Andy Platt

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**Andy Platt**
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Platt
Date of birth	October 9, 1963 (1963-10-09) (age 44)
Place of birth	Billinge, Merseyside, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	16 st 10 lbs (106 kg)
Club information
Position(s)	n/a
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	St. Patricks ARL
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1983 ‐ 88 1988 ‐ 94 1995 ‐ 96 1997	St Helens Wigan Auckland Salford	185 (269) 35 (0)
Representative teams
1985 ‐ 93 1995	Great Britain England	25 (4)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Andy Platt is an English former rugby league footballer.

He started his professional career at St Helens RFC as a ball-playing Second Rower. Here he rose to national prominence and represented Great Britain.

In 1988 he signed for the Wigan Warriors for £140,000. He was part of the team that dominated British football in the early 1990's and in 1993 he won the Man of Steel Award. In 1994 he signed with the new Auckland Warriors franchise in the Australian Rugby League, following John Monie, Dean Bell, Denis Betts and Frano Botica. Andy finished his career back in England with the Salford Reds and also represented England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

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Harry Sunderland Trophy winners

1965 Terry Fogerty • 1966 Albert Halsall • 1967 Ray Owen • 1968 Gary Cooper • 1969 Bev Risman • 1970 Frank Myler • 1971 Bill Ashurst • 1972 Terry Clawson • 1973 Mick Stephenson • 1974 Barry Philbin • 1975 Mel Mason • 1976 George Nicholls • 1977 Geoff Pimblett • 1978 Bob Haigh • 1979 Kevin Dick • 1980 Mal Aspey • 1981 Len Casey • 1982 Mick Burke • 1983 Tony Myler • 1984 John Dorahy • 1985 Harry Pinner • 1986 Les Boyd • 1987 Joe Lydon • 1988 David Hulme • 1989 Alan Tait • 1990 Alan Tait • 1991 Greg Mackey • 1992 Andy Platt • 1993 Chris Joynt • 1994 Sam Panapa • 1995 Kris Radlinski • 1996 Andy Farrell • 1997 Andy Farrell • 1998 Jason Robinson • 1999 Henry Paul • 2000 Chris Joynt • 2001 Michael Withers • 2002 Paul Deacon • 2003 Stuart Reardon • 2004 Matt Diskin • 2005 Leon Pryce • 2006 Paul Wellens • 2007 Rob Burrow

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Man of Steel Award

1977 David Ward • 1978 George Nicholls • 1979 Doug Laughton • 1980 George Fairbairn • 1981 Ken Kelly • 1982 Mick Morgan • 1983 Allan Agar • 1984 Joe Lydon • 1985 Ellery Hanley • 1986 Gavin Miller • 1987 Ellery Hanley • 1988 Martin Offiah • 1989 Ellery Hanley • 1990 Shaun Edwards • 1991 Garry Schofield • 1992 Dean Bell • 1993 Andy Platt • 1994 Jonathan Davies • 1995 Denis Betts • 1996 Andy Farrell • 1997 James Lowes • 1998 Iestyn Harris • 1999 Adrian Vowles • 2000 Sean Long • 2001 Paul Sculthorpe • 2002 Paul Sculthorpe • 2003 Jamie Peacock • 2004 Andy Farrell • 2005 Jamie Lyon • 2006 Paul Wellens • 2007 James Roby

v • d • e Wigan RLFC squad - 1989 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Steve Hampson • 2 Tony Iro • 3 Kevin Iro • 4 Dean Bell • 5 Joe Lydon • 6 Shaun Edwards • 7 Andy Gregory • 8 Ian Lucas • 9 Nicky Kiss • 10 Adrian Shelford • 11 Andy Platt • 12 Ian Potter • 13 Ellery Hanley • 14 Denis Betts • 15 Andy Goodway • Coach: Graham Lowe

v • d • e Wigan RLFC squad - 1990 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Steve Hampson • 2 Joe Lydon • 3 Kevin Iro • 4 Dean Bell • 5 Mark Preston • 6 Shaun Edwards • 7 Andy Gregory • 8 Adrian Shelford • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Andy Goodway • 13 Ellery Hanley • 14 Ian Gildart • 15 Bobbie Goulding • Coach: John Monie

v • d • e Wigan RLFC squad - 1991 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Steve Hampson • 2 David Myers • 3 Kevin Iro • 4 Dean Bell • 5 Frano Botica • 6 Shaun Edwards • 7 Andy Gregory • 8 Ian Lucas • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Phil Clarke • 13 Ellery Hanley • 14 Bobbie Goulding • 15 Andy Goodway • Coach: John Monie

v • d • e Wigan RLFC squad - 1992 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Joe Lydon • 2 Frano Botica • 3 Dean Bell • 4 Gene Miles • 5 Martin Offiah • 6 Shaun Edwards • 7 Andy Gregory • 8 Kelvin Skerrett • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Billy McGinty • 13 Phil Clarke • 14 Steve Hampson • 15 Neil Cowie • Coach: John Monie

v • d • e Wigan RLFC squad - 1993 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Steve Hampson • 2 Jason Robinson • 3 Joe Lydon • 4 Andrew Farrar • 5 Martin Offiah • 6 Frano Botica • 7 Shaun Edwards • 8 Kelvin Skerrett • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Phil Clarke • 13 Dean Bell • 14 Sam Panapa • 15 Andy Farrell • Coach: John Monie

v • d • e Wigan RLFC squad - 1994 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Gary Connolly • 2 Va'aiga Tuigamala • 3 Dean Bell • 4 Barrie-Jon Mather • 5 Martin Offiah • 6 Frano Botica • 7 Shaun Edwards • 8 Kelvin Skerrett • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Andy Farrell • 13 Phil Clarke • 14 Sam Panapa • 15 Mick Cassidy • Coach: John Dorahy

v • d • e England squad - 1995 Rugby League World Cup

Betts (c) • Bentley • Broadbent • Cassidy • Clarke • Connolly • Cook • Edwards • Farrell • Goulding • Harrison • Haughton • Jackson • Joynt • Mather • McCurrie • Newlove • Offiah • Pinkney • Platt • Powell • Radlinski • Robinson • Sampson • Smith • Coach: Larder

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