William Anderson (Scottish footballer)

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William Anderson
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Anderson in Scotland kit, 1882
Personal information
Full name William Anderson
Date of birth 25 April 1862
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death Unknown
Position(s) Outside forward
Youth career
Shawlands Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1879–1885 Queen's Park
International career
1882–1885 Scotland 6 (3 [lower-alpha 1] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Anderson (born 25 April 1862) [1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. He played club football for Queen's Park [2] and appeared in the sides that won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884, and finished as runners-up in the English FA Cup in 1884 and 1885. [1]

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He made his international debut for Scotland on 11 March 1882 and went on to play six matches in the next three years, never ending on the losing side. In his final appearance in the 1884–85 British Home Championship on 23 March 1885, he scored twice [lower-alpha 1] in an 8–1 win over Wales. [4]

He worked in the insurance industry, and moved to England after living in the United States for several years (where he played for the Chicago Thistles). [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The SFA website and London Hearts website credit Robert Calderwood with two goals against Wales; Andy Mitchell's book and John Litster's files assign the first of these to Anderson, which would make him the fifth player to score an international hat-trick for Scotland (his three being completed before those by Joseph Lindsay in the same match). [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN   9798513846642.
  2. Name: Anderson, William, QPFC.com
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "[Scotland player] William Anderson". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 23 July 2021.