Andy Fisher
Encyclopedia
Andy Fisher is a professional rugby league
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, and coach
of the 2000s who at club level has played for Hull, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
, and Dewsbury Rams
, playing at , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, and at club level has coached for Dewsbury Rams
, Sharlston Rovers
, and Eastmoor Dragons
.
’s 24-22 victory over Featherstone Rovers
in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium
, Huddersfield
on the 26th September 1998.
, Warren Jowitt
, Tony Kemp
(player-coach), Steve McNamara
, Francis Maloney
, Martin Masella
, Steve Prescott
, Bright Sodje
, Francis Stephenson
, and Glen Tomlinson
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, and coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
of the 2000s who at club level has played for Hull, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, and Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
, playing at , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, and at club level has coached for Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
, Sharlston Rovers
Pennine League
The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the east of Lancashire....
, and Eastmoor Dragons
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
.
First Division Grand Final Appearances
Andy Fisher was a substitute in Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
’s 24-22 victory over Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
on the 26th September 1998.
Financial Crisis At Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
In 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated during September 2000. The players affected were; Andy Fisher, Bobbie GouldingBobbie Goulding
Bobbie Goulding is an English rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently the French national team's head coach....
, Warren Jowitt
Warren Jowitt
Warren Jowitt is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, and coach of the 2000s who at club level has played for Stanley Rangers, Bradford Bulls, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Salford City Reds, Hull, and Dewsbury Rams, playing at , i.e...
, Tony Kemp
Tony Kemp
Tony Kemp is a former New Zealand rugby league test representative and former coach of the New Zealand Warriors. He currently is a commentator for Māori Televisions coverage of the Auckland Rugby League competition and also serves on the NZRL Board.-Early years:Kemp was born in Whangarei but...
(player-coach), Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
, Francis Maloney
Francis Maloney (rugby league)
Francis Maloney is an English rugby league player for the Batley Bulldogs in National League One. He plays as a stand-off and can operate as a centre...
, Martin Masella
Martin Masella
Martin Masella is a former rugby league player.Martin Masella was a Tonga international and played at the 1995 and captained his country in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup...
, Steve Prescott
Steve Prescott
Stephen Prescott MBE , is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.Son of Eric Prescott, a formidable forward with St Helens in the 1970s, Steve Prescott played for St. Helens in the Rugby League Premiership and the Super League, and for Hull and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats...
, Bright Sodje
Bright Sodje
Bright Ojamohare Sodje is a 6'5 retired dual-code rugby player, who played for rugby league clubs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Hull Kingston Rovers and Sheffield Eagles in England as well as rugby union for Wakefield RFC....
, Francis Stephenson
Francis Stephenson
Francis Stephenson is an English former rugby league footballer, and now the Operations Director at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.He retired from playing during the 2007 close season...
, and Glen Tomlinson
Glen Tomlinson
Glen Tomlinson is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who at club level has played for Caboolture, Batley Bulldogs , Bradford Bulls, Hull, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , i.e...
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