George Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 June 1887 Haydon Bridge, England |
| Died |
28 May 1956 (aged 68)[1] Dundee, Scotland |
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.[1][4][5] Between his retirement as a player as his appointment as manager of Dundee, Anderson served Aberdeen as a director and manager.[1]
Personal life[]
Anderson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.[1]
Honours[]
As a manager[]
Dundee
- Scottish League Cup (2): 1951–52, 1952–53[3]
As an individual[]
- Dundee Hall of Fame[6]
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[1] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16[1] | 33 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 1916–17[1] | 38 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 102 | 0 | |||
| Aberdeen | 1919–20[1] | Southern First Division | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1920–21[1] | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1921–22[1] | 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[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". http://www.afcheritage.org/team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=261&Season=1921-22&debut=0. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The club history". Dundee F.C.. http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/the-club/history. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Player.aspx?PlayerID=57. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Anderson George Image 1 Aberdeen 1920" (in en-GB). http://vintagefootballers.com/product/anderson-george-image-1-aberdeen-1920/. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Dundee F.C.. http://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Season.aspx?SeasonID=33. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Season.aspx?SeasonID=34. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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