Stan Anderson

For other people with the same name, see Stanley Anderson (disambiguation).

Stan Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Anderson
Date of birth	(1933-02-27)27 February 1933
Place of birth	Horden, England
Date of death	10 June 2018(2018-06-10) (aged 85)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1963	Sunderland	402	(31)
1963–1965	Newcastle United	81	(13)
1965–1966	Middlesbrough	21	(2)
Total		504	(46)
International career
1955–1957	England U23	3	(0)
1957	England B	1	(0)
1962	England	2	(0)
Managerial career
1966–1973	Middlesbrough
1973–1974	AEK Athens
1974	Queens Park Rangers
1975–1978	Doncaster Rovers
1980–1981	Bolton Wanderers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Anderson (27 February 1933 – 10 June 2018) was an English football player and manager. He is the only player ever to have played for and captained all the big three North-East teams, Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

Playing career

Anderson seemed set to finish his career with Sunderland, but after 400 appearances and 12 years he signed for Newcastle United for £35,000 in November 1963.

Managerial career

Anderson succeeded Raich Carter as Middlesbrough manager in April 1966 and remained at the club until resigning in April 1973 to be replaced by Jack Charlton. In his time the club were relegated from and promoted to the Football League second division. After leaving Middlesbrough he managed in Greece for AEK Athens and in England, where he became boss at Queens Park Rangers, Doncaster Rovers and Bolton Wanderers before giving up management after resigning in 1981. He continued as a scout for various clubs including Newcastle.

Death

Anderson died on 10 June 2018, the age of 85.

External links

• Stan Anderson management career statistics at Soccerbase
• Stan Anderson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database