George Anderson (footballer, born 1891)
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| Full name | George Walter Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
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* 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
- 1 2 3 Sanchez, Raf (7 February 2011). "Family's fight to clear United star jailed in match-fixing scandal 94 years ago". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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| Preceded by Patrick O'Connell |
Manchester United captain 1918–1919 |
Succeeded by Jack Mew |