| 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 | 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]
Anderson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War. [2]
| 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 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Dundee | 5 May 1944 | 19 July 1954 | 321 | 162 | 63 | 96 | 50.5 |
| Total | 321 | 162 | 63 | 96 | 50.5 | ||
Dundee
- Southern League B Division: 1945–46 [3]
- Scottish League Division B: 1946–47 [3]
- Scottish League Cup: 1951–52, 1952–53 [3]
Individual
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "George Anderson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "The club history". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "George Anderson | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "George Anderson". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Anderson George Aberdeen 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "George Anderson | Manager Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
 | This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1887 births
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English men's footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- English football managers
- Dundee F.C. managers
- 1956 deaths
- Footballers from Northumberland
- English Football League players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Military personnel from Northumberland
- Aberdeen F.C. directors and chairmen
- Aberdeen F.C. managers
- Dundee F.C. non-playing staff
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Councillors in Aberdeen
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs
| 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 | 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]
Anderson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War. [2]
| 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 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Dundee | 5 May 1944 | 19 July 1954 | 321 | 162 | 63 | 96 | 50.5 |
| Total | 321 | 162 | 63 | 96 | 50.5 | ||
Dundee
- Southern League B Division: 1945–46 [3]
- Scottish League Division B: 1946–47 [3]
- Scottish League Cup: 1951–52, 1952–53 [3]
Individual
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "George Anderson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "The club history". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "George Anderson | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "George Anderson". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Anderson George Aberdeen 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "George Anderson | Manager Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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| This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1887 births
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English men's footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- English football managers
- Dundee F.C. managers
- 1956 deaths
- Footballers from Northumberland
- English Football League players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Military personnel from Northumberland
- Aberdeen F.C. directors and chairmen
- Aberdeen F.C. managers
- Dundee F.C. non-playing staff
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Councillors in Aberdeen
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs