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{{Short description|Former Great Britain and Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name                = Paul Atcheson
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|birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1973|05|17|df=y}}
|birth_place         = [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England
|death_date          =
|height              =
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|position            = {{rlp|FB}}
|club1               = [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
|year1start          = 1990
|year1end            = 92
|appearances1        = 7
|tries1              = 1
|goals1              = 0
|fieldgoals1         = 0
|points1             = 4
|club2               = [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]
|year2start          = 1992
|year2end            = 95
|appearances2        = 62
|tries2              = 11
|goals2              = 0
|fieldgoals2         = 0
|points2             = 44
|club3               = [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham Bears]]
|year3start          = 1996
|year3end            = 97
|appearances3        = 67
|tries3              = 29
|goals3              = 0
|fieldgoals3         = 0
|points3             = 119
|club4               = [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]]
|year4start          = 1997
|year4end            = 00
|appearances4        = 70
|tries4              = 19
|goals4              = 0
|fieldgoals4         = 0
|points4             = 76
|club5               = [[Widnes Vikings]]
|year5start          = 2000
|year5end            = 04
|appearances5        = 70
|tries5              = 7
|goals5              = 0
|fieldgoals5         = 0
|points5             = 28
|teamA               = [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain U-21]]
|yearAstart          = 1993
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|appearancesA        = 1
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|teamB               = [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]]
|yearBstart          = 1995
|yearBend            = 03
|appearancesB        = 17
|triesB              = 5
|goalsB              = 0
|fieldgoalsB         = 0
|pointsB             = 20
|teamC               = [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]
|yearCstart          = 1997
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|appearancesC        = 3
|triesC              = 0
|goalsC              = 0
|fieldgoalsC         = 0
|pointsC             = 0
|retired             = yes
|source              =<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-atcheson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><!--<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Atcheson&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092136/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Atcheson&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2013|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>-->
|updated             = 24 April 2012
}}

'''Paul 'Patch' Atcheson''' (born 17 May 1973) is a former [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for the [[Widnes Vikings]] (two spells), [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]],<ref name="Heritage Numbers – In Debut Order">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1822|title=Heritage Numbers – In Debut Order|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327102545/http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1822|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham Bears]] and [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]], as a {{rlp|fb}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}</ref>

==Background==
Atcheson was born in [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England.

==Playing career==
===Widnes===
Paul Atcheson was a [[Substitution (sport)|substitute]] in [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]' 24–0 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1991–92 League Cup (rugby league)|1991–92 Regal Trophy]] Final during the [[1991–92 Rugby Football League season|1991–92 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 11 January 1992.

===Wigan===
After the [[1993–94 Rugby Football League season]] Atcheson travelled with defending champions [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] to Brisbane, playing from the interchange bench in their [[1994 World Club Challenge]] victory over Australian premiers, the [[Brisbane Broncos]]. Atcheson made one appearance for Great Britain Under-21s in 1993,<ref>{{cite book|author=Fletcher, Raymond|year=1997|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|page=357|isbn=978-0-7472-7764-4}}</ref> and won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Wales national rugby league team]] while at Wigan in 1995 against England, France, and in the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]] against Western Samoa. Paul Atcheson appeared as a [[Substitution (sport)|substitute]] (replacing {{rlp|ce}} [[Va'aiga Tuigamala]]) in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s 40–10 victory over [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1994–95 League Cup (rugby league)|1994–95 Regal Trophy]] Final during the [[1994–95 Rugby Football League season|1994–95 season]] at [[John Smith's Stadium|Alfred McAlpine Stadium]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 28 January 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2931|title=28th January 1995: Warrington 10 Wigan 40 (Regal Trophy Final)|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>

===Oldham===
While at Oldham in 1996 he played for Wales against France, and England. In the 1997 post season, Atcheson was selected to play for [[Great Britain national rugby league team]] in all three matches of the [[Super League Test series]] against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]. He also signed with St Helens.

===St Helens===
While at St. Helens in 1998 Atcheson played for Wales against England. Atcheson played for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] at {{rlp|fb}} in their [[1999 Super League Grand Final]] victory over [[Bradford Bulls]]. Having won the 1999 Championship [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] contested in the [[2000 World Club Challenge]] against [[National Rugby League]] Premiers the [[Melbourne Storm]], with Atcheson playing fullback in the loss.

===Widnes===
Atcheson played for Wales while at Widnes in 2000 against South Africa, in the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup]] against Cook Islands, Lebanon, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, in 2001 against England, in 2002 against New Zealand, and in 2003 against Russia, and Australia.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=123 Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com]
*{{Cite news |last=Huxley |first=John |date=16 November 1997 |title=I was on the dole ..now I'm facing those mighty Aussies; ('I nearly quit,' says Test ace Atcheson) |url=<!-- was available at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19971116/ai_n14470713/ --> |work=Sunday Mirror |department=Sport |page=83 |edition=1 STAR |publication-place=London, England |id=[[Factiva]] [https://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sa&NS=16&an=smirr00020011003dtbg000l7&drn=drn:archive.newsarticle.smirr00020011003dtbg000l7&cat=a&ep=asi smirr00020011003dtbg000l7]. {{Gale|A61135400}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=8C87EBB2DB104CEAB04405DA52DA75FE&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F138E51AC2EA8E688 138E51AC2EA8E688]. {{ProQuest|339223967}}.}}
*{{Cite news |last=Huxley |first=John |date=31 August 1997 |title=Wasps' £100,000 Atcheson sting |url=<!-- was available at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19970831/ai_n14466695/?tag=content;col1 --> |work=Sunday Mirror |department=Sport |page=58 |edition=YORKS |id=[[Factiva]] [https://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sa&NS=16&an=smirr00020011003dt8v004tp&drn=drn:archive.newsarticle.smirr00020011003dt8v004tp&cat=a&ep=asi smirr00020011003dt8v004tp]. {{Gale|A61114377}}. [[NewsBank]] [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=8C87EBB2DB104CEAB04405DA52DA75FE&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F138E51F986F576B0 138E51F986F576B0]. {{ProQuest|339302434}}.}}{{Verification needed|date=January 2025|reason=The title is provided by Gale, NewsBank, ProQuest, and presumably also findarticles.com, as 
"Wasps' pounds 100,000 Atcheson sting", and by Factiva as "Wasps' #100,000 Atcheson sting", but given the context in the article ("their pounds/# 100,000 rated star"), I would assume that the GBP symbol, "£", is what was originally there instead of either "pounds" or "#" (sometimes pronounced "pound sign"). I tried to verify this with the print version, but the edition on Newspapers.com doesn't appear to include this article, either on that page (https://www.newspapers.com/image/917431970/) or when searching in general. I couldn't find the other Sunday Mirror article there either (https://www.newspapers.com/image/917440807/).}}
*[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=14829 Profile at saints.org.uk]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/wales.stm The Teams: Wales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216230400/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/wales.stm |date=16 December 2000 }}
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-broncos-cleared-for-club-showdown-1556410.html Broncos cleared for club showdown]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723015426/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_a.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]

{{Wigan - 1994 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{Wigan RLFC - 1995 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{St. Helens RLFC - 1999 Super League champions}}
{{Wales Squad 1995 World Cup}}
{{Wales squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}

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