John Anderson (footballer, born 1915)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Curr Anderson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 May 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | February 1987 (aged 71) | ||
Place of death | Portsmouth, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Stobswood | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1946 | Portsmouth | 80 | (36) |
1946–1947 | Aldershot | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Curr Anderson (8 May 1915 – February 1987) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a centre forward. The summit of his career was scoring one of the goals for Portsmouth in their 4–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
He was the second John Anderson to play for Portsmouth, the first having joined the club in 1903.
Honours won
As a player
- FA Cup winner 1939
References
- ^ "John Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.