George Anderson (footballer, born 1891)

George Anderson
Personal information
Full name George Walter Anderson
Date of birth (1891-05-25)25 May 1891
Place of birth Cheetham, Manchester, England
Date of death 1959 (aged 67–68)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Centre forward
Youth career
Broughton St. James'
Broughton Wellington
Salford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1911 Bury 3 (0)
1911–1917 Manchester United 80 (37)
Total 83 (37)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


George Walter Anderson (born 25 May 1891 in Cheetham, Manchester; died 1959, buried in Blackley Cemetery) was an English football player.[1] Anderson was a forward with Manchester United whose career started in 1911. Anderson went on to score 39 goals for United, and scored another 39 unofficial goals during the First World War.

Anderson was involved in a match fixing scandal that ended his career. In a game at Old Trafford on 29 December 1917 against Burnley, he was accused of fixing the match after three United players complained to the team president. He was then banned from Old Trafford on 8 January 1918 and later sentenced to eight months in prison after his trial in Liverpool.[1] In 1915, Anderson had already testified during the investigation of the 1915 British football betting scandal, which led to the banning of seven Manchester United and Liverpool players.[1]

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Patrick O'Connell		 Manchester United captain
1918–1919 		Succeeded by
Jack Mew


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