Myles Anderson

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Myles Anderson
Personal information
Full name Myles Anderson [1]
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Heybridge Swifts
Youth career
2010–2011 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Aberdeen 1 (0)
2011–2013 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2012 → Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 Exeter City 1 (0)
2013–2015 Monza 8 (0)
2014 → Pro Patria (loan) 15 (1)
2015 Chievo 0 (0)
2015–2016 L'Aquila 9 (0)
2016 → Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Barrow 0 (0)
2017–2018 Torquay United 23 (1)
2017–2018 → Chester (loan) 2 (0)
2018 Chester 12 (0)
2018–2020 Hartlepool United 40 (0)
2019–2020 → Aldershot Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Weymouth 2 (0)
2020 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 8 (0)
2021 Hampton & Richmond Borough 2 (0)
2021–2022 Braintree Town 10 (1)
2022–2023 Beaconsfield Town 8 (0)
2023–2024 Heybridge Swifts 39 (2)
2024–2025 Rayners Lane 24 (2)
2025– Heybridge Swifts 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:08, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Myles Anderson (born 9 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Heybridge Swifts. Anderson has been at several clubs in his career, having played in Scotland, England and Italy.

Contents

Early and personal life

Born in Westminster, [3] Anderson is the son of football agent Jerome Anderson. [4]

Career

Anderson moved from his youth club of Leyton Orient to Aberdeen in January 2011. [5] [6] He made his professional debut on 19 February 2011, in a Scottish Premier League match against Kilmarnock. [7] In March 2011, Anderson signed a pre-contract with Blackburn Rovers, effective from 1 July 2011. [4] [8]

Anderson joined Aldershot Town on loan in August 2012. [9] He left Blackburn on 4 January 2013 after having his contract terminated by mutual consent. [10] He signed for Exeter City three days later. [11] [12] Anderson's time at Exeter was also short, and on 20 August 2013, he signed for Italian club Monza. [13] After a season at Monza, Anderson joined Lega Pro side Pro Patria on loan in August 2014. [6] After six months on loan at Pro Patria, on 1 February 2015 he Anderson moved to Serie A side Chievo. [6] On 21 July 2015, Anderson returned to Lega Pro, leaving Chievo for L'Aquila. [14] On 29 January 2016, Anderson joined fellow Lega Pro side Lupa Castelli Romani on loan for the remainder of the season. [15] By the time he left Italy after three years in the country, Anderson considered himself fluent in the language. [16]

Anderson signed for Barrow in October 2016, [17] before moving to Torquay United in February 2017. [18] [19] He signed a new contract with Torquay in June 2017. [20]

He signed on loan from Chester in November 2017. [21] After his contract with Torquay was mutual terminated on 5 February 2018, [22] [23] he signed a permanent deal with Chester three days later. [24]

After leaving Chester, he signed for Hartlepool United in May 2018. [25] Anderson signed a new deal with Hartlepool in May 2019 with Pools boss Craig Hignett describing him as a "model professional". [26] Anderson signed for Aldershot Town on loan on 25 November 2019. [27] Anderson was released from his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season. [28]

On 31 August 2020, Anderson joined newly-promoted National League side Weymouth after leaving Hartlepool United. [29] He joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan on 30 October 2020. [30] He left Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season having made just 2 appearances. [31] Following a successful loan spell, Anderson joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent deal in July 2021. [32]

Following his departure from Hampton & Richmond, [33] Anderson joined Braintree Town ahead of their league tie against Hungerford Town, which eventually resulted in a 2–0 defeat for the Iron. [34]

In November 2022, Anderson signed for Beaconsfield Town, [35] making his debut against Aylesbury Vale Dynamos. [36]

In March 2023, Anderson signed for Heybridge Swifts. [37] He returned to the club in May 2025, following a season with Rayners Lane. [38]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2010–11 [39] Scottish Premier League 100000—10
Blackburn Rovers 2011–12 [7] Premier League 0000000000
2012–13 [40] Championship 0000000000
Total0000000000
Aldershot Town (loan) 2012–13 [40] League Two 5000002 [a] 070
Exeter City 2012–13 [40] League Two1000000010
Monza 2013–14 [6] Lega Pro 2 8000—0080
2014–15 [6] Lega Pro - Group A 0000—0000
Total8000000080
Pro Patria (loan) 2014–15 [6] Lega Pro - Group A15100—00151
Chievo 2014–15 [6] Serie A 0000—0000
L'Aquila 2015–16 [6] Lega Pro - Group B 9020—00110
Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) 2015–16 [6] Lega Pro - Group C 4000—0040
Barrow 2016–17 [6] National League 0010—0010
Torquay United 2016–17 [6] National League14100—00141
2017–18 [6] 9000—0090
Total231000000231
Chester (loan) 2017–18 [6] National League2000—1 [b] 030
Chester 2017–18 [6] National League12000—00120
Hartlepool United 2018–19 [6] National League36020—1 [b] 1391
2019–20 [6] 4000—0040
Total400200011431
Aldershot Town (loan) 2019–20 [6] National League3000—1 [b] 040
Weymouth 2020–21 [6] National League2010—0030
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2020–21 [6] National League South 8000—0080
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2021–22 [6] National League South2000—0020
Braintree Town 2021–22 [6] National League South6100—0061
2022–23 [6] National League South4000—0040
Total10100—00101
Beaconsfield Town 2022–23 [41] Southern League Premier Division South8000—1191
Heybridge Swifts 2022–23 [42] Isthmian League North Division6100—2061
2023–24 [43] Isthmian League North Division33120—31382
Total39220—51443
Rayners Lane 2024–25 [44] Isthmian League South Central Division24220—2 [c] 0282
Career total21671000013323910
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Myles Anderson". Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 429. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. 1 2 Andy Cryer (22 March 2011). "Anderson has signed pre contract deal for Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Aberdeen land defender Myles Anderson". BBC Sport. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Myles Anderson at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Myles Anderson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aberdeen land defender Myles Anderson". BBC Sport. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Blackburn's Myles Anderson joins Aldershot Town on loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Myles Anderson has Blackburn contract terminated by mutual consent". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Anderson completes City move". Exeter City F.C. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Exeter City: Myles Anderson joins Grecians after leaving Blackburn". BBC Sport. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Exeter City defender Myles Anderson departs for Italian adventure". This isDevon. Western Morning News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Acquistato a titolo definitivo il giocatore inglese Myles Anderson" (in Italian). L'Aquila Calcio. Retrieved 5 August 2015.[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Arrivano Anderson e Djiby" (in Italian). A.S. Lupa Castelli Romani. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Cam (10 June 2018). "An insight into Italian football with former Chievo defender Myles Anderson".
  17. ↑ "Coxy Lands Ex Italian Centre Back". Barrow A.F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  18. ↑ Patrick Tinkler (9 February 2017). "Anderson Makes It Two". Torquay United F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Torquay United sign Myles Anderson from Barrow and Ruairi Keating". BBC Sport. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Myles Anderson: Torquay United defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  21. ↑ Wheelock, Paul (17 November 2017). "Chester FC sign defender Myles Anderson from Torquay United". chesterchronicle.
  22. ↑ Thomas, Dave (5 February 2018). "Anderson leaves Gulls as contract is cancelled by mutual consent". devonlive.
  23. ↑ "Myles Anderson: Defender leaves Torquay United after cancelling contract". BBC Sport. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  24. ↑ Myles Anderson completes move to Chester FC for rest of season with help of sponsor‚ chesterchronicle.co.uk, 8 February 2018
  25. ↑ "Matthew Bates seals in-demand defender as his first Hartlepool signing". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. 25 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Hignett: Anderson Is Model Professional - News - Hartlepool United". Archived from the original on 29 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "New Signing: Shots Sign Anderson". www.theshots.co.uk. 25 November 2019.
  28. ↑ "Hartlepool United retained list". 18 May 2020.
  29. ↑ "Myles Anderson Joins Weymouth". Weymouth FC Official Site. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  30. ↑ "MYLES ANDERSON JOINS ON LOAN".
  31. ↑ "Five depart the Terras". uptheterras.co.uk. 1 June 2021.
  32. ↑ "MYLES ANDERSON SIGNS UP FOR THE CENTENARY SEASON". www.hamptonfc.net. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  33. ↑ "MYLES ANDERSON DEPARTS". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  34. ↑ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  35. ↑ "New Management teams early thoughts as first fixture approaches | 4th March 2023 | News". Beaconsfield Town FC. 4 March 2023.
  36. ↑ "Granville and Rams Overpower Dynamos". Beaconsfield Town F.C. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  37. ↑ "Heybridge Beaten in Isthmian League North Play-off Final". Maldon Standard. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  38. ↑ @officialswifts (30 May 2025). "He's back! Anderson returns to the Swifts! ⚫⚪ The club is delighted to announce we have agreed a deal for commanding centre back Myles Anderson ahead of the new season. A standout performer during his previous spell two seasons ago, Myles brings leadership, composure, and a rock-solid defensive presence to our back line. A true leader on and off the pitch. Welcome home, Myles! 🙌" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2025– via Twitter.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Myles Anderson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  40. 1 2 3 "Games played by Myles Anderson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  41. ↑ "Myles Anderson: 2022/2023 Biog & Stats - The Southern League". southern-football-league.co.uk.
  42. ↑ "Heybridge Swifts | Appearances | Myles Anderson | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  43. ↑ "Heybridge Swifts – Appearances – Myles Anderson – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  44. ↑ "Rayners Lane – Appearances – Myles Anderson – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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