John Desmond Anderson (born 11 September 1940) is a Northern Irish retired
footballer
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who made over 140 appearances as an
outside right
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in the
Football League
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for
Exeter City
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.
Career statistics
References
Association footballers from County Down
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
NIFL Premiership players
Cliftonville F.C. players
Men's association football central defenders
1940 births
Sportspeople from Downpatrick
Living people
English Football League players
Glenavon F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers
Chesterfield F.C. players
Matlock Town F.C. players
Midland Football League players
Rangers F.C. (South Africa) players
National Football League (South Africa) players
Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in South Africa
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