George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)
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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Albert Anderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Haydon Bridge, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 1956 (aged 68)[2] | ||
| 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 | |||
Personal life
Anderson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.[2]
Honours
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 First Division | 29 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16[2] | 33 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 1916–17[2] | 38 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 102 | 0 | |||
| Aberdeen | 1919–20[2] | Southern First Division | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
- Appearances in Robertson Cup
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Player Profile". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "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.
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