John Anderson (Australian footballer)

John Anderson
Personal information
Full name	John Anderson
Date of birth	(1888-05-31)31 May 1888
Place of birth	Essendon, Victoria
Date of death	3 August 1957(1957-08-03) (aged 69)
Original team(s)	Essendon District
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907	Essendon	3 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Anderson (31 May 1888 – 3 August 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of John Anderson, and Jane Anderson, née Taylor, John Anderson was born at Essendon, Victoria on 31 May 1888.

Football

Recruited from Essendon Juniors, he played his first match for Essendon, against Geelong, on 27 April 1907.[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.21.
2. The League: Essendon v. Geelong, The Herald, (Saturday, 27 April 1907), p.6.

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8

External links

• John Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• John Anderson at AustralianFootball.com