Bill Anderson (English footballer)

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Bill Anderson
Personal information
Full name William Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1913-01-12)12 January 1913
Place of birth High Westwood, England
Date of death 19 February 1986(1986-02-19) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Radcliffe-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1932 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1933–1935 Sheffield United 23 (0)
1935 Barnsley 14 (0)
Hartlepools United 0 (0)
Total 37 (0)
Teams managed
1946–1965 Lincoln City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bill Anderson (12 January 1913 – 19 February 1986) was the manager of Lincoln City from 1946 to 1965.[3] He led the club to the Third Division North title in 1947–48 and 1951–52, as well as twelve Lincolnshire Senior Cup finals. As a player he appeared for Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United and Barnsley before an injury at Oakwell forced him to retire in November 1935. He came out of retirement to join Bradford (Park Avenue) in March 1938, but in two months at Park Avenue failed to break into the senior side and was released.[citation needed]

Management career[]

Anderson led the "Imps" to the Third Division North title in 1947–48 after spending just £2,000 building his team.[4] His cause was greatly helped by the division's top scorer Jimmy Hutchinson, who hit 32 of Lincoln's 81 goals.[4] Promotion was secured on the final day at Sincil Bank with a victory over Hartlepools United.[4] However they were immediately relegated in 1948–49 after finishing bottom of the Second Division, some seven points behind second-from-bottom Nottingham Forest.

They were four points short of promotion in 1949–50, before a fifth-place finish in 1950–51. Promotion was secured in 1951–52 though, as Lincoln finished three points ahead of Grimsby Town, scoring 121 goals in the process, 39 of which came from £5,000 Newcastle United signing Andy Graver.[4] The "Imps" remained in the second tier for the next nine seasons, with Graver (club record goalscorer) and Tony Emery (club record league appearance holder) being key players.[4] The 1957–58 campaign would be a particularly memorable one, as Lincoln won their last six games of the season to go from 19 points to 31 points, just one ahead of relegated Notts County.[4]

The club's unlikely success in maintaining second tier status came to a close in 1960–61, despite the best efforts of top scorer Roy Chapman, as Lincoln finished in last place, some nine points behind Portsmouth.[4] A second successive relegation came in 1961–62, as Lincoln dropped from the Third Division into the Fourth Division.[4] The fall was completed in 1962–63, as Lincoln finished third-from-bottom in the Football League. Anderson departed in 1965, after 855 games in charge.

Honours[]

with Lincoln City

Career statistics[]

Playing career[]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 1933–34[5] Division One 7 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
1934–35[6] Division Two 16 0 1 0 2[a] 0 19 0
Total 23 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
Barnsley 1935–36[7] Division Two 14 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 37 0 1 0 3 0 41 0
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup

Managerial statistics[]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Lincoln City[8] 1 January 1946 1 January 1965 855 307 189 359 035.9
Total 855 307 189 359 035.9

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 9.
  2. ^ Matthews, Clarebrough & Kirkham (2003). The Official Encyclopaedia of Sheffield United. Britespot Publishing. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Profile". leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "The Bill Anderson Years : 1947-1962". redimps.co.uk. 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. p. 357.
  6. ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. p. 359.
  7. ^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ Bill Anderson management career statistics at Soccerbase
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