John Anderson (footballer born 1937)

John Anderson

Personal information
Full name	John Hugh Todd Anderson
Date of birth	11 January 1937 (1937-01-11)
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	Johnstone Burgh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1957–1961	Stoke City	24	(2)
1962–1963	Greenock Morton	17	(3)
1963–1964	Third Lanark	12	(3)
–	South Melbourne
National team
1965	Australia	5	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Hugh Todd Anderson (born 11 January 1937 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a Scottish-born former footballer who represented the Australian national football team five times in full international matches.

Anderson played between 1957 and 1960 with Stoke City in England and later in Scotland for Third Lanark. In the mid-1960s he moved to Australia to play with South Melbourne where he came to the notice of the Australian selectors. He eventually played eight matches for the Socceroos, five of which were full internationals.

See also

• Foreign-born footballers who played for Australia

References

• John Anderson at National-Football-Teams.com