Jamie Acton

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Jamie Acton
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Personal information
Born (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 32)
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England [ citation needed ]
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012 Wigan Warriors 00000
2012(loan)→ S. Wales Scorpions 31004
2012(loan)→ Oldham 60000
2013 Workington Town 232008
2014–18 Leigh Centurions 95170068
2017(DR Tooltip Kingstone Press Championship#Dual registration)→ Sheffield Eagles 10000
2019 Swinton Lions 40000
Total132200080
Source: [1] [2]

Jamie Acton (born 4 April 1992) is a retired English professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop. [1] [3] [4] [5] He played in League 1 for Oldham and the South Wales Scorpions (Under loan from the Wigan Warriors Academy), and in the Championship for the Leigh Centurions and Workington Town, before finishing his career with the Swinton Lions.

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Background

Acton was born in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England.

Club career

Acton first played rugby league at junior level with Hemel Stags as a 16-year-old having initially played rugby union. [6] He was selected to represent BARLA England and GB Community Lions at under-18s level. Picked up by the Wigan Warriors, [7] he moved north in 2010 and became a regular in Wigan's under-20s academy side during the 2011 season, playing in the victorious 2011 academy grand final team against the Warrington Wolves at Leigh Sports Village.

Acton made his senior début as a dual registered player with South Wales Scorpions in 2012 and later that season played for Oldham before signing for Workington Town at the end of the season. [8] In 2013 he was a key member of the Workington Town side, [9] making 23 appearances before joining Leigh Centurions in September 2013. [10] [11]

Acton made 22 appearances during the 2014 season including featuring in the winning team that beat Featherstone Rovers in the 2014 Kingstone Press Championship grand final at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. [12] [13] [14] [15]

He has remained an integral member of the Leigh Centurions squad which won the Kingstone Press Championship titles in 2015 and 2016, culminating in promotion to Super League by progressing through the Middle 8 Qualifiers at the end of the 2016 season. Acton made his Super League début playing for Leigh Centurions against Leeds Rhinos on 17 February 2017. In July 2017, Acton received a nine-game ban for bad conduct towards Catalans Dragons player Greg Bird during a Super League game. He was also fined £300 at the time.[ citation needed ]

At the start of the 2017 season, Acton was sent to Sheffield Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal with the Championship side. However, Acton only appeared in one game - a 32–14 win over Toulouse.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, he was forced to retire after suffering a spinal injury. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: Jamie Acton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Profile at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jamie Acton – Leigh Centurions' Southern Import". web page. In The Loose. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jamie Acton – Player Details". web page. Wigan Warriors. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Town Sign Jamie Acton". web page. Workington Town. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Workington Town's all-action style was key for new-boy Jamie Acton". web page. News & Star. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Jamie Acton leaves Workington Town for Leigh Centurions". web page. News & Star. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Centurions Sign Jamie Acton". web page. Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Acton stations for Centurions forward Jamie". web page. Leigh Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Centurions cap off outstanding season". web page. You Tube. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Leigh Centurions v Featherstone - Championship Grand Final - Oct 5th 2014". web page. You Tube. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jamie Acton Signs 2 Year Contract Extension With Centurions". web page. Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Life After League: Jamie Acton focusing on mental health app following rugby league career". Love Rugby League. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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