Danny Tickle (born 10 March 1983) is an English former professional

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in League 1, Tickle is also a noted

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-kicker. During his career Tickle played for several clubs, including Halifax,

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, Hull F.C.,

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and

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Background

Tickle was born in

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, England. He learned

at local amateur club, Golborne Parkside.

Senior career

Halifax (2000-02)

At the start of his career he played for three seasons at Halifax in the

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Wigan Warriors (2002-06)

In June 2002, Tickle signed for the

for a fee of £100,000, despite interest from other Super League sides that included St Helens. Tickle played for the Wigan Warriors at , scoring a try in the

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, which ended in a 25–12 victory to the

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. He performed well enough to earn a new two-year contract in July 2004. The following season, Tickle was outstanding in an injury-hit Wigan squad. He went onto pick-up the Wigan Supporters' 'Player of the Year Award'. He was released at the end of the 2006 season.

Hull (2007-13)

During his time at Hull F.C., Tickle enjoyed an incredible début season with the West

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outfit in 2007, picking-up the Players,' Supporters' and Coaches' 'Player of the Year Awards. Whilst also finishing as the club's top points scorer in both the 2007 and 2008 Super League seasons. Tickle played for Hull F.C. in the 2008 Challenge Cup Final, in a 28–16 defeat by St. Helens. Tickle also represented the club in the

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Final.

Widnes Vikings (2014-15)

Tickle was linked with a move to the

for the 2013 Super League season, but the move never came to fruition. Until 12-months later however, Tickle joined the Widnes club for the 2014 season onwards. In November 2015, Tickle was assaulted outside a nightclub in

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. Tickle suffered a fractured skull as a result of the incident, and it was initially believed that the injury would bring his playing career to an end. He was released by Widnes in March 2016.

Castleford Tigers (2016)

After his release from the Widnes outfit, he was signed in April 2016 by the

on a short-term contract, before being released three months later so he could sign for the

Leigh Centurions (2016-17)

Tickle represented Leigh for two seasons, helping the club win promotion to the

in 2016. Tickle unfortunately suffered relegation from the Super League with Leigh in the 2017 season, due to losing the

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against the

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Hull Kingston Rovers (2018)

In 2018, it was revealed that Tickle had signed a one-year contract to play for

in the

. Tickle scored a try on his Hull Kingston Rovers début against the Catalans Dragons. The game took-place on 15 February 2018, Hull Kingston Rovers won the game 23–4 at

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Workington Town (2019)

On 11 December 2018, it was announced that Tickle had signed a one-year deal with League 1 outfit Workington Town, to play for the club on a part-time basis. Tickle made his début for Workington Town on 17 February 2019, in a 28–32 victory over

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. A week later on 24 February 2019, Tickle scored his first try for Workington Town in a 48–18 victory over the

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Representative career

Tickle represented England A in the

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, recording three appearances, scoring two tries and kicking 23 goals, posting 54 points in total. He also earned one cap for the senior

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team, appearing against

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in 2009.

Honours

Career Awards and Accolades

Club (Wigan Warriors 2002-06)

* 2005: 'Supporters' Player of the Year Award'

Club (Hull F.C. 2007-13)

* 2007: 'Players' Player of the Year Award' * 2007: 'Supporters' Player of the Year Award' * 2007: 'Coaches' Player of the Year Award'

References

External links

Hull profileStatistics at rugby-league.comStatistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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