# Scott Wheeldon

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{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Scott Wheeldon
|fullname       = 
|image          = Scott Wheeldon Featherstone.jpg
|image_size     = 285  
|caption        = 
|position       = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1986|2|23|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull), Humberside, England
|height         = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|weight         = {{convert|105|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.castigers.com/player/489|title=Castleford Tigers 1st Team Scott Wheeldon|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2015|website=Official Castleford Tigers web site|publisher=Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd|accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref>
|club1          = [Hull FC](/source/Hull_FC)
|year1start     = 2005
|year1end       = 08
|appearances1   = 62
|tries1         = 4
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 16
|club2          = {{nowrap|→ [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)}}
|year2start     = 2005{{small|(loan)}}
|year2end       = 
|appearances2   = 
|tries2         = 
|goals2         = 
|fieldgoals2    = 
|points2        = 
|club3          = {{nowrap|[Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers)}}
|year3start     = 2009
|year3end       = 12
|appearances3   = 75
|tries3         = 4
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 16
|club4          = [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos)
|year4start     = 2012
|year4end       = 13
|appearances4   = 36
|tries4         = 5
|goals4         = 0
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 20
|club5          = → [London Skolars](/source/London_Skolars) 
|year5start     = 2013<small>(loan)</small>
|appearances5   = 1
|tries5         = 0
|goals5         = 0
|fieldgoals5    = 0
|points5        = 0
|club6          = [Castleford Tigers](/source/Castleford_Tigers)
|year6start     = 2014
|year6end       = 15
|appearances6   = 42
|tries6         = 5
|goals6         = 0
|fieldgoals6    = 0 
|points6        = 20
|club7          = [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles)
|year7start     = 2016
|year7end       = 17
|appearances7   = 57
|tries7         = 12
|goals7         = 0
|fieldgoals7    = 0
|points7        = 48
|club8          = {{nowrap|[Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)}}
|year8start     = 2018
|year8end       = 19
|appearances8   = 37
|tries8         = 1
|goals8         = 0
|fieldgoals8    = 0
|points8        = 4
|club9          = [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles)
|year9start     = 2020
|year9end       = 21
|appearances9   = 16
|tries9         = 0
|goals9         = 0
|fieldgoals9    = 0
|points9        = 0
|new            = yes
|retired        = yes
|source         = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Scott-Wheeldon/ |title=loverugbyleague |access-date=11 November 2017 |archive-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234254/https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/scott-wheeldon/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/scott-wheeldon/summary.html RLP]</ref>
|updated        = 19 September 2021
}}

'''Scott Wheeldon''' (born {{birth date|1986|2|23|df=y}}) is a former English professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played as a {{rlp|pr}} for [Hull F.C.](/source/Hull_F.C.), [Hull KR](/source/Hull_KR), [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos), [Castleford Tigers](/source/Castleford_Tigers), [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers) and [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles) .

==Background==
Wheeldon was born in [Kingston upon Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull), [Humberside](/source/Humberside), England.

==Career==
He is a product of [Hull FC](/source/Hull_FC)'s academy ranks.

Wheeldon made his [Super League](/source/Super_League) début in 2006. In the same year, he appeared for Hull F.C. in the [2006 Super League Grand final](/source/2006_Super_League_Grand_final), playing from the interchange bench in his side's 4-26 defeat by [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.).<ref>{{cite news|title=St Helens 26-4 Hull FC|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/6035553.stm|access-date=18 August 2013|newspaper=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)|date=14 October 2006}}</ref>

Wheeldon then went on to sign for local rivals [Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers) in 2008 and made his début in the Robins home game against [Celtic Crusaders](/source/Crusaders_Rugby_League).

Wheeldon transferred to [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos) in 2012 and spent two seasons there before joining the [Castleford Tigers](/source/Castleford_Tigers) in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugbyleague/news/12212/7721708/Broncos-sign-up-Wheeldon|work=Sky Sports|title=Broncos sign up Wheeldon – London Broncos Rugby News, Fixtures, Results – Sky Sports}}</ref>

He featured for the Tigers in the [2014 Challenge Cup Final](/source/2014_Challenge_Cup_Final) defeat by the [Leeds Rhinos](/source/Leeds_Rhinos) at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium).<ref name="Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall’s double stuns Castleford">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/23/catleford-leeds-challenge-cup-final-match-report|title=Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford|publisher=Guardian|date=23 August 2014|accessdate=13 November 2019}}</ref> In 2014 Wheeldon was voted the best player of table 21 at the Castleford Tigers end of year player awards.

In November 2015, it was announced that Wheeldon had signed for [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles) on a 3-year deal. However, two seasons later he was released having played over 50 games and scoring 12 tries.

Following his release by the Eagles, Wheeldon joined their [Championship](/source/Kingstone_Press_Championship) rivals [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers) in October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/featherstone/featherstone-rovers-sign-front-rower-scott-wheeldon-on-two-year-deal-1-8791568|title=Featherstone Rovers sign front-rower Scott Wheeldon on two-year deal|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=6 October 2017|accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref>

Having played 37 during the 2018 season for "Fev", Wheeldon re-joined the Eagles, where he ended his senior playing career in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Eagles-News/article/scott-wheeldon-to-retire-at-end-of-season/|title=Scott Wheeldon to retire at end of season|publisher=Sheffield Eagles|date=15 September 2021|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.featherstonerovers.co.uk/squad/36 Featherstone Rovers profile]
*[http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Teams/Sheffield%20Eagles/Player/142087# Sheffield Eagles profile]
*[http://www.castigers.com/player/489 Cas Tigers profile]
*[http://www.hullkr.co.uk/teammember.php?id=2129]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeldon, Scott}}
Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Hull F.C. players
Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players
Category:London Broncos players
Category:London Skolars players
Category:Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull
Category:Rugby league props
Category:Sheffield Eagles players

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