Lee Radford (born 26 March 1979) is an English professional rugby league coach for the Castleford Tigers. He previously worked in rugby league as the head coach of Hull F.C., in the Super League, from 2013–2020. He is also a former professional rugby league footballer. As a player, he was an England international forward who played for Yorkshire, and for Hull F.C. and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. Background Radford was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England. Playing career Radford made his professional début for hometown club Hull Sharks before moving to Bradford in 1998. Radford played for the Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors. Having won Super League VIII, Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the Penrith Panthers in the 2004 World Club Challenge. Radford played at in the Bulls' 22–4 victory. He also played for Bradford at in their 2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the Leeds Rhinos. Radford played for the Bradford Bulls at in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against the Leeds Rhinos. Radford later returned to his hometown club of Hull FC, who he joined for the start of 2006's Super League XI. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, playing at in his side's 4–26 loss. Radford would also play in Hull's 28-16 2008 Challenge Cup final loss to St Helens. Lee Radford took part in a boxing match, the Rumble in the Humber, against fellow rugby league player, Stuart Fielden which raised £50,000 for Steve Prescott. He won the fight, stopping Fielden in the second round. He was appointed Hull's captain for 2007. On 6 October 2011 Lee Radford announced his retirement from the game, to take up a 3-year deal as an assistant coach at Hull F.C. Statistics The table below shows a cumulative points and scoring records for Radford at the end of the 2012 Super League season. International career Radford won a cap for England against Wales while at Bradford Bulls in 2001. He played for England again in 2005 against, France and New Zealand. Radford again played for England while at Hull in 2006 against France, Tonga, and Samoa. Coaching career Hull FC On 18 September 2013, Radford was unveiled as the new head coach at Hull FC, where he had been the assistant