Chelsea FC Profile: Sylvan Anderton
Full Name: Sylvan James Anderton
Born: Friday, 23rd November 1934 (age: 89)
Place of birth: Reading, Berkshire, England
Height: 5' 9"
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1959 to 1961
Playing Career:
Reading
Chelsea (Mar 1959 to Oct 1961) - cost: £10,000
Queens Park Rangers
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 28th March 1959, Leeds United 4 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 24 years 4 months 5 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 28th October 1961, Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Sylvan Anderton made 82 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 28th Mar 1959 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,676 |  |
| League | 30th Mar 1959 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Blackpool | 40,537 |  |
| League | 4th Apr 1959 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 32,554 | |
| League | 11th Apr 1959 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,722 |  |
| League | 15th Apr 1959 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 18,339 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1959 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Everton | 24,366 | |
| League | 22nd Apr 1959 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 31,948 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1959 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 19,571 | |
| Europe | 29th Apr 1959 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Ville De Belgrade | 25,771 | |
| Europe | 13th May 1959 | Ville De Belgrade | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 22nd Aug 1959 | Chelsea | 4 | 4 | Preston North End | 42,891 | |
| League | 26th Aug 1959 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 57,674 | |
| League | 29th Aug 1959 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,341 | |
| League | 2nd Sep 1959 | Chelsea | 3 | 6 | Manchester United | 66,579 | |
| League | 5th Sep 1959 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Burnley | 36,023 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1959 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,132 | |
| League | 12th Sep 1959 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,011 | |
| League | 26th Sep 1959 | Fulham | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 40,814 | |
| League | 3rd Oct 1959 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 27,600 | |
| League | 10th Oct 1959 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 28,702 | |
| League | 17th Oct 1959 | Luton Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,831 | |
| League | 24th Oct 1959 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Everton | 37,114 | |
| League | 31st Oct 1959 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,188 | |
| League | 7th Nov 1959 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 27,677 |  |
| League | 14th Nov 1959 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,364 | |
| League | 21st Nov 1959 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Arsenal | 52,748 | |
| League | 28th Nov 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 32,894 | |
| League | 5th Dec 1959 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33,177 | |
| League | 12th Dec 1959 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,410 | |
| League | 19th Dec 1959 | Preston North End | 4 | 5 | Chelsea | 15,775 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1959 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Newcastle United | 48,462 | |
| League | 28th Dec 1959 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 43,295 | |
| League | 2nd Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Leicester City | 23,719 | |
| F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 32,212 | |
| League | 16th Jan 1960 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,916 | |
| League | 23rd Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leeds United | 18,963 | |
| F.A. Cup | 30th Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 66,671 | |
| League | 6th Feb 1960 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,655 | |
| League | 13th Feb 1960 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Fulham | 38,687 | |
| League | 24th Feb 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 26,225 | |
| League | 27th Feb 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 41,403 | |
| League | 5th Mar 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 33,679 | |
| League | 12th Mar 1960 | Everton | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,963 | |
| League | 19th Mar 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Blackpool | 40,262 | |
| League | 30th Mar 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,832 | |
| League | 2nd Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 34,044 | |
| League | 9th Apr 1960 | Arsenal | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 40,525 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 67,819 | |
| League | 16th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 24,542 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,205 | |
| League | 23rd Apr 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,432 | |
| League | 30th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 61,567 | |
| League | 24th Sep 1960 | Blackpool | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 26,546 | |
| League | 1st Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Everton | 31,457 | |
| League Cup | 10th Oct 1960 | Millwall | 1 | 7 | Chelsea | 15,007 | |
| League | 15th Oct 1960 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 23,337 | |
| League | 22nd Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 6 | Burnley | 29,080 | |
| League | 24th Dec 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Manchester United | 37,601 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1960 | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 50,213 | |
| League | 31st Dec 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,503 | |
| F.A. Cup | 7th Jan 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 32,574 | |
| League | 14th Jan 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 20,461 | |
| League | 21st Jan 1961 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,829 | |
| League | 18th Feb 1961 | Everton | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 34,449 | |
| League | 4th Mar 1961 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Birmingham City | 27,727 | |
| League | 11th Mar 1961 | Burnley | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | 19,435 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | 22,031 | |
| League | 25th Mar 1961 | Newcastle United | 1 | 6 | Chelsea | 28,975 | |
| League | 31st Mar 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 65,032 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Cardiff City | 22,697 | |
| League | 3rd Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 57,103 | |
| League | 8th Apr 1961 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,720 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Arsenal | 38,233 | |
| League | 22nd Apr 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 17,691 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24,258 | |
| League | 29th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 22,775 | |
| League | 23rd Sep 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 23,301 | |
| League | 30th Sep 1961 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 24,191 | |
| League | 7th Oct 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | Chelsea | 28,093 | |
| League | 14th Oct 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leicester City | 21,377 | |
| League | 21st Oct 1961 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,079 | |
| League | 28th Oct 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Everton | 25,535 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Sylvan Anderton made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Sylvan Anderton made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
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