Brian Noble (rugby league)

Brian Noble
MBE
Personal information
Full nameBrian David Noble[1]
Born (1961-02-14) 14 February 1961 (age 63)
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight13 st 0 lb (83 kg)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–93 Bradford Northern 389+3 39 0 0 145
1985 Cronulla Sharks 7 1 0 0 4
1994–95 Wakefield Trinity 8+1 0 0 0 0
Total 408 40 0 0 149
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–84 Great Britain 11 1 0 0 4
1985–86 Yorkshire 2 0 0 0 0
1982–83 GB Under 24 4 0 0 0 0
1984 GB tour games 7 6 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2001–06 Bradford Bulls 180 136 2 40 76
2006–09 Wigan Warriors 91 49 4 38 54
2010 Crusaders RL 31 14 0 17 45
2013–14 Salford Red Devils 23 7 0 16 30
2025– Bradford Bulls 0 0 0 0
Total 325 206 6 111 63
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2004–06 Great Britain 14 6 0 8 43
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 30 October 2024

Brian David Noble MBE (born 14 February 1961), also known by the nickname of "Nobby", is an English rugby league coach and former rugby league footballer. He is the current head-coach of Bradford Bulls.

As a footballer, Noble was a Great Britain representative hooker,[2] but is best known for his coaching career, during which he coached the Bradford Bulls, the Wigan Warriors, the Crusaders RL and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and the Great Britain national team. He was the first coach to win three Super League Grand Finals, and is one of only two coaches to have achieved that feat along with Brian McDermott. He was formerly the Director of Rugby for the Toronto Wolfpack, and also works as a pundit for BBC Sport.

  1. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B21.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club