Geoffrey Thomas Anderson (born 26 November 1944) is an English former professional footballer who scored 19 goals in 88 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City.[2] He played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Thomas Anderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheerness, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Ramsgate | ||
| 1962–1964 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Mansfield Town | 43 | (13) |
| 1966–1967 | Lincoln City | 44 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editAnderson was born in Sheerness, Kent. He played football for Canterbury Schools and Southern League side Ramsgate before joining Birmingham City in December 1962.[3] He was one of three teenagers who made their debuts on 11 January 1964 away at Manchester United in the First Division, the other two being Mickey Bullock and Ray Martin.[4] Birmingham won the game 2–1, but Anderson never played for the club again; he signed for Mansfield Town in May 1964.[3] In two seasons, he scored 13 goals in 43 games in the Third Division. Then he moved on to Fourth Division club Lincoln City.[2][3] After scoring seven goals in 48 appearances in all competitions in the 1966–67 season, he left the club.[1] He finished his career with short spells at Brentford and Port Vale, though did not play a first-team game for either club.[5]
Career statistics
editSource:[6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Birmingham City | 1962–63 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 1964–65 | Third Division | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 1965–66 | Third Division | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Total | 43 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | ||
| Lincoln City | 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 7 |
| Career total | 88 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 20 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Geoff Anderson". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Geoff Anderson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 199.
- ^ "Geoff Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Geoff Anderson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)