Jimmy Anderson (footballer, born 1932)

Jimmy Anderson
Personal information
Full name	James McFarland Anderson
Date of birth	25 December 1932
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	November 2019 (aged 86)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Partick Avondale
Senior career*
Years	Team
	RAOC Hilsea
1953–1957	Bristol Rovers
1957–1960	Chester
1960–1961	Rhyl
1961–1963	Weymouth
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Anderson (25 December 1932 – November 2019) was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his playing career in England.^[1]

Playing career

Anderson played for Partick Avondale and then Portsmouth based RAOC Hilsea after joining the army.^[2] He went on to join Bristol Rovers in 1953, making his league debut the following year in a 5–3 defeat at Liverpool.^[2]

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 Bobby Hunt and Frank Clempson.^[2] 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.^[2]

External links

Chester City 'What Happened to...? feature on Jimmy Anderson

References

^ ^a ^b "Jimmy Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "What happened to..." chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

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[Hugman-1] "Jimmy Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[what_happened-2] "What happened to..." chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

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