Trevor Anderson Explained

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.

Playing career

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]

Management career

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.

Honours

Club

Linfield

Individual

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mattick, Dick . Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats . 2002 . 11 . . Stroud . 0-7524-2714-8 .
  2. Marshall Gillespie, The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97, UTV Books, 1996, p. 101
  3. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19971228/ai_n14469251/ We're going UP for UNDER pounds 20,000 Says TREVOR ANDERSON
  4. http://www.ardsfc.co.uk/historyc.htm Ards FC History Part Three