Dave Highton

Dave Highton
Personal information
Full nameDavid Highton
Born (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980 (age 44)
Billinge, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 4 lb (84 kg)
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–01 Warrington Wolves 37 2 0 0 8
2002–03 Salford City Reds 45 1 0 0 4
2004–05 London Broncos 48 2 0 0 8
2006 Halifax 0 0 0 0 0
Total 130 5 0 0 20
Source: [1]

Dave Highton (born 31 January 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker for the Warrington Wolves, Salford City Reds and the London Broncos in the European Super League. He signed for Halifax to play in National League One, but injury forced him to retire aged just 25.[2][3]

Whilst at Warrington he was given a 10 month ban for steroid use[4] for which he was sacked by the Wolves.[5] He was later given a chance to resurrect his career at Salford.[6]

His elder brothers Paul Highton and Chris Highton also played professional rugby league, with Paul playing for Wales at international level and Chris featuring for Warrington and the Swinton Lions.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ "Injury forces Highton to retire". BBC. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Dave Highton announces retirement". League Unlimited. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ "(David) Highton accepts drugs ban". BBC. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Drug-ban Highton is sacked". Daily Telegraph. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "RL: Reds give Highton lifeline". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Chris Highton Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Paul Highton Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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