Lee Paterson

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

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, Widnes Vikings, as a centre, stand-off or loose forward.^[5]

Lee Paterson

Personal information
Born	(1981-07-05) 5 July 1981 (age 43) York, North Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Position	Wing, 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 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 253 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 Castleford, 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 played for Widnes Vikings Featherstone Rovers and Mackay Cutters in Australia before rejoining York City in 2014.^[1]

International honours

Paterson won caps for Scotland while at the Widnes Vikings.

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