[4][5] He started playing football with Battle Athletic, a local amateur club which was later "adopted" by Reading.
[6] In 1952, he signed as a centre forward for Reading, after scoring 43 goals in 27 matches for the club's junior team.
[5] Anderton made his debut for the Reading senior team on 20 December 1952, the fifth local player to appear that season.
[10] He and his brother were plane spotters who assisted with the investigation into the disappearance of Glenn Miller.
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