Alan Anderson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalkeith Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959 | Alloa Athletic | 3 | (1) |
| 1959–1960 | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
| 1960–1962 | Millwall | 74 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | (0) |
| 1963–1976 | Heart of Midlothian | 352 | (21) |
| Total | 435 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967 | Scotland XI[1] | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Anderson (born 21 December 1939) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Alloa Athletic, Falkirk, Millwall, Scunthorpe United and Hearts.
Playing career
Anderson joined Millwall from Falkirk in 1960 and helped the London club to win the championship of Division Four before being transferred to Scunthorpe United in 1962. However, Anderson could not settle in England, and in Nov 1963 he was transferred to Heart of Midlothian.[2]
Anderson was the Hearts team captain for over 200 games. Although never achieving a full international cap, he made seven appearances for a Scotland XI in their tour of Asia and Oceania in 1967, playing alongside Alex Ferguson.[3] The Scotland XI won every game with Anderson at centre-half.[4]
After long service and 38 goals for Hearts he ended his career in May 1976.[5]
References
- ^ Stephen Bell; Andre Zlotkowski (6 Jun 2008). "Scotland XI Tour of Asia and Oceania 1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 Apr 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworthy The Sportsmans Book Club London 1965
- ^ http://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/players/alananderson.html#Appearancesbydate
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scotlandxi-asotour67.html
- ^ http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/andersonalan.html
External links
- Alan Anderson, Neil Brown
- Living people
- 1939 births
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Association football central defenders
- Scottish footballers
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Dalkeith Thistle F.C. players