Joe Anderson (footballer, born 1989)

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Joe Anderson
Anderson warming up for Fulham in 2009
Personal information
Full name Joe William Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Stepney, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Welling United
Youth career
2005–2006 Chelsea
2006–2008 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Fulham 0 (0)
2009Woking (loan) 14 (1)
2010–2011 Lincoln City 45 (0)
2011–2012 AFC Hornchurch 40 (1)
2012–2013 Billericay Town 18 (0)
2013 Cambridge United 5 (0)
2013–2017 Bromley 165 (6)
2017–2018 Maidstone United 42 (2)
2018–2019 Chelmsford City 37 (1)
2019–2021 Welling United 22 (0)
2021–2022 Margate 36 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Joe William Anderson (born 13 October 1989) is an English retired semi-professional footballer, who usually played as a left-back.

Career[edit]

Fulham[edit]

Born in Stepney, London,[1] Anderson began his career as a youth player at Fulham before he was promoted to the reserve team and was loaned out to Woking during the second half of the 2008–09 season. After signing his first professional contract, he quickly earned a first team place.[2]

Anderson made his first team debut for Fulham on 23 September 2009 in a 2–1 League Cup defeat at the City of Manchester Stadium against Manchester City, coming on as a replacement for Zoltán Gera in extra time.[3]

Anderson was five times an unused substitute for Fulham's Europa League group matches against Amkar Perm,[4] CSKA Sofia,[5] Basel and Roma (home and away).[6][7][8]

Lincoln City[edit]

On 31 December it was announced that Anderson would be joining Lincoln City on a permanent deal with the Imps that will run until the summer of 2011. The deal was officially completed when the transfer window reopened on 1 January 2010.[9]

On 9 February 2011, it was announced that Anderson had been training with Grimsby Town ahead of a potential loan move, however Grimsby did not follow there interest in the player and he returned to Sincil Bank after spending a week with The Mariners.[10]

In May 2011 he was not offered a new contract after a mass clear out of players following the club's relegation from the Football League.[11]

Hornchurch[edit]

In August 2011, he joined AFC Hornchurch, debuting in the club's Isthmian League Premier Division 2–1 defeat at Lowestoft Town on 29 August 2011.[12] Anderson was voted Hornchurch's 2011–12 player of the season.[citation needed]

Billericay Town[edit]

In September 2012, Anderson signed for Billericay Town. After making a total of 23 appearances in all competitions, he left the club in February 2013.[13]

Cambridge United[edit]

Shortly after leaving Billericay, Anderson joined Cambridge United on a short-term deal. He made his debut on 12 February 2013, in a 3–0 home defeat to Alfreton Town. He went on to make four further appearances before leaving the club at the end of the season.

Bromley[edit]

Anderson joined Conference South side Bromley on 5 June 2013.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win over Dorchester Town on 2 November 2013. He then scored a free-kick in Bromley's next match, a 5–0 win over Chelmsford City. Anderson's next goal came on 10 December, in a 2–0 away win over Dover Athletic. In December 2013, Anderson was named Conference South player of the month. Manager Mark Goldberg won the Manager of the month award. His final goal of the league season came in a 2–1 away win over Gosport Borough on 26 April. Having spent four seasons at the club, Anderson departed Bromley towards the end of the 2016–17 season.

Maidstone United[edit]

On 27 May 2017, Anderson joined Maidstone United on a permanent deal.[15] On 4 August Anderson made his full debut in the 1–1 draw with newly promoted Maidenhead United playing the full 90 minutes. At the end of the 2017–18 season Anderson was released by Maidstone having made more than 50 appearances for The Stones over the course of the season.[16]

Chelmsford City[edit]

On 14 May 2018, Anderson signed for Chelmsford City.[17] On 11 August 2018, Anderson scored his first goal for the club, scoring the opener in a 6–0 win against Hungerford Town.[18] On 9 May 2019, Anderson was released by Chelmsford.[19]

Welling United[edit]

On 17 June 2019, Welling United announced that they had signed Anderson.[20]

Margate[edit]

On 20 May 2022, Anderson announced his retirement from football. [21]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 28 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2008–09[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[23] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fulham total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Woking (loan) 2008–09[22] Conference Premier 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Lincoln City 2009–10[23] League Two 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2010–11[24] 22 0 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 26 0
Lincoln total 45 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 50 0
AFC Hornchurch 2011–12 Isthmian Premier Division
2012–13[25] Conference South 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Billericay Town 2012–13[25] Conference South 18 0 3 0 3[b] 0 24 0
Cambridge United 2012–13[26] Conference Premier 5 0 0 0 5 0
Bromley 2013–14[25] Conference South 41 4 2 0 4[c] 0 47 4
2014–15[25] 38 0 5 0 5[d] 0 48 0
2015–16[25] National League 45 1 1 0 1[e] 0 47 1
2016–17[25] 41 1 1 0 6[f] 0 48 1
Bromley total 165 6 9 0 0 0 16 0 190 6
Maidstone United 2017–18[27] National League 42 2 4 0 4[g] 0 50 2
Career total 292 9 19 0 2 0 24 0 337 9
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Essex Senior Cup and two in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the London Senior Cup and two in the Conference South play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup and four in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
  6. ^ Three appearances in the Kent Senior Cup and three in the FA Trophy
  7. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "Premier Ambition". Fulham F.C. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Man City 2–1 Fulham (aet)". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Amkar Perm 1–0 Fulham". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. ^ "CSKA Sofia v Fulham". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Fulham 1–0 Basel". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Fulham 1–1 Roma". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Roma 2–1 Fulham". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Full-Back Agrees Terms". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  10. ^ "LINCOLN City left-back Joe Anderson has been training with Grimsby Town as Mariners manager Neil Woods looks at cover for first-choice Lee Ridley. | Grimsby Telegraph". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Steve Tilson clears out Lincoln City squad". BBC Sport. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Lowestoft Town 2 AFC Hornchurch 1". AFC Hornchurch. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Anderson signs for Billericay". Billericay Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Manager confirms squad signings". Bromley F.C. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Anderson arrives at the Gallagher". Maidstone United Official Site. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Saunders starts squad shake up". Maidstone United Official Site. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Clarets make another addition". Chelmsford City F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Hungerford Town vs. Chelmsford City 0–6". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Clarets' Departures". Chelmsford City F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Pitchero.
  20. ^ FURTHER FIVE JOIN WINGS REVOLUTION, wellingunited.com, 17 June 2019
  21. ^ "PLAYER NEWS | Joe Anderson Retires From Football". www.margate-fc.co.uk.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Joe Anderson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Joe Anderson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Games played by Joe Anderson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  25. ^ a b c d e f "Joe Andersson". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by Joe Anderson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  27. ^ "J. Andersson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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