Lee Paterson

Lee Paterson (born 5 July 1981) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Keighley Cougars, York City Knights, Rochdale Hornets, Batley Bulldogs, Carpentras XIII, Widnes Vikings and Halifax, as a wing, centre, stand-off or loose forward.[5]

For the Swinton, Rochdale, and Batley player, see Lee Patterson (rugby league).

Lee Paterson
Personal information
Born (1981-07-05) 5 July 1981
York, North Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–04 Keighley Cougars 58 7 3 0 34
2005–06 York City Knights 44 4 8 0 32
2007 Batley Bulldogs 20 4 2 0 20
2007–08 Carpentras XIII 10 4 12 0 40
2008–09 Widnes Vikings 33 14 0 0 56
2010–11 Carpentras XIII 22 4 80 0 176
2011 Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0
2013 Whitehaven 30 4 0 0 12
2014 York City Knights 18 4 0 0 16
2014 Newcastle Thunder 18 2 1 0 10
Total 254 47 106 0 396
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–12 Scotland 12 3 4 0 20
Source: [2][1][3][4]

Background

Paterson was born in York, Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Paterson played with his home town team York City Knights, winning the 2005 National League Two with them, before moving to Batley in 2007.[6] He had stints at Featherstone Rovers and Mackay Cutters in Australia before rejoining York City in 2014.[1]

International honours

Paterson won caps for Scotland while at the Batley Bulldogs, and the Widnes Vikings.

Paterson was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7][8]

References
  1. Martini, Peter (26 November 2013). "Gary Thornton happy with York City Knights squad as Lee Paterson signs". York Press. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Lee Paterson". widnes.tv.
  4. "Scotland Player Records". ScotlandRL. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  6. Martini, Peter (15 October 2009). "Lee Paterson could return to York City Knights". York Press. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  8. "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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