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the same year. His first competitive match came in the Old
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506:"Hendon 3–2 Old Etonians; 10 November 1883 (Match report)"
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172:(12 August 1861 – 23 June 1903) was an English amateur
533:"The Magnificent Footballing Andersons of Liverpool"
475:"The Football Association Challenge Cup Final Tie".
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163:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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557:"William Joseph Anderson Deceased".
490:"Blackburn Olympic v Old Etonians".
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614:Men's association football forwards
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629:Military personnel from Liverpool
599:Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
360:. London: HMSO. 1871. p. 2.
594:People educated at Eton College
312:Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry
290:By 1886, Anderson had moved to
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426:"Brentwood v Old Etonians".
358:1871 census (Waverley Abbey)
176:who played as a forward for
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254:He had more success in the
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411:"Old Etonians v Gitanos".
372:"Anderson, William Joseph"
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188:Early life and education
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170:William Joseph Anderson
35:William Joseph Anderson
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398:London Daily Chronicle
278:in the first round in
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624:British Army officers
445:: 4. 7 February 1881.
415:: 2. 13 October 1879.
212:Anderson represented
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286:Post-football career
27:Personal information
318:Footballing honours
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102:Youth career
96:Right-winger
86:South Africa
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71:(1903-06-23)
69:23 June 1903
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589:1903 deaths
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332:Runner-up:
302:in 1892.
92:Position(s)
573:Categories
542:23 January
456:"report".
381:23 January
344:References
174:footballer
46:1861-08-12
443:Sportsman
222:Brentwood
61:, England
59:Liverpool
32:Full name
326:winner:
308:Boer War
262:against
516:15 July
292:Montana
280:1883–84
218:Gitanos
148:1879–84
324:FA Cup
276:Hendon
182:FA Cup
477:Field
428:Field
294:as a
260:final
241:final
121:Years
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518:2009
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338:1883
334:1881
328:1882
270:the
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