Anderson was born in Barrhead and began his career with junior side Arthurlie. He moved in December 1948 to Leicester City, where he won two Division 2 championships. Later in his career Anderson played for Peterborough United during their debut Football League season (1960–61) and for Nuneaton Borough. On retiring from playing football he set up a painting and decorating business in Leicester.
He won his only cap for Scotland in their final preparation match for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, against Finland. Although he was named in the finals squad as understudy to Fred Martin, Anderson did not travel to Switzerland as Scotland chose only to take 13 players. Anderson stayed at home on reserve, along with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury.
References
^"Johnny Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
johnny, anderson, footballer, other, people, named, john, anderson, john, anderson, disambiguation, john, anderson, december, 1929, august, 2001, scottish, footballer, played, goalkeeper, johnny, andersonpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, anderson, date, bir. For other people named John Anderson see John Anderson disambiguation John Anderson 8 December 1929 22 August 2001 was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper Johnny AndersonPersonal informationFull nameJohn Anderson 1 Date of birth 1929 12 08 8 December 1929Place of birthBarrhead ScotlandDate of death22 August 2001 2001 08 22 aged 71 Place of deathLeicester EnglandPosition s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1948 1959Leicester City261 0 International career1954Scotland1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsAnderson was born in Barrhead and began his career with junior side Arthurlie He moved in December 1948 to Leicester City where he won two Division 2 championships Later in his career Anderson played for Peterborough United during their debut Football League season 1960 61 and for Nuneaton Borough On retiring from playing football he set up a painting and decorating business in Leicester He won his only cap for Scotland in their final preparation match for the 1954 FIFA World Cup against Finland Although he was named in the finals squad as understudy to Fred Martin Anderson did not travel to Switzerland as Scotland chose only to take 13 players Anderson stayed at home on reserve along with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury References Edit Johnny Anderson Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 11 May 2017 External links EditJohnny Anderson at the Scottish Football Association Johnny Anderson at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Anderson footballer amp oldid 1164663165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
