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George Anderson (footballer, born 1904)

George Anderson
Anderson while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name George Russell Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1904-10-24)24 October 1904
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland
Date of death December 1974 (1975-01) (aged 70)
Place of death Cottenham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1925 Dalry Thistle
1925–1926 Airdrieonians 10 (9)
1926–1927 Brentford 8 (2)
1927–1929 Chelsea 9 (0)
1929–1930 Norwich City 28 (12)
1930 Carlisle United 2 (1)
1930 Gillingham 0 (0)
1930–1932 Cowdenbeath 35 (7)
1932–1933 Yeovil & Petters United
1933–1934 Bury 25 (10)
1934–1935 Huddersfield Town 14 (4)
1935–1936 Mansfield Town 36 (16)
Newark
Ayr United
Saltcoats Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Russell Anderson (24 October 1904 – December 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for a number of clubs as a forward.[1][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Airdrieonians 1925–26[4] Scottish First Division 10 9 3 4 13 13
Brentford 1926–27[5] Third Division South 8 2 1 1 9 3
Chelsea 1927–28[6] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1928–29[6] 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 9 0 0 0 9 0
Cowdenbeath 1930–31[4] Scottish First Division 16 2 4 2 20 4
1931–32[4] 19 5 2 1 21 6
Total 35 7 6 3 41 10
Huddersfield Town 1934–35[7] First Division 14 4 0 0 14 4
Career total 76 22 10 8 86 30

Sources

  • Canary Citizens by Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
  • 99 Years & Counting – Stats & Stories – Huddersfield Town History

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Mansfield Town. Outlook much more hopeful". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "George Anderson". Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b "George Anderson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Player Profile – Anderson, George". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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