Joe Lydon (rugby)

Joe Lydon
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Paul Lydon
Born (1963-11-26) 26 November 1963 (age 61)
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–86 Widnes 99 54 116 1 435
1986–94 Wigan 262 89 283 16 938
1987 Eastern Suburbs 12 6 5 0 34
1989 Eastern Suburbs 10 2 9 0 26
Total 383 151 413 17 1433
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983 Great Britain U-24 3 1 12 0 28
1983–92 Great Britain 30 7 26 0 79
1985–88 Lancashire 4 1 1 0 6
Source: [1][2][3]

Joseph Paul Lydon (born 26 November 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and rugby union coach. He played during the 1980s and 1990s as a fullback, wing, centre, or stand-off for Widnes, Wigan and Eastern Suburbs. He also represented Lancashire, and won 30 caps for Great Britain.

He has coached representative level rugby union for England under-19's, and England Sevens and was a backs coach for the senior national team between 2004 and 2006. Since 2008, he has been appointed to several player development roles by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Joe Lydon". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 16 January 2024.