Jimmy Anderson (footballer, born 1932)

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Jimmy Anderson
Personal information
Full name James McFarland Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1932-12-25)25 December 1932
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death November 2019 (aged 86)
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1957 Bristol Rovers 24 (0)
1957–1960 Chester 62 (0)
1960–1961 Rhyl
1961–1963 Weymouth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Anderson (25 December 1932, Glasgow - November 2019) was a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing career in England.[2]

Playing career[]

Anderson played for Partick Avondale and then Portsmouth based RAOC Hilsea after joining the army.[3] He went on to join Bristol Rovers in 1953, making his league debut the following year in a 5–3 defeat at Liverpool.[3]

After 24 league appearances, Anderson moved to Chester in the summer of 1957, playing regularly initially but then finding his opportunities limited after the arrivals of and Frank Clempson.[3] After leaving Chester in 1960, Anderson played for Rhyl and Weymouth before retiring in 1963. He was later employed by Vauxhall Motors and then worked in the construction industry.[3]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jimmy Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "What happened to..." www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2008.


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