Trevor Anderson (born 3 March 1951) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward.

Playing career

Born in

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, Anderson began his playing career at

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before signing for

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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 scored the only goal in this game, a 1–0 win against Chesterfield. He was the club's top scorer for the 1975–76 season with 15 goals. He moved to

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in December 1977 before returning to Northern Ireland to play for Linfield. A

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international, he made his début against

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in 1973 and went on to achieve 22 caps, 12 whilst a Swindon player.

Management career

Anderson managed Linfield from 1992 to 1997, winning a number of honours including two Irish Football League titles and two

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s. Anderson left the club in 1997 to take up the post as Director of Football at Newry Town. The club were a division below Linfield but had a reputation for spending big money, by Irish League standards, and the club won promotion under Anderson's direction. He subsequently managed Ards, leading the club to promotion in 2001.Ards FC History Part Three
He went on to manage

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Honours

Club

Linfield *Irish League (6): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 *Irish Cup (2): 1980–81, 1981–82 *Gold Cup (4): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85 *Ulster Cup (2): 1979–80, 1984–85 *County Antrim Shield (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 *Tyler All-Ireland Cup (1): 1980–81

Individual

*Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year: 1986

References

External links

Swindon Town player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Trevor 1951 births Living people Dundalk F.C. managers Men's association football forwards NIFL Premiership players Linfield F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Northern Ireland men's international footballers Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Peterborough United F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players English Football League players Ulster Scots people Linfield F.C. managers Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers Association football managers from Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership managers League of Ireland managers Ards F.C. managers