Michael Shenton

Michael Shenton
Personal information
Full nameMichael Shenton
Born (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38)
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)[1]
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–10 Castleford Tigers 153 93 0 0 372
2011–12 St Helens 58 20 0 0 80
2013–21 Castleford Tigers 194 68 0 0 272
Total 405 181 0 0 724
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–14 England 12 3 0 0 12
Source: [2][3]

Michael Shenton (born 22 July 1986) is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is currently the assistant coach for Wakefield Trinity in the RFL Championship.

An England international representative centre, he made his Castleford Tigers debut in 2004 and played over 150 times for the club before transferring to St Helens in 2010. In June 2012, Shenton signed a deal to re-join Castleford from the 2013 season, and it was later announced that he would be club captain.

Having played more than 300 games for the Tigers in all competitions, Shenton holds the club record for most Super League appearances after overtaking Danny Orr.[4] In 2017, he became the first Castleford captain to lead the club to a top-flight league title. He featured in the Super League Dream Team on three occasions.

  1. ^ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Michael Shenton". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ "Congratulations Shenny!". Castleford Tigers. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2021.