year3end:13
Appearances3:36
Tries3:5
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:20
Year4start:2013(loan)
Appearances4:1
Tries4:0
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:0
Club5:Castleford Tigers
Year5start:2014
Year5end:15
Appearances5:42
Tries5:5
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:20
Club6:Sheffield Eagles
Year6start:2016
Year6end:17
Appearances6:57
Tries6:12
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:48
Year7start:2018
Year7end:19
Appearances7:37
Tries7:1
Goals7:0
Fieldgoals7:0
Points7:4
Club8:Sheffield Eagles
Year8start:2020
Year8end:21
Appearances8:16
Tries8:0
Goals8:0
Fieldgoals8:0
Points8:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Source:[2] [3]
Updated:19 September 2021

Scott Wheeldon (born 23 February 1986) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who played as a for Hull F.C. (Heritage № 1035), Hull KR, London Broncos, Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 944), Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 874) and Sheffield Eagles .

Background

Wheeldon was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Career

He is a product of Hull FC's academy ranks.

Wheeldon made his Super League début in 2006. In the same year, he appeared for Hull F.C. in the 2006 Super League Grand final, playing from the interchange bench in his side's 4-26 defeat by St. Helens.[4]

Wheeldon then went on to sign for local rivals Hull Kingston Rovers in 2008 and made his début in the Robins home game against Celtic Crusaders.

Wheeldon transferred to London Broncos in 2012 and spent two seasons there before joining the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 944) in 2014.[5]

He featured for the Tigers in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[6] In 2014 Wheeldon was voted the best player of table 21 at the Castleford Tigers end of year player awards.

In November 2015, it was announced that Wheeldon had signed for Sheffield Eagles on a 3-year deal. However, two seasons later he was released having played over 50 games and scoring 12 tries.

Following his release by the Eagles, Wheeldon joined their Championship rivals Featherstone Rovers in October 2017.[7]

Having played 37 during the 2018 season for "Fev", Wheeldon re-joined the Eagles, where he ended his senior playing career in 2021.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castleford Tigers 1st Team Scott Wheeldon. . 2015. Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 23 June 2015.
  2. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Scott-Wheeldon/ loverugbyleague
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/scott-wheeldon/summary.html RLP
  4. News: St Helens 26-4 Hull FC. 18 August 2013. BBC News. 14 October 2006.
  5. News: Broncos sign up Wheeldon – London Broncos Rugby News, Fixtures, Results – Sky Sports. Sky Sports.
  6. Web site: Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford. Guardian. 23 August 2014. 13 November 2019.
  7. News: Featherstone Rovers sign front-rower Scott Wheeldon on two-year deal. Yorkshire Evening Post. 6 October 2017. 14 December 2017.
  8. News: Scott Wheeldon to retire at end of season. Sheffield Eagles. 15 September 2021. 19 September 2021.