Trevor Anderson | |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1951 |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1970–1972 |
Clubs1: | Portadown |
Caps1: | 90 |
Goals1: | 40 |
Years2: | 1972–1974 |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1974–1977 |
Clubs3: | Swindon Town |
Caps3: | 131 |
Goals3: | 35 |
Years4: | 1977–1979 |
Caps4: | 49 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 1979–1987 |
Clubs5: | Linfield |
Caps5: | 327 |
Goals5: | 96 |
Totalcaps: | 616 |
Totalgoals: | 179 |
Nationalyears1: | 1973–1978 |
Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Manageryears1: | 1992–1997 |
Managerclubs1: | Linfield |
Manageryears2: | 1999–2001 |
Managerclubs2: | Ards |
Manageryears3: | 2002–2004 |
Managerclubs3: | Dundalk |
Trevor Anderson (born 3 March 1951) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward.
Born in Belfast, Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972.[1] After only appearing in 19 League games for the club he moved to Swindon Town and made his début on 5 November 1974. He scored the only goal in this game, a 1–0 win against Chesterfield.[1] He was the club's top scorer for the 1975–76 season with 15 goals.
He moved to Peterborough in December 1977 before returning to Northern Ireland to play for Linfield.
A Northern Ireland international, he made his début against Cyprus in 1973 and went on to achieve 22 caps, 12 whilst a Swindon player.[1]
Anderson managed Linfield from 1992 to 1997, winning a number of honours including two Irish Football League titles and two Irish Cups.[2] Anderson left the club in 1997 to take up the post as Director of Football at Newry Town. The club were a division below Linfield but had a reputation for spending big money, by Irish League standards, and the club won promotion under Anderson's direction.[3] He subsequently managed Ards, leading the club to promotion in 2001.[4] He went on to manage Dundalk.
Linfield