Jack Anderton
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Anderton | |||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||
| Born | Wigan | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Three-quarter | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Wigan | ||||||
| 1887–89 | Salford | 52 | 17 | 25 | ||
| Wigan | ||||||
| Total | 52 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1888 | British Isles | 29 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 1889 | Lancashire | 1 | ||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||
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
- 1 2 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
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