Charles Anderton (rugby union)

Charlie Anderton (c. 1862-1953) was a rugby union player who played for Lancashire and for England.

Anderton originally played for Birch F.C. in the late 1870s,[1] then the Manchester Free Wanderers, and captained that team from 1887.[2] When captain of the Free Wanderers, he represented the club at an inquest following the death of an opposing player in a match; the player had been tackled around the neck and died shortly afterwards. The inquest ruled it as an accident.[3] In the late 1880s, Anderton also played for the Lancashire county team.[2]

In the 1887-88 season, the English team did not play any internationals; instead, they held a match between select "North" and "South" teams to determine who would be capped as the English international side. Alderton played as a forward for the North.[4] Following this, he was named as an England player for 1888.[5]

He later played as a forward in the England team which played the touring "New Zealand Native" team on 16 February 1889, the first English international outside of the Home Nations.[6][7] While this was his only international, he was also selected for the England team which played Yorkshire, the county champions, later that month.[8]

In 1890, Anderton moved to play for Manchester Rugby Club.[9] By 1892 he was playing for Shipley.[10]

He married in October 1891.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "En Passant". Athletic News. 5 October 1891.
  2. ^ a b "'Charlie' Anderton". Empire News & The Umpire. 25 December 1887.
  3. ^ "Fatal Tackling on the Football Field". Stalybridge Reporter. 14 July 1888.
  4. ^ "North v South". Morning Advertiser. 6 February 1888.
  5. ^ "Football". Morning Post. 25 February 1888.
  6. ^ "Saturday's matches: England v Maoris". Bradford Observer. 18 February 1889.
  7. ^ "Charles Anderton". ESPN. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Football". Morning Advertiser. 20 February 1889.
  9. ^ "Items". Athletic News. 6 October 1890.
  10. ^ "Bradford Daily Telegraph". 24 October 1892.
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