Doug Anderson (footballer, born 1963) explained

Doug Anderson
Fullname:Douglas Eric Anderson
Birth Date:29 August 1963
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Death Place:Plymouth, England
Position:Winger
Years1:1981–1984
Clubs1:Oldham Athletic
Caps1:9
Goals1:0
Years2:1984–1987
Clubs2:Tranmere Rovers
Caps2:126
Goals2:15
Years3:1987–1989
Clubs3:Plymouth Argyle
Caps3:19
Goals3:1
Years4:1988
Clubs4:Cambridge United (loan)
Caps4:8
Goals4:2
Years5:1989
Clubs5:Northampton Town (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:1989–1991
Clubs6:South China
Totalcaps:167
Totalgoals:18
Nationalyears1:1981
Nationalteam1:Scotland U18
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Douglas Eric Anderson (29 August 1963 – 15 June 2015) was a footballer who played as a winger in the Football League.

Born in Hong Kong, he began his career as a youth with Port Glasgow Rangers, and then Oldham Athletic.

He moved to Tranmere Rovers in 1984. The most successful of his career, he scored 15 goals in 126 games for Tranmere.

Dave Smith brought him to Plymouth Argyle for £15,000 in August 1987. He only managed 22 appearances in the 1987–88 season. The following season, he was loaned to Cambridge United and Northampton Town before the UK to play for South China in his native Hong Kong.

He died suddenly from a heart attack in June 2015 at the age of 51.

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