Charlie Anderton (c. 1862-1953) was a rugby union player who played for Lancashire and for England.
Anderton originally played for Birch F.C. in the late 1870s, [1] then the Manchester Free Wanderers, and captained that team from 1887. [2] When captain of the Free Wanderers, he represented the club at an inquest following the death of an opposing player in a match; the player had been tackled around the neck and died shortly afterwards. The inquest ruled it as an accident. [3] In the late 1880s, Anderton also played for the Lancashire county team. [2]
In the 1887-88 season, the English team did not play any internationals; instead, they held a match between select "North" and "South" teams to determine who would be capped as the English international side. Alderton played as a forward for the North. [4] Following this, he was named as an England player for 1888. [5]
He later played as a forward in the England team which played the touring "New Zealand Native" team on 16 February 1889, the first English international outside of the Home Nations. [6] [7] While this was his only international, he was also selected for the England team which played Yorkshire, the county champions, later that month. [8]
In 1890, Anderton moved to play for Manchester Rugby Club. [9] By 1892 he was playing for Shipley. [10]
He married in October 1891. [1]