Harry Anders was an English professional football player who scored 30 goals in 225 league appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League with Preston North End, Manchester City, Portuguese Vale, Accrington Stanley, and Workington.
Education
He helped Preston North End to the Second Division title in 1950-1951 as well as second in the First Division in 1952-1953. He also finished second in the Third Division North with Accrington Stanley in 1957-1958. Preston finished sixth in the Second Division in 1949-1950 under the stewardship of Will Scott, before winning the division in 1950-1951.
They then finished seventh in 1951-1952, before missing out on the Football League title in 1952-1953 after finishing behind champions Arsenal on goal average.
Career
Anders played for Street Helens Town, before joining Preston North End for the 1947-1948 season. The "Lambs" were then a First Division club, but suffered relegation in 1948-1949. Anders scored four goals in 69 league games during his time at Deepdale.
Anders scored four goals in 32 top-flight games during his spell at Maine Road.
He was signed by Portuguese Vale manager Freddie Steele for "a substantial fee" in July 1956. However he only made three appearances in the 1956-1957 season as the "Valiants" were relegated in last place in the Second Division.
He was sold by new manager Norman Low to Accrington Stanley for "a small fee" in June 1957. Walter Galbraith"s ""Owd Reds" finished as the Third Division North runners-up in 1957-1958, seven points behind champions Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.
New boss George Eastham led Stanley to a 19th-place finish in the newly created Third Division in 1958-1959, before they were relegated in last place in 1959-1960.
Anders scored 18 goals in 114 league games in his time at Peel Park. He scored one goal in seven Fourth Division games for Joe Harvey"s Workington in a brief stay with the "Reds" at Borough Park in the 1960-1961 campaign. He later played for Cheshire County League side Runcorn. with Preston North End.