Martin Crompton

Martin Crompton
Personal information
Full name Martin Anthony Crompton[1]
Born (1969-09-29) 29 September 1969
Ince-in-Makerfield, England
Playing information
Position scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–92 Warrington 81 21 0 2 86
1992–93 Wigan 20 4 0 0 16
1993–97 Oldham 118 41 0 11 175
1998–2000 Salford City Reds 45 13 6 3 67
2001 Widnes Vikings 28 9 0 0 36
Total 292 88 6 16 380
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–99 Ireland 5 3 0 1 13
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Martin Crompton (born 29 September 1969) is a former rugby league footballer who usually played as a scrum-half.

Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Crompton played for Warrington in the late 1980s and moved to his hometown club Wigan in 1992. During the 1992–93 Rugby Football League season Crompton played from the interchange bench for defending RFL champions Wigan in the 1992 World Club Challenge against the visiting Brisbane Broncos.

After a season with Wigan, Crompton went to Oldham in 1993 and was captain of the Roughyeds. When Oldham was relegated from Super League, Crompton went to Salford. After a few seasons with Salford he moved to Widnes, helping the club win promotion to the Super League. He retired from rugby league but was assistant coach at Widnes. He is now coaching Blackpool.

Crompton played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing wing Martin Offiah ) in Wigan's 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1992 Lancashire Cup final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992.[2]

Crompton was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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