Harry Anderson | |
Fullname: | Henry Alexander Anderson |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1888 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Left half |
Years2: | 1909–1910 |
Years3: | 1910–1912 |
Years4: | 1912–1920 |
Years5: | 1915–1916 |
Years6: | 1919 |
Years7: | 1920–1921 |
Years8: | 1921–1922 |
Clubs2: | Third Lanark |
Clubs5: | → Third Lanark (loan) |
Clubs6: | → St Mirren (loan) |
Clubs7: | St Mirren |
Clubs8: | Clydebank |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | 43 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Caps4: | 140 |
Goals4: | 10 |
Caps5: | 35 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Caps6: | 5 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Caps7: | 27 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Caps8: | 29 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 279 |
Totalgoals: | 27 |
Nationalyears1: | 1914 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Henry Alexander Anderson (17 July 1888 –8 November 1939) was a Scottish footballer perhaps best known for his time at Raith Rovers. He also played for the Scotland national team.[1]
Born in Dennistoun,[2] Anderson made his senior debut at Hibernian as an inside forward[3] before joining Raith Rovers in the summer of 1912. He was part of the team that reached the Scottish Cup final in 1913, which Raith lost to Falkirk. Anderson earned a Scotland cap the following year in a goalless draw with Wales.[2]
During World War I (in which he served in the Royal Field Artillery and was promoted to Corporal)[2] he moved to St Mirren, initially on loan, and won a Victory Cup winner's medal with the Paisley club in 1919. He ended his career with Clydebank and retired in 1922.[2]
His elder brother David was also a footballer whose clubs included Hibernian and Third Lanark;[2] [1] [4] the siblings played together with both clubs (for two seasons with Hibs and in a handful of matches with Thirds in 1915).[5]