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][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]

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

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. 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

• Southern League B Division: 1945–46^[3]
• Scottish League Division B: 1946–47^[3]
• Scottish League Cup: 1951–52, 1952–53^[3]

Individual

• Dundee Hall of Fame^[10]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "George Anderson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
3. "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.