Jack Anderton
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| Full name | John Anderton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Three-quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | centre, wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Anderton was an English
British Isles, and at club level for Wigan (two spells); the second spell was after the 1895 schism, and Salford, as a three-quarter. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Wigan were a rugby union
club, and prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Salford were a rugby union club.
Background
Jack Anderton was born in Wigan, Lancashire.
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.[3]
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.[3]
Notable tour matches
Jack Anderton played in the
Salford Docks) on Saturday 16 March 1889.[4]
References
- ^ "Jack Anderton". Wigan.Rlfans.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
- ^ "Paperspast Notes by full back". National Library of New Zealand. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Search for "Anderton" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
- 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