| Mike Wainwright | |
| Fullname: | Michael Wainwright |
| Birth Date: | 1975 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Warrington, Cheshire, England |
| Height: | 6feet |
| Weight: | 15st |
| Club1: | Warrington |
| Year1start: | 1994 |
| Year1end: | 99 |
| Appearances1: | 79+23 |
| Tries1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 64 |
| Club2: | Salford City Reds |
| Year2start: | 2000 |
| Year2end: | 02 |
| Appearances2: | 80 |
| Tries2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 36 |
| Club3: | Warrington |
| Year3start: | 2003 |
| Year3end: | 07 |
| Appearances3: | 123+4 |
| Tries3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 56 |
| Club4: | Salford City Reds |
| Year4start: | 2007 |
| Appearances4: | 3 |
| Tries4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Club5: | Leigh Centurions |
| Year5start: | 2008 |
| Appearances5: | 17 |
| Tries5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 16 |
| Club6: | Swinton Lions |
| Year6start: | 2009 |
| Appearances6: | 1 |
| Tries6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals6: | 0 |
| Points6: | 0 |
| Teama: | Scotland |
| Yearastart: | 1998 |
| Yearaend: | 2005 |
| Appearancesa: | 5 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| Retired: | yes |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 11 February 2023 |
Mike Wainwright (born 25 February 1975) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the . He played for the Salford City Reds and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, the Leigh Centurions (Heritage No. 1300) in the RFL Championship and for the Swinton Lions in National League Two.[1]
Wainwright was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.
He has previously played in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves, the Salford City Reds and the Leigh Centurions.
Played for Woolston Rovers before joining Warrington's Academy, he was a halfback as a junior and played in the 1993 Academy Cup Final victory, before switching to back row. He left the Warrington Wolves at the end of the 1999's Super League IV to join the Salford City Reds, his game developed at the Willows and he returned a more experienced and confident player in 2003's Super League VIII, playing the best rugby of his career as the club moved to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Following his career in rugby, Mike moved into financial services and is currently working as 'Head of Partnerships' for AFEX based in Manchester.
Wainwright toured Australia with the Great Britain Academy team in 1994. He was named in England's 40-man training squad in preparation for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup,[2] but was not included in the final squad.
Wainwright later chose to represent Scotland, and was selected for the 2000 World Cup.[3]