| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 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. 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.
Management career
Anderson managed Linfield from 1992 to 1997, winning a number of honours including two Irish Football League titles and two Irish Cups. 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. He subsequently managed Ards, leading the club to promotion in 2001. 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
- ^ 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 F.C. – Player of the Season | |
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| Linfield F.C. – managers | |
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| Dundalk F.C. – managers | |
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Dundalk F.C. managers
- Men's association football forwards
- NIFL Premiership players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Portadown F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Ulster Scots people
- Linfield F.C. managers
- Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year
- Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers
- Association football managers from Northern Ireland