George_Anderson_(footballer,_born_1887)

George Anderson
Personal information
Full name	George Albert Anderson
Date of birth	6 June 1887
Place of birth	Haydon Bridge, England
Date of death	28 May 1956 (aged 68)
Place of death	Dundee, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1907–1910	Haydon Bridge
1910–1911	Mickley Colliery Welfare
1911–1914	Sunderland
1914–1917	Aberdeen
1917–1918	Dundee
1918–1922	Aberdeen
Managerial career
1941–1942	Aberdeen (caretaker)
1944–1954	Dundee
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)

Scottish footballer and manager

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]

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[RC-9] Appearances in Robertson Cup

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Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1911–12^[7]	First Division	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	1912–13^[8]	First Division	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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
Team	From	To	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

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George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)

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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