William Anderson (English footballer)

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William Anderson
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Anderson
Date of birth (1861-08-12)12 August 1861
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 23 June 1903(1903-06-23) (aged 41)
Place of death Braamfontein, South Africa
Position(s)
Right-winger
Youth career
Eton College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1879–84 Old Etonians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Joseph Anderson (12 August 1861 – 23 June 1903) was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward for Old Etonians. He was the first Liverpool-born footballer to win the FA Cup.

Early life and education

Anderson was born in Liverpool, the youngest son of Thomas Darnley Anderson, a Scots-born cotton merchant,

Blue
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Football career

Anderson represented Eton College in 1879[3] and made his debut for the Old Etonians against Gitanos the same year.[4] His first competitive match came in the Old Etonians' 10–0 win at Brentwood in the first round of the 1880–81 FA Cup, playing as one of the two right-wingers, and making one of the goals by putting in a cross-shot turned in by Herbert Whitfeld.[5] He scored his first goal in the 3–0 win over Herts Rangers in the third round.[6]

He played in the final against the Old Carthusians and came closest of the Etonians to scoring, a "splendid shot" of his being "only just saved" by Leonard Gillett in the O.C.'s goal,[7] but the Etonians went down 3–0.

He had more success in the

following season,[9] and his last game in the competition came in the Etonians' surprise defeat at Hendon in the first round in 1883–84.[10]

Post-football career

By 1886, Anderson had moved to

cattle rancher, and in 1893 founded the Livingston, Independence and Cooke City Telephone Company. His keen involvement in pursuing thieves included his presence at the arrest of Butch Cassidy
in 1892.

After his brother Charles left him a large estate in 1893, he began to spend more time in Europe than the United States, finally emigrating back to Britain in 1896. In 1899, he enlisted to fight in the

Boer War, but resigned his commission as lieutenant in Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry after only seven months,[11] and died on 23 June 1903, older brother Rupert being his heir and executor.[12]

Footballing honours

  • 1882
  • Runner-up:
    1883

References

  1. ^ 1871 census (Waverley Abbey). London: HMSO. 1871. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Anderson, William Joseph". Cambridge alumni. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Eton College". London Daily Chronicle: 6. 17 November 1879.
  4. ^ "Old Etonians v Gitanos". Morning Post: 2. 13 October 1879.
  5. ^ "Brentwood v Old Etonians". Field: 734. 13 November 1880.
  6. ^ "Old Etonians v Hertfordshire Rangers". Sportsman: 4. 7 February 1881.
  7. ^ "report". The Carthusian. 67 (129): 97. 1881.
  8. ^ "The Football Association Challenge Cup Final Tie". Field: 440. 1 April 1882.
  9. ^ "Blackburn Olympic v Old Etonians". Morning Post. 2 April 1883.
  10. ^ "Hendon 3–2 Old Etonians; 10 November 1883 (Match report)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  11. ^ Onslow, Tony. "The Magnificent Footballing Andersons of Liverpool". Everton FC Heritage Society. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ "William Joseph Anderson Deceased". Surrey Advertiser: 1. 15 August 1903.
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