Anders played for
St Helens Town before joining
Preston North End for the
1947–48 season. The "Lambs" were then a
First Division club, but suffered
relegation in
1948–49. Preston finished sixth in the
Second Division in
1949–50 under the stewardship of
Will Scott, before winning the division in
1950–51. They then finished seventh in
1951–52, before missing out on the
Football League title in
1952–53 after finishing behind champions
Arsenal on goal average. Anders scored four goals in 69 league games at
Deepdale. He then switched to league rivals
Manchester City, who finished 17th in
1953–54, seventh in
1954–55, and fourth in
1955–56 under the stewardship of
Les McDowall. Anders scored four goals in 32 top-flight games during his spell at
Maine Road. He was signed by
Port Vale manager Freddie Steele for "a substantial fee" in July 1956. However, he only made three appearances in the
1956–57 season as the "Valiants" were relegated in last place in the
Second Division. He was sold by new manager
Norman Low to
Accrington Stanley for "a small fee" in June 1957.
Walter Galbraith's "'Owd Reds" finished as the
Third Division North runners-up in
1957–58, seven points behind champions
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. New boss
George Eastham led Stanley to a 19th-place finish in the newly created
Third Division in
1958–59, before they were relegated in last place in
1959–60. Anders scored 18 goals in 114 league games in his time at
Peel Park. He scored one goal in seven
Fourth Division games for
Joe Harvey's
Workington in a brief stay with the "Reds" at
Borough Park in the
1960–61 campaign. He later played for
Cheshire County League side
Runcorn. ==Career statistics==