William Anderton (born 1879 in

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) was an English professional

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. He spent six years at

in the 1900s, making over 100

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appearances for the club. He played in midfield. Anderton made his debut for Blackpool on 21 December 1901, in a 3–0 home victory over

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.Calley, Roy (1992). '' Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', Breedon Books Sport, p. 178 He went on to make a further twenty appearances in the 1901–02 season, scoring four goals. In the

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campaign, Anderton was an almost ever-present, appearing in 33 of the club's 34 league games.Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', Breedon Books Sport, p. 182 He sat out the entire

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season, however, due to injury.Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', Breedon Books Sport, p. 184 Anderton almost missed the entire

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season too, but made his return to the team on 14 April 1906, with four league games remaining. He appeared in only one more of those four games, however. In his final season with Blackpool,

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, Anderton made eighteen league appearances and scored two goals. His final appearance for the club occurred on 20 April 1907, a 4–3 victory over Grimsby Town at Bloomfield Road in the penultimate match of the season.

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* * 1879 births Footballers from Blackpool English men's footballers Blackpool F.C. players English Football League players Year of death missing Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1870s-stub