John Anderson (footballer, born 1972)

Scottish footballer and coach

John Anderson

Anderson pictured in 2011

Personal information
Full name|  John Patton Anderson[1]
Date of birth|  (1972-10-02) 2 October 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth|  Greenock, Scotland
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
000?–1993|  Gourock YAC
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1993–2000|  Greenock Morton|  205|  (28)
2000–2002|  Livingston|  41|  (3)
2002–2003|  Hull City|  43|  (1)
2003–2006|  Bristol Rovers|  54|  (2)
Total|  |  343|  (34)
Managerial career
2010–2011|  North Ferriby United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Patton Anderson (born 2 October 1972) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He had been the under-18s manager at Leeds United. He was manager at North Ferriby United between 2010 and 2011.

## Playing career

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Anderson played the majority of his career in Scotland with Greenock Morton and Livingston, before finishing his career in England with Hull City and Bristol Rovers.

## Coaching career

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He took over as manager of Northern Premier League Premier Division club North Ferriby United in October 2010, having been assistant manager since 2007.[2] He resigned from this post less than a year later on 11 September 2011, after a turbulent start to the 2011–12 season.[3] After leaving North Ferriby he joined his former club, Hull City, in November 2013 he was appointed as lead youth development coach looking after the U12s to the U16s.[4]

In August 2015, Anderson joined Daral Pugh from Hull City in joining Championship rivals, Leeds United, with Anderson becoming Leeds' under-18's manager.[5]

On 24 June 2016, Anderson left his role as inder-18s manager at Leeds United as part of Leeds' academy re-structuring.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "John Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
2. ^ "Anderson wants Ferriby to build on recent form". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
3. ^ "John Anderson Resignation Shock". North Ferriby United. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
4. ^ "John Anderson back at Hull City in new coaching role". 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
5. ^ "Leeds United: We've no plans to scale back Thorp Arch academy – Pearson". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
6. ^ "ACADEMY: 2016/17 STRUCTURE CONFIRMED". Leeds United Official Site. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

## External links

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* John Anderson at Soccerbase

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