# Adam Higson

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{{short description|English professional rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Adam Higson
|image          = Adam Higson.jpg
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|5|19}}
|birth_place    = [Leigh, Greater Manchester](/source/Leigh%2C_Greater_Manchester), England
| height        = {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} 
| weight        = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} 
|position       = {{Rlp|WG}}
|club1          = [Leigh Centurions](/source/Leigh_Centurions)
|year1start     = 2009
|year1end       = 17
|appearances1   = 155
|tries1         = 65
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 260
|club2          = → [Swinton Lions](/source/Swinton_Lions) 
|year2start     = 2012<small>(loan)</small>
|year2end       = 
|appearances2   = 15
|tries2         = 10
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 40
|club3          = [Toronto Wolfpack](/source/Toronto_Wolfpack) 
|year3start     = 2018
|year3end       = 19
|appearances3   = 18
|tries3         = 12
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 48
|club4          = [Leigh Centurions](/source/Leigh_Centurions)
|year4start     = 2019
|year4end       = 20
|appearances4   = 10
|tries4         = 10
|goals4         = 0
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 40
|new            = yes
|source         = <ref>[http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Adam-Higson/ Love Rugby League]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/adam-higson/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated        = 25 February 2021
}}

'''Adam Higson''' (born 19 May 1987) is an English professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who last played as a {{rlp|wg}}er for the [Leigh Centurions](/source/Leigh_Centurions) in the [Championship](/source/RFL_Championship).

He has previously played for [Leigh Centurions](/source/Leigh_Centurions) in the [Championship](/source/RFL_Championship) and the [Super League](/source/Super_League), and on loan from the [Leigh Centurions](/source/Leigh_Centurions) at the [Swinton Lions](/source/Swinton_Lions) in the [second tier](/source/2012_RFL_Championship). Higson has also played for the [Toronto Wolfpack](/source/Toronto_Wolfpack) in the Championship.

==Background==
Higson was born in [Leigh, Greater Manchester](/source/Leigh%2C_Greater_Manchester), [England](/source/England).

==Career==
Higson made his senior début for the Leigh Centurions on 15 February 2009 in a [Northern Rail Cup](/source/Championship_Cup) match against the [London Skolars](/source/London_Skolars). His league début came a month later on 15 March in a [Championship](/source/Championship_(rugby_league)) match against the [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles).

In 2012, Higson spent a season on loan at the [Swinton Lions](/source/Swinton_Lions).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Adam-Higson/|title=Players}}</ref>

In December 2017 Higson signed a one-year deal with the [Toronto Wolfpack](/source/Toronto_Wolfpack).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontowolfpack.com/2017/12/14/wolfpack-sign-adam-higson/|title=Wolfpack sign Adam Higson|publisher=Toronto Wolfpack|date=14 December 2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.torontowolfpack.com/player/adam-higson/ Toronto Wolfpack profile]
*[https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/team_member/higson-adam/ Leigh Centurions profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Higson, Adam}}
Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Leigh Leopards players
Category:Rugby league wingers
Category:Rugby league players from Leigh, Greater Manchester
Category:Swinton Lions players
Category:Toronto Wolfpack players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:English expatriate rugby league players
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Expatriate rugby league players in Canada

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