George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)

George Anderson
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(1956-05-28) (aged 68)[2]
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Haydon Bridge
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 football goalkeeper and manager, best remembered for his 10 years as manager of Dundee between 1944 and 1954.[3] As a player, Anderson made over 200 Scottish League appearances for Aberdeen and also appeared in the Football League for Sunderland.[2][4] 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

As an individual

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 1911–12[6] First Division 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
1912–13[7] 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Aberdeen 1914–15[2] Scottish League 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 League 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
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Robertson Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "The club history". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2017.


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