Mick Nanyn

Mick Nanyn
Personal information
Full name	Michael Nanyn
Born	3 June 1982 (age 42); Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 4 lb (110 kg)
Position	Centre
Club
Representative
	Source:

Last updated October 21, 2024

Mick Nanyn (born 3 June 1982) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. He played as a centre and was a specialist goal-kicker. He set point scoring records at several of the clubs he played for. Nanyn started his career at Swinton, and went on to play for the Rochdale Hornets, Whitehaven, Widnes, Oldham and the Leigh Centurions. He also played for Scotland at international level.^[3]

Background

Nanyn was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Club career

Nanyn had a reputation as a journeyman, playing for the Widnes Vikings, Whitehaven, the Rochdale Hornets and the Swinton Lions.

Starting out at Swinton Lions in 1999, Nanyn made his debut at the age of 16. Despite his age, Nanyn was a standout performer for the Lions during the more turbulent years of 1999-2003. Thus defining himself as both a try scorer and prolific goal kicker. Nanyn signed for the Widnes Vikings in 2006. In his first season at the club, he scored 388 points, breaking the record for most points scored in a single season, an accolade he took from Jonathan Davies.^[4] He beat his own record a year later, scoring 434 points in 2007.^[5]

In 2008 he beat Pat Rich's seven-year-old record at Oldham for points in a season (362, 139 goals, 21 tries).

He joined Super League side the Harlequins RL for the 2009 season. He only managed a couple of appearances in trial games for the Harlequins RL.^[6]^[7]

Representative honours

In 2001, Nanyn represented the Northern Ford Premiership in an Under-21 trial game against the Super League, scoring a try in a surprise 27–20 win.^[8]

Nanyn was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[9]

Nanyn won ten caps for Scotland, including one appearance as a substitute. In 2009, he scored 40 points (two tries and 16 goals) in a 104–0 victory over Italy.^[10]

Career records

As of 2015, with 3714-points he is sixth on British rugby league's "most points in a career" record list behind Neil Fox, Jim Sullivan, Kevin Sinfield, Gus Risman and John Woods.^[11]

Genealogical information

Mick Nanyn is the son of the rugby league second-row who played in the 1970s and 1980s for Wigan and Springfield Borough; Michael "Mick" Nanyn.

Related Research Articles

David Allen is a former rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward. An Ireland international, Allen played for the Wigan Warriors, Oldham, Barrow Raiders, Widnes Vikings, Whitehaven and the Rochdale Hornets.

The 2005 Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup was played by teams from across Europe during the 2005 rugby league season. Hull F.C. won the cup defeating Leeds Rhinos in the final.

Steve McCormack is a rugby league coach. He was head coach of Scotland until 2017 and was the longest reigning coach in the nation's history having held the role since 2004. He has also had an extensive club coaching career, having coached Salford City Reds in the Super League and Whitehaven Warriors, Widnes Vikings, Barrow Raiders Swinton Lions and Gloucestershire All Golds in the Rugby League Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oliver Wilkes</span> Former Scotland international rugby league footballer

Oliver Wilkes is a former Scotland international rugby League footballer who played as a prop, second-row and loose forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

The 2006 National Leagues are the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league in the UK.

PatrickRich is an English former professional rugby league footballer who represented the Oldham in the Northern Ford Premiership.

Thomas Kelvin Coslett is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached rugby league in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a goal-kicking full-back, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for St. Helens (captain), and Rochdale Hornets, as a toe-end kicking style goal-kicking fullback, prop, second-row, or loose forward, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Wigan and St. Helens.

Kevin Penny is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 2000s and 2010s.

Matty Blythe is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves and the Bradford Bulls, and in the Championship for the Leigh Centurions (loan), the Bradford Bulls, and the Rochdale Hornets, as a wing, centre, second-row or loose forward.

Frank Myler was an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. A Great Britain and England national representative centre or stand-off, he played at club level for Widnes and St. Helens, and also captained and coached Great Britain.

John Woods is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leigh, Bradford Northern, Warrington and Rochdale Hornets, as a goal-kicking fullback, centre, or stand-off, and coached at club level for Leigh.

Neil Holding is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens, Oldham and Rochdale Hornets, as a stand-off or scrum-half, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets.

Kenneth Roberts was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Tyldesley RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, Halifax, Bradford Northern, Rochdale Hornets and Salford, as a prop, or second-row. Ken was one of a rare breed of forwards with an ability to dominate games with sheer physical power and incredible ball-handling skills. At 6' 1" and over sixteen stones Ken was a towering figure, quick runner and a damaging defender who always took the game to the opposition. He was an intimidating scrummager, inspiring pack leader and a player to be feared, respected and admired.

Ian Sinfield is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Scotland, and at club level for Oldham, Rochdale Hornets, Keighley and Swinton Lions.

Paul Bryan Crook is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played for Oldham in Betfred League 1. In Oct 2019 he was appointed to coach the St Helens R.F.C. reserves team.

Omari Caro is a former Jamaican international rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the London Skolars in League 1. Upon retiring from professional rugby, Omari is now a high school teacher.

Rugby League in Lancashire refers to the sport of rugby league in relation to its participation and history within the traditional county of Lancashire, England. The county has since been split up for administrative purposes with parts of traditional Lancashire forming parts of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria as well as the current borders of Lancashire.

Richard Lepori is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Swinton Lions in the Betfred Championship.

Samuel Brooks is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.

James Worthington is an English professional rugby league footballer who most recently played as a fullback or centre for Whitehaven in League 1.

References

↑ "Player Summary: Mick Nanyn". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
↑ "Leigh Leopards – Welcome to the Leopards den". www.leighrl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
↑ "Mick Nanyn". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
↑ "Mick Nanyn". rugby.widnes.tv. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
↑ "Oldham's Nanyn bound for Quins". Manchester Evening News. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "SL call for Mick Nanyn". Oldham RLFC. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ Bridge, Ian (10 October 2001). "U21 Trial: Super League 20 NFP 27". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
↑ "Bravehearts slay Italians". The Star. Johnston Press. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
↑ "Sinfield close to moving up all-time points list". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

External links

(archived by web.archive.org) Oldham Profile
Harlequins RL sign Mick Nanyn ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Player Summary: Mick Nanyn". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[2] Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

[3] "Leigh Leopards – Welcome to the Leopards den". www.leighrl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.

[Mick_Nanyn-4] "Mick Nanyn". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.

[5] "Mick Nanyn". rugby.widnes.tv. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Oldham's_Nanyn_bound_for_Quins-6] "Oldham's Nanyn bound for Quins". Manchester Evening News. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.^{[ dead link ]}

[SL_call_for_Mick_Nanyn-7] "SL call for Mick Nanyn". Oldham RLFC. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.^{[ dead link ]}

[8] Bridge, Ian (10 October 2001). "U21 Trial: Super League 20 NFP 27". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[Henderson_trio_in_Scots_cup_squad-9] "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

[10] "Bravehearts slay Italians". The Star. Johnston Press. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[Sinfield_close_to_moving_up_all-time_points_list-11] "Sinfield close to moving up all-time points list". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]