Trevor Anderson

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Trevor Anderson
Personal information
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward

Trevor Anderson (born 3 March 1951 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish football forward and manager.

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 clubs top scorer for the 1975-76 season with 15 goals.

He moved to Peterborough in December 1977 before returning to Northern Ireland and signing 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].

Honours

As a player

Portadown
  • Irish League
    • Runner-up (1): 1971–72
  • Irish Cup
    • Runner-up (1): 1971–72
Linfield
  • Irish League
    • Winner (6): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
    • Runner-up (1): 1980–81
  • Irish Cup
    • Winner (2): 1980–81, 1981–82
    • Runner-up (2): 1982–83, 1984–85
  • Gold Cup
    • Winner (4): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85
  • Ulster Cup
    • Winner (2): 1979–80, 1984–85
  • Co. Antrim Shield
    • Winner (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
  • Tyler All-Ireland Cup
    • Winner (1): 1980–81
  • Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year: 1986

References

  1. ^ a b c Mattick, Dick (2002). Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. pp. p.11. ISBN 0752427148. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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