Jenson Windley (born August 2006) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously spent time on loan at Sheffield Eagles, Salford RLFC and Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.
Background Windley was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
Windley played junior rugby league for West Hull ARLFC. He joined the Castleford Tigers development system at scholarship level.
In September 2022, Windley progressed to Castleford's academy squad. During the 2023 academy season, he made ten appearances and scored nine tries. In 2024, he served as academy captain and made eleven appearances and scored nine tries, as well as a further eight appearances and five tries for the reserves.
Playing career Castleford Tigers In April 2024, Windley signed a two-year contract with the Castleford Tigers alongside nine academy teammates. He was selected as 18th man against Leigh on 1 August and assigned squad number 38. On 23 August, Windley made his Super League debut for Castleford against the Warrington Wolves. He was voted Man of the Match and praised by supporters and team captain Joe Westerman. The following week, in his second appearance, Windley scored his first try in Castleford's win against Hull FC. He maintained his place in the first team for the final rounds of the season; he was sin-binned against Leigh in round 25, and also deputised at and .
Sheffield Eagles (loan) On 29 May 2025, it was announced that Windley would join Sheffield Eagles in the Championship on a one-month loan deal. He scored a try on debut against York Knights, and was named player of the match against Doncaster. At the end of June, his loan deal was extended until the end of the season. In round 18 against London Broncos, Windley scored a try in another player-of-the-match performance, which proved to be his final appearance before being recalled by Castleford.
Salford RLFC (loan) On 26 February 2026, Windley joined Salford RLFC in the Championship on a week-to-week loan deal. He made two appearances for Salford before his recall to Castleford in March. On 7 May, Windley re-joined Salford on another rolling loan, though suffered a head injury in his first game back.
Halifax Panthers (loan) On 2 July 2026, Windley joined Halifax Panthers in the Championship on a one-month loan deal. After just one week, he was recalled by Castleford.
Widnes Vikings (loan) On 25 August 2026 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on one-week loan
Statistics
+ Appearances and points in all competitions by year Club Season Tier 2024 Super League 5 1 0 0 4 2025 Super League 3 1 0 0 4 2026 Super League 4 0 0 0 0 Total 12 2 0 0 8 2025 Championship 6 2 0 0 8 2026 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 2026 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 2026 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 22 4 0 0 16
References
External links Castleford Tigers profile [ Super League profile]