Name: John Desmond Anderson
Born: 11 September 1940, Downpatrick
Height:
Weight:
Position: Centre-Half
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 6 Amateur Caps (1959-1962)
Club Honours: (with Exeter) Football League Division Four fourth place (promoted) 1963/64.
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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Europe
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Other
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Cliftonville
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-
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-
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Amateur
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Glenavon
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-
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-61
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Amateur
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-
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-
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2/0
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-
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Exeter City
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62/3-65/6
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Aug-62
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-
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142(2)/1
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-
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-
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-
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Johannesburg Rangers
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1966
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-
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-
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27(-)/1
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(South Africa NFL)
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Chesterfield
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66/7-67/8
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Jul-66
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-
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8(0)/0
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-
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-
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-
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Matlock Town
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68/9-70/1
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-
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-
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-
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(Midland League)
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Banbury United
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71/2
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-
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-
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-
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(Southern League)
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TOTALS
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-
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£-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Biography:
Twice captain of Ireland Amateurs, in 1962 he played in an Under-23 trial match.
In 1964 he was part of the Exeter side that achieved a first ever promotion as they finished in fourth place in the Fourth Division.
Grecian Archives
Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
26-09-1959 England. H D 1-1
24-09-1960 England. A L 2-3
14-01-1961 Wales... A L 1-4
18-02-1961 Scotland H D 3-3
13-01-1962 Wales... H W 3-1
17-02-1962 Scotland A D 0-0
Summary: 6/0. Won 1, Drew 3, Lost 2.
Comments
In 1966, he made 27 lge.apps, scoring once.
Following two Seasons with Chesterfield, he returned to Johannesburg in 1968, making 16 lge.apps.
Sincerely
O.E. Jenssen, Oslo.
The Northern Ireland Des Anderson played at Matlock Town for three seasons 1968/69 1969/70 and 1970/71, then moved to Banbury United and played in 1971/72, he then became trainer at Banbury United. He spent no time in South Africa