| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Alexander Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1939(1939-11-08) (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vale of Clyde | |||
| 1909–1910 | Third Lanark | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1912 | Hibernian | 43 | (12) |
| 1912–1920 | Raith Rovers | 140 | (10) |
| 1915–1916 | → Third Lanark (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 1919 | → St Mirren (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | St Mirren | 27 | (2) |
| 1921–1922 | Clydebank | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 279 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1914 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Alexander Anderson (17 July 1888 –8 November 1939) was a Scottish footballer perhaps best known for his time at Raith Rovers. He also played for the Scotland national team.
Born in Dennistoun, Anderson made his senior debut at Hibernian as an inside forward before joining Raith Rovers in the summer of 1912. He was part of the team that reached the Scottish Cup final in 1913, which Raith lost to Falkirk. Anderson earned a Scotland cap the following year in a goalless draw with Wales.
During World War I (in which he served in the Royal Field Artillery and was promoted to Corporal) he moved to St Mirren, initially on loan, and won a Victory Cup winner's medal with the Paisley club in 1919. He ended his career with Clydebank and retired in 1922.
His elder brother David was also a footballer whose clubs included Hibernian and Third Lanark; the siblings played together with both clubs (for two seasons with Hibs and in a handful of matches with Thirds in 1915).
References
- ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - (Hibernian player) Anderson, Harry, FitbaStats. Retrieved 25 March 2022
- (Hibernian player) Anderson, David O, FitbaStats. Retrieved 25 March 2022
- Glasgow Cup Semis. | Celts Good Winners. The Sunday Post, 26 September 1915, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
External links
- Harry Anderson at the Scottish Football Association
- Harry Anderson, www.ihibs.co.uk
- International stats at Londonhearts.com
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- 1888 births
- 1939 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Vale of Clyde F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Clydebank F.C. (1914) players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Field Artillery soldiers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- People from Dennistoun
- People from Govanhill and Crosshill
- Military personnel from Glasgow
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs