Stanley Anderson (27 February 1933 – 10 June 2018) was an English football player and manager. The only player ever to have played for and captained all the big 3 NE 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

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for £35,000 in November 1963.

Managerial career

He succeeded

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as Middlesbrough manager in April 1966 and remained at the club until resigning in April 1973 to be replaced by

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. In his time the club were relegated from and promoted to

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second division. After leaving Middlesbrough he managed in Greece for

AEK Athens FC AEK FC ( el, ΠΑΕ A.E.K. ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos'', meaning ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filad ...

and in England, where he became boss at

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and

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before giving up management after resigning in 1981. He continued as a scout for various clubs including Newcastle.

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