Frederick Anderson (footballer)

Frederick Anderson (17 November 1855 – 5 January 1940) was a Scottish football player and businessman in Shanghai and London. He served two terms as the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council.

For other people named Fred Anderson, see Fred Anderson (disambiguation).

Frederick Anderson
Personal information
Date of birth (1855-11-17)17 November 1855
Date of death 5 January 1940(1940-01-05) (aged 84)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1872 Clydesdale 0 [note 1] (0)
1872–1873 Queen's Park 0 [note 1] (0)
1873– Clydesdale 0 [note 1] (0)
National team
1874 Scotland 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Frederick Anderson
Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council
In office
1899–1900
Preceded byJames S. Fearon
Succeeded byE. A. Hewett
In office
1904–1906
Preceded byWilliam George Bayne
Succeeded byCecil Holliday

Life and career

Anderson was born on 17 November 1855 in Scotland, to James Anderson.[1] He was educated at The Glasgow Academy.

Anderson played as a forward for Clydesdale, Queen's Park and represented the Scotland national team once, in an 1874 friendly match against England. He scored Scotland's first goal in a 2–1 win.[2][3] He also played in the first ever Scottish Cup Final, which his Clydesdale team lost 2–0 to his former club, Queen's Park in 1874.

Anderson moved to Shanghai in the early 1880s to join Messrs Holliday, Wise & Co. At the beginning of 1890 he joined Messrs Ilbert & Co and by 1909 had become the principal partner of the firm.[4]

Anderson served on the Shanghai Municipal Council for eight years from 1892 to 1897. The Municipal Council was the body that ran the Settlement. He was elected Chairman in August 1899 following the resignation of James Fearon and served until 1900. He served as Chairman again from 1904 to 1906. He was also the local chairman in Shanghai of the China Association.

In 1898-99 and 1908-9, Shanghai Rugby Club chose Frederick Anderson as President in 1905.[5] He had previously played two games of rugby for the second Shanghai Football Club, once in January 1882 and then four years later in January 1886.

He left Shanghai in 1909 and returned to London.[6] In 1919 he was serving as chairman of the China Association in London[7] and in 1922 he was re-elected President of the association.[8]

He died on 5 January 1940.[9]

Personal life

Anderson married Sophia Louisa Le Hunte Ward, daughter of Admiral T. Le Hunte Ward C.B. on 4 June 1896. They had two children Frederick Le Hunte Anderson, and Helen Sophia Anderson.[10]

Further reading

Notes
  1. The Scottish Football League did not commence play until the 1890–91 season.

References
  1. Who's Who in the Far East 1906; British Peerage
  2. Scottish Football Association
  3. Sat 07 Mar 1874 Scotland 2 England 1, London Hearts.
  4. North China Herald, May 15, 1909, p402
  5. North China Herald, 3 November 1905 and North China Herald, May 15, 1909, p402
  6. North China Herald, May 15, 1909, p378 and 402
  7. Canton Times, Feb 4, 1919, p6
  8. North China Herald, 16 Sept 1922, p801
  9. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition vol 1 p181 by Charles Mosley (1999)
  10. Who's Who in the Far East 1906; British Peerage
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