Trevor Anderson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1951-03-03) 3 March 1951 (age 73) | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1972 | Portadown | 90 | (40) |
1972–1974 | Manchester United | 19 | (2) |
1974–1977 | Swindon Town | 131 | (35) |
1977–1979 | Peterborough United | 49 | (6) |
1979–1987 | Linfield | 327 | (96) |
Total | 616 | (179) | |
International career | |||
1973–1978 | Northern Ireland | 22 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1992–1997 | Linfield | ||
1999–2001 | Ards | ||
2002–2004 | Dundalk | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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
- Irish League (6): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
- Irish Cup (2): 1980–81, 1981–82
- Gold Cup (4): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85
- Ulster Cup (2): 1979–80, 1984–85
- County Antrim Shield (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- Tyler All-Ireland Cup (1): 1980–81
Individual
- Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year: 1986
References
- ^ a b c Mattick, Dick (2002). Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 0-7524-2714-8.
- ^ Marshall Gillespie, The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97, UTV Books, 1996, p. 101
- ^ We're going UP for UNDER pounds 20,000 Says TREVOR ANDERSON
- ^ Ards FC History Part Three Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Swindon Town player profile
- Northern Ireland's footballing greats profile
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