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
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 18 (0)
1918–1922 Aberdeen 105 (0)
Managerial career
1941–1942 Aberdeen (caretaker)
1944–1954 Dundee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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][4] 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.[5][6] 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]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Division 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
Total 205 0 8 0 3 0 216 0
Career total 215 0 8 0 5 0 226 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Robertson Cup

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure[9]
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Dundee 5 May 1944 19 July 1954 321 162 63 96 050.5
Total 321 162 63 96 050.5

Honours

Dundee

Individual

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "George Anderson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "The club history". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "George Anderson | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ^ "George Anderson". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Anderson George Aberdeen 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. ^ "1911–12 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "1912–13 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "George Anderson | Manager Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Hall of Fame". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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