Career
He played as a forward. Born in Belfast, Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972. After only appearing in 19 League games for the club he moved to Swindon Town and made his début on 5 November 1974.
He was the club"s top scorer for the 1975-1976 season with 15 goals.
He moved to Peterborough in December 1977 before returning to Northern Ireland to play foreign Anderson managed from 1992 to 1997, winning a number of honours including two Irish Football League titles and two Irish Cups.
Anderson left the club in 1997 to take up the post as Director of Football at Newry Town. He subsequently managed Ards, leading the club to promotion in 2001.
He went on to manage Dundalk.
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