John Anderton was an English rugby football player who played during the 1880s and 1890s.
[2] John 'Jack' Anderton was born in Wigan, Lancashire.
He left the club in late 1888 and returned to Wigan where he would continue until his last game against Mossley in 1892.
[1] Jack Anderton won one cap for Lancashire against Cumberland on 28 February 1889.
[3] Jack Anderton played in the three-quarters for Salford in the 1–7 defeat by the 1888–1889 New Zealand Native football team at New Barnes (Salford Docks) on Saturday 16 March 1889.