Career
A Great Britain international representative prop forward, he played for English clubs Street Helens, Wigan, Widnes and Salford, as well as in New Zealand for the Auckland Warriors. He started his professional career at Saint Helens as a ball-playing second rower. Here he rose to national prominence and represented Great Britain.
He was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour.
County Cup Final appearances
Andy Platt played Left-second-row, id est (that is) number 11, in Saint Helens 28-16 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire Cup final during the 1984-1985 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984, played Left-second-row in Wigan"s 22-17 victory over Salford in the 1988 Lancashire Cup final during the 1988-1989 season at Knowsley Road, Saint Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988. and played Right-prop, id est (that is) number 10, in the 5-4 victory over Saint Helens in the 1992 Lancashire Cup final during the 1992-1993 season at Knowsley Road, Saint Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992. John Player Special/Regal Trophy final appearances
Andy Platt played loose forward/lock in Saint Helens" 15-14 victory over Leeds in the 1987-1988 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1987-1988 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988, played Right-prop, id est (that is) number 10, and was sin binned after 53-minutes for brawling with Halifax"s Bernard Hill in Wigan"s 24-12 victory over Halifax in the 1989-1990 Regal Trophy final during the 1989-1990 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990, played Right-prop in the 15-8 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1992-1993 Regal Trophy final during the 1992-1993 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993, and played Right-prop in the 2-33 defeat by Castleford in the 1993-1994 Regal Trophy final during the 1993-1994 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.
Wigan
In 1988 Platt signed for Wigan RLFC for £140,000. He was part of the team that dominated British football in the early 1990s.
He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand and was named man-of-the-match in the tourists" victory over Australia in the second Ashes.
Auckland Warriors
In 1994 Platt signed with the new Auckland Warriors franchise of the Australian Rugby League, following John Monie, Dean Bell, Denis Betts and Frano Botica. He represented England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Platt finished his career back in England with Salford.
