George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Albert Anderson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Haydon Bridge, England | ||
Date of death | 28 May 1956[2] | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1910 | Haydon Bridge | ||
1910–1911 | Mickley Colliery Welfare | ||
1911–1914 | Sunderland | 10 | (0) |
1914–1917 | Aberdeen | 100 | (0) |
1917–1918 | Dundee | ||
1918–1922 | Aberdeen | 105 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1941–1942 | Aberdeen (caretaker) | ||
1944–1954 | Dundee | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Albert Anderson (6 June 1887 – 28 May 1956) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 10 years as manager of Dundee between 1944 and 1954.[3] As a player, Anderson played as a goalkeeper and made over 200 Scottish League appearances for Aberdeen.[2] He also played in the Football League for Sunderland.[4][5] Between his retirement as a player as his appointment as manager of Dundee, Anderson served Aberdeen as a director and manager.[2]
Personal life[]
Anderson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.[2]
Honours[]
As a manager[]
Dundee
- Southern Football League B Division: 1945–46[3]
- Scottish Division B: 1946–47[3]
- Scottish League Cup: 1951–52, 1952–53[3]
As an individual[]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 1911–12[7] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
1912–13[8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Aberdeen | 1914–15[2] | Scottish División One | 29 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
1915–16[2] | 33 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
1916–17[2] | 38 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
Total | 100 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 102 | 0 | |||
Aberdeen | 1919–20[2] | Scottish Division One | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
1920–21[2] | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
1921–22[2] | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
Aberdeen total | 205 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 0 | ||
Career total | 215 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 226 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Player Profile". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "The club history". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "George Anderson". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Anderson George Aberdeen 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "1911–12 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "1912–13 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
Categories:
- 1887 births
- Association football goalkeepers
- English footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- English football managers
- Dundee F.C. managers
- 1956 deaths
- Footballers from Northumberland
- English Football League players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. directors and chairmen
- Aberdeen F.C. managers
- Dundee F.C. non-playing staff
- Royal Artillery personnel
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Councillors in Aberdeen
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs