Jack Anderton
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| Full name | John Anderton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Three-quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Anderton born in Wigan, was an English rugby union footballer of the 1880s, playing at representative level for British Isles, and at club level for Salford, as a Three-quarter. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Salford were a rugby union club.
Playing career
Anderton joined Salford from Wigan. He spent two seasons at the club, appearing 52 times. He left the club in 1889 and returned to Wigan.[1]
International honours
Jack Anderton won cap(s) for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.[2]
County honours
Jack Anderton won one cap for Lancashire against Cumberland on 28 February 1889.[1]
Notable tour matches
Jack Anderton played in the Three-quarters for Salford in the 1-7 defeat by the 1888–1889 New Zealand Native football team at New Barnes (Salford Docks) on Saturday 16 March 1889.[3]
References
- ^ a b Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
- ^ "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Paperspast Notes by full back". National Library of New Zealand. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Search for "Anderton" at espnscrum.com
- Statistics at lionsrugby.com
- Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
- The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
- Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April
- Notes By Full Back
- Lions tour to Australia, 1888... and 2013
- The 1888 Tour - In their own words