John Anderson (footballer, born 1937)

John Anderson

Personal information
Full name	John Hugh Todd Anderson[1]
Date of birth	11 January 1937[1]
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland[1]
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) is a Scottish-born former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and represented the Australian national team five times in full international matches.^[1][2]

Career

Anderson was born in Johnstone and played for local side Johnstone Burgh.^[1] In 1957 he joined Stoke City and he made an instant impact scoring on his debut against Rotherham United in September 1957.^[1] However Anderson was used as a back up during his four-year spell at the Victoria Ground making 24 appearances scoring twice.^[1]

In the mid-1960s after a spell back in Scotland with Greenock Morton and Third Lanark 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.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1957–58	Second Division	4	1	0	0	4	1
	1958–59	Second Division	6	1	0	0	6	1
	1959–60	Second Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1960–61	Second Division	10	0	0	0	10	0
Career Total			24	2	0	0	24	2

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Australian Player Database - AN". OzFootball. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

External links

• John Anderson at National-Football-Teams.com