Sylvan Anderton

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Sylvan Anderton
0Full Name	Sylvan James Anderton
0Date of Birth	23 November 1934
0Place of Birth	Reading, Berkshire
0Position	Wing half
0Chelsea career	1959 - 1962
0Debut	28 March 1959
0Games (goals)	82 (2)
0Other clubs	Reading Q.P.R. Dover

Sylvan James Anderton (born 23 November 1934 in Reading) played for Chelsea as a wing half between 1959 and 1962, having signed from Reading during the 1958-59 season.

Club career

Anderton started his career at hometown club Reading, making 167 appearances and scoring 19 goals between 1952 and 1958.[1] He made the step up to the First Division in 1959, signing for Chelsea for a significant fee of £10,000 or £15,000 (sources vary). His debut, a 4-0 defeat to Leeds United, was a match to forget, but he quickly established himself in the line-up; starting every game for the remainder of the 1958-59 season. He was near-ever present the following season, and scored his first goal for the club against Blackburn Rovers in November. Anderton only appeared in around half of Chelsea's 1960-61 matches, and he was eventually sold to Queens Park Rangers in 1962. He later appeared for Dover.

Statistics

Season	Prem		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1958-59	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
1959-60	40	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	1
1960-61	22	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
1961-62	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Total	76	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	82	2

Goals

#	Season	Date	Year	Competition	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue
1	1959-60	7 November	1959	First Division	Blackburn Rovers	3-1	3-1	Stamford Bridge
2	1960-61	31 December	1960	First Division	Wolves	1-6	1-6	Molineux