Ted Anderson (footballer)

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Ted Anderson
Full name	Edward Walton Anderson
Date of birth	July 17, 1911
Place of birth	Tynemouth, England
Date of death	March 23, 1979
Playing position	Full-Back
Youth clubs
-1929	Worksop Town
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1929-1931 1931-1933 1933-1935 1935-1937 1937-1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers Torquay United West Ham United Chester City Tranmere Rovers	3 (0) 61 (2) 26 (2) 23 (0) 74 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Edward Walton Anderson (July 17, 1911 – March 23, 1979) was an English professional footballer, playing at either full-back or wing-half.

Ted Anderson was playing for Waddington Colliery when spotted by Wolverhampton Wanderers, moving to Molineux in December 1929. After only three league games for Wolves, he moved to Torquay United in December 1931, making his debut on Boxing Day in the 3–1 defeat away to Queen's Park Rangers. He remained a regular that season, replacing Bob Smith, and was ever-present the following season as Torquay finished in 10th place in Division Three (South), their highest finish so far. In June 1933 he was signed by Second Division West Ham United, making 26 league appearances (2 goals) before moving again, this time to Chester City in June 1935. In 2 years at Chester, he made only 23 league appearances, before leaving for Tranmere Rovers in July 1937. He helped Tranmere to the Third Division (North) title in his first season, making his debut in a 5–0 home win against Carlisle United on the 18th of September, and was a member of the team relegated straight back down again the following year, though only playing 7 games in the second division. The war interrupted his career, but he appeared more frequently for the Prenton Park side after the league restarted in 1946, going on to make a total of 73 league appearances for Rovers. As the 1947–48 season progressed it appeared that Anderson had played his final game for Rovers. However, he finally reappeared in the league side on 3 January 1948 playing in a 4–0 defeat away to one of his previous clubs Chester. His final league appearance came on 27 March that year, playing at right back in a 3–2 home defeat by Stockport County.