| George Anderson | |
| Fullname: | George Albert Anderson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Haydon Bridge, England |
| Death Place: | Dundee, Scotland |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1907–1910 |
| Clubs1: | Haydon Bridge |
| Years2: | 1910–1911 |
| Clubs2: | Mickley Colliery Welfare |
| Years3: | 1911–1914 |
| Clubs3: | Sunderland |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1914–1917 |
| Clubs4: | Aberdeen |
| Caps4: | 100 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1917–1918 |
| Clubs5: | Dundee |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1918–1922 |
| Clubs6: | Aberdeen |
| Caps6: | 105 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1941–1942 |
| Managerclubs1: | Aberdeen (caretaker) |
| Manageryears2: | 1944–1954 |
| Managerclubs2: | Dundee |
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.[2] [3] As a player, Anderson played as a goalkeeper and made over 200 Scottish League appearances for Aberdeen.[4] 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.
Anderson served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.
| 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 | Scottish Division One | 29 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1915–16 | 33 | 0 | — | 2[9] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 1916–17 | 38 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 100 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||||
| Aberdeen | 1919–20 | Scottish Division One | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1920–21 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1921–22 | 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 | |||
| From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 5 May 1944 | 19 July 1954 | ||||
| Total | ||||||
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