Stan Anderson (soccer player)

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Stan Anderson
Personnel
Surname Stanley Anderson
birthday February 27, 1934
place of birth Hordes ,  England
date of death June 10, 2018
Place of death Doncaster ,  England
position External rotor (right)
Juniors
Years station
Springwell United
Hordes of Colliery Welfare
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1951-1963 Sunderland AFC 402 (31)
1963-1965 Newcastle United 81 (13)
1965-1966 Middlesbrough FC 21 0(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1949 England pupil 3 0(?)
1955-1957 England U-23 4 0(0)
1957 England B 1 0(0)
1962 England 2 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1966-1973 Middlesbrough FC
1973-1974 AEK Athens
1975-1988 Doncaster Rovers
1980-1981 Bolton Wanderers
1 Only league games are given.

Stanley "Stan" Anderson (born February 27, 1934 in Horde ; † June 10, 2018 in Doncaster ) was an English football player and coach . As an outside runner , he was active for many years for AFC Sunderland from the 1950s . The 1962 World Cup participant also played for Newcastle United and Middlesbrough FC and was the first footballer to captain the three most prestigious English clubs from the Northeast.

Athletic career

Player career

Anderson grew up in Northeast England in County Durham and learned to play football at his school and at smaller clubs such as Springwell United and Horden Colliery Welfare . It wasn't long before he drew the attention of the nearby first division club AFC Sunderland and from March 1951 he was there in the squad of the senior team. He made his league debut on October 4, 1952 against FC Portsmouth (1: 1) and as a man with the shirt number 4 he fought for a regular place as a right wing runner in the following season 1953/54. His running style in particular seemed a bit unorthodox due to his crooked posture, but with his technical skills he quickly became the linchpin in the build-up game at Sunderland AFC. He showed particular strengths in the passing game. His affiliation with Sunderland lasted until November 1963, during which time he accumulated 447 competitive games. This included a phase between February 1958 and September 1961, when he only missed three of 153 games in a row. He was one of the few veteran players who accompanied the club to the second division in 1958. At the same time he set a new club record in terms of most appearances for Sunderland, which was later surpassed by Len Ashurst and goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery . A major title ("Major Title") was always denied him and the greatest successes were two semi-finals in the FA Cup in the seasons 1955/56 and 1962/63 .

Relatively late in his career, Anderson played two senior international matches for England in April 1962 against Austria (3-1) and Scotland (0-2). It remained his only two appearances. Although he was part of the English squad for the 1962 World Cup in Chile , he did not play a game there. The suspension in a U-23 game against Bulgaria five years earlier had been considered a possible reason for not being considered. Responsible for Anderson's departure from Sunderland was the changing of the guard at his position by the young Martin Harvey . Surprisingly, arch-rivals and league rivals Newcastle United were his next club.

In Newcastle, Anderson quickly won a regular place, was promoted to team captain as in Sunderland and rose to the English elite class as a second division champion in 1965 - his ex-club had already returned there the year before. But since his sporting perspective did not envisage a permanent stay in the team, Anderson reoriented himself shortly afterwards and found a new employer in Middlesbrough FC - the third "big" club in the north-east of England alongside Sunderland and Newcastle - in November 1965 . In the "Boro" called second division, he took over in addition to the team captain's armband, tasks in the coaching staff and shortly before the end of the 1965/66 season he was promoted to head coach and successor to Raich Carter in the fight to stay up . However , he could not prevent relegation in the remaining games.

Coaching career

The following year, he led the team after finishing his own active career to the direct return as third division runner-up . In the seven other years until 1973, Anderson stabilized the team in the Second Division, always occupying a single-digit final table place and with three fourth ranks in the seasons 1968/69 , 1969/70 and 1972/73 , the longed-for promotion to the First Division was often in sight - his successor Jack Charlton should reach the goal on the first attempt the following year.

After his resignation in 1973, Anderson spent a year as a coach at AEK Athens before he was mainly responsible for the fourth division Doncaster Rovers after an assistant position at the Queens Park Rangers for almost four years . From January 1980 he was hired by the first division team Bolton Wanderers , who at that time was already beaten at the bottom of the table. The relegation was almost inevitable in the subsequent episode, but the expectations in the following season 1980/81 were high, especially since Anderson had fueled this with some high-profile commitments himself. Results left much to be desired, however, and when George Mulhall returned to the club as an assistant in March 1981, all signs were for change. In May 1981 Anderson was released early, although his contract still included a remaining term of two years.

literature

  • Marland, Simon: Bolton Wanderers - The Complete Record . DB Publishing, 2011, ISBN 978-1-85983-972-0 , pp. 228 .
  • Hayes, Dean P .: England! England! The Complete Who's Who of Players since 1946 . Sutton Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7509-3234-1 , pp. 145 .

Web links

References and comments

  1. ^ Gavin Willacy / English Schools Football Association: England Schoolboys, International Players records 1907-99 . Redwood Books Ltd., Trowbridge 1999, p. 7 .
  2. ^ "England - U-23 International Results - Details" (RSSSF)
  3. ^ "England - International Results B-Team - Details" (RSSSF)
  4. ↑ The year of birth 1933 is also mentioned in several sources.
personal data
SURNAME Anderson, Stan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Horden , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 2018
Place of death Doncaster