Sylvan Anderton

Anderton made his debut for the Reading senior team on 20 December 1952, the fifth local player to appear that season. He is a member of the Supporters' Trust at Reading Hall of Fame. He played for Chelsea from 1959 to 1963. He also played for Queens Park Rangers and Dover.

Anderton was born in Reading on 23 November 1934. He started playing football with Battle Athletic, a local amateur club which was later "adopted" by Reading. In 1952, he signed as a centre forward for Reading, after scoring 43 goals in 27 matches for the club's junior team.

Anderton later lived in Bideford in Devon. He and his brother were plane spotters who assisted with the investigation into the disappearance of Glenn Miller.