Danny Tickle (born 8 April 1983) is an English former professional

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footballer who plays in the for

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, Tickle is also a noted

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

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( Heritage No. 950),

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( Heritage No. 969),

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and

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Background

Tickle was born in

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, England.

Senior career

Halifax (2000-02)

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

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. Tickle then went onto sign for the

, despite interest from other

sides that included St. Helens.

Wigan Warriors (2002-06)

Tickle played for the

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

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squad. He went onto pick-up the Wigan Supporters 'Player of the Year Award.'

Hull (2007-13)

During his time at

, Tickle enjoyed an incredible début season with the West Hull 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

seasons. Tickle played for

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

season, but the move never came to fruition. Until 12-months later however, Tickle joined the Widnes club for the 2014 season onwards. He was released from Widnes during the 2016

season, due to an incident outside a nightclub.

Castleford Tigers (2016)

After his release from the Widnes outfit, he was signed in the same season by the

on a short-term contract, before being signed by the

Leigh Centurions (2016-17)

Tickle represented Leigh for two-years in the 2016 and 2017

campaigns. Tickle unfortunately suffered relegation from the

with Leigh in the 2016 season, due to losing the

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against the

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Hull Kingston Rovers (2018)

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 Craven Park. Following only one year as a player at Hull Kingston Rovers, Tickle took the decision to join

ahead of the start of the 2019

season.

Workington Town (2019 - present)

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. Workington Town Head Coach

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said, “Danny is a fantastic addition to the squad.” “He has many years' experience in the

and he is a top professional.” “Playing at the highest level will be of benefit to the squad in what is a tough league.” 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

England Knights (2003)

=2003

= Tickle represented the

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in 2003, recording three appearances, scoring two tries and kicking 23 goals, posting 54 points in total.

England (2009)

=2009

= In 2009, he represented

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making only a single appearance and recording only one try.

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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