Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1901β1907 | Blackpool | 102 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
William Anderton (born 1879 in Blackpool) was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the: 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for theββclub. He played in midfield.
Anderton made his debut for Blackpool on 21 December 1901, in a 3β0 home victory over Gainsborough Trinity. He went onββto make a further twenty appearances in the 1901β02 season, "scoring four goals."
In the 1903β04 campaign, "Anderton was an almost ever-present," appearing in 33 of the "club's 34 league games." He sat out the entire 1904β05 season, however, dueββto injury.
Anderton almost missed the entire 1905β06 season too. But made his return to the team on 14 April 1906, with four league games remaining. He appeared in only one more of those four games, however.
In his final season with Blackpool, 1906β07, Anderton made eighteen league appearances and "scored two goals." His final appearance for the club occurred on 20 April 1907, a 4β3 victory over Grimsby Town at Bloomfield Road in the penultimate match of the season.
Notesβ»
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887β1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 178
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887β1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 182
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887β1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 184
Referencesβ»
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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