Trevor Anderson
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Irish English Template:Infobox football biography 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
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- ↑ 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 Template:Webarchive
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External links
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