Eric Anderson

Forward · Liverpool 1952–1957

Eric Anderson

Personal

Born
12 March 1931
Place of birth
Manchester, England
Died
July 1990
Other clubs
Barnsley (1957-59), Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1959-60), Macclesfield (1960-61), Hyde United (1961), Mossley (1961-62)

At Liverpool

Signed from
Local
Joined
11 December 1951
First goal
6 February 1954
Last goal
6 October 1956
Last appearance
13 October 1956
Left the club
3 July 1957

Liverpool career

76 Appearances
22 Goals
16 Assists
  • League 73 apps · 22 goals · 15 assists
  • Win ratio 36.84% — W 28 · D 19 · L 29

Player profile

A skilful forward who scored one goal every three games at Liverpool. Anderson signed in December 1951 when he was 20 years old. Anderson was given his debut on 28 March 1953 in a home fixture against Charlton Athletic but that was his only appearance of the 1952/53 season. He scored five times in 13 games the following season when Liverpool were relegated. Anderson established himself in the side in the Second Division, playing in 32 of the League fixtures and contributing a further ten goals. He appeared fairly regularly over the next season and a half before being replaced by the young Jimmy Melia. Anderson moved on to Barnsley in July 1957.

Appearances per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1952-1953 1 0 0 0 0 1
1953-1954 13 0 0 0 0 13
1954-1955 32 3 0 0 0 35
1955-1956 20 0 0 0 0 20
1956-1957 7 0 0 0 0 7
Totals 73 3 0 0 0 76

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Apps Mins Opponent
76 6,870 All opponents
5 450 Blackburn Rovers
5 450 Middlesbrough
4 360 Hull City
4 390 Lincoln City
4 360 Nottingham Forest
4 360 Stoke City
3 270 Bristol Rovers
3 270 Doncaster Rovers
3 270 Notts County
3 270 Sheffield Wednesday
3 270 Swansea City
2 180 Birmingham City
2 180 Bristol City
2 180 Bury
2 180 Charlton Athletic
2 180 Huddersfield Town
2 180 Leicester City
2 180 Luton Town
2 180 Port Vale
2 180 Rotherham United
2 180 West Ham United
1 90 Arsenal
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Barnsley
1 90 Burnley
1 90 Cardiff City
1 90 Chelsea
1 90 Everton
1 90 Fulham
1 90 Grimsby Town
1 90 Leeds United
1 90 Manchester City
1 90 Plymouth Argyle
1 90 Sheffield United
1 90 Sunderland
1 90 Tottenham Hotspur
Total Venue
38 Home
38 Away
Total Competition
73 League
3 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
69 26 16 27 37.7% Don Welsh
7 2 3 2 28.6% Phil Taylor

Goals per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1953-1954 5 0 0 0 0 5
1954-1955 10 0 0 0 0 10
1955-1956 6 0 0 0 0 6
1956-1957 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 22 0 0 0 0 22

The player scored 22 goals in 19 different matches.

A more detailed look at the player's goals

Total Opponent
3 Hull City
3 Notts County
2 Barnsley
2 Blackburn Rovers
2 West Ham United
1 Burnley
1 Bury
1 Charlton Athletic
1 Chelsea
1 Lincoln City
1 Luton Town
1 Port Vale
1 Sheffield Wednesday
1 Sunderland
1 Swansea City
Total Started/substitutions
22 Started
Total Competition
22 League
Total Goal minute period
4 1-15 minutes
2 16-30 minutes
2 31-45 minutes
1 46-60 minutes
4 61-75 minutes
9 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
22 Open play
Total Assisted by
4 Brian Jackson
3 Billy Liddell
1 Alan A'Court
1 Geoff Twentyman
1 Jimmy Payne
1 Roy Saunders
1 Sammy Smyth

Assists per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1953-1954 3 0 0 0 0 3
1954-1955 4 1 0 0 0 5
1955-1956 8 0 0 0 0 8
Totals 15 1 0 0 0 16

A more detailed look at the player's assists

Total Opponent
2 Barnsley
2 Lincoln City
2 Swansea City
2 Tottenham Hotspur
1 Blackburn Rovers
1 Everton
1 Fulham
1 Middlesbrough
1 Nottingham Forest
1 Notts County
1 Plymouth Argyle
1 Sunderland
Total Competition
15 League
1 FA Cup
Total For player
7 Billy Liddell
2 Alan A'Court
2 Alan Arnell
2 Joe Dickson
2 John Evans
1 Tony Rowley
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Published in the Liverpool Echo on 21 January, 1956.