George Anderson (June 23, 1890 – May 30, 1985) was a Canadian soccer organizer and manager. Born in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Anderson moved to Canada when he was 19, first living in Souris, Manitoba and then in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He served in the Canadian army during the First World War.
george, anderson, soccer, executive, george, anderson, june, 1890, 1985, canadian, soccer, organizer, manager, born, strichen, aberdeenshire, scotland, anderson, moved, canada, when, first, living, souris, manitoba, then, winnipeg, manitoba, served, canadian, . George Anderson June 23 1890 May 30 1985 was a Canadian soccer organizer and manager Born in Strichen Aberdeenshire Scotland Anderson moved to Canada when he was 19 first living in Souris Manitoba and then in Winnipeg Manitoba He served in the Canadian army during the First World War Following the Second World War Anderson organized the relaunch of the Dominion Football Association Canadian Football Association He served on the executive from 1950 to 1968 and played a major role in organizing Canada s first FIFA World Cup entry in 1957 the team did not qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup Anderson has been inducted into Canada s Sports Hall of Fame the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame 1 and the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame Footnotes edit George Anderson Mantioba Sports Hall of Fame Honoured members database Sport Manitoba Retrieved 11 November 2021 External links editCanadian Soccer Hall of Fame profile nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian soccer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Anderson soccer executive amp oldid 1154742595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
