Geoff Anderson

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Geoff Anderson (cricketer). For those of a similar name, see Jeffrey Anderson.

Geoff Anderson
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Thomas Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1944-11-26) 26 November 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth Sheerness, England
Position Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Ramsgate
1962–1964 Birmingham City 1 (0)
1964–1966 Mansfield Town 43 (13)
1966–1967 Lincoln City 44 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoffrey Thomas Anderson (born 26 November 1944) is an English former professional footballer who scored 19 goals in 88 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City.[2] He played as a right winger.

Career

Anderson was born in Sheerness, Kent. He played football for Canterbury Schools and Southern League side Ramsgate before joining Birmingham City in December 1962.[3] He was one of three teenagers who made their debuts on 11 January 1964 away at Manchester United in the First Division, the other two being Mickey Bullock and Ray Martin.[4] Birmingham won the game 2–1, but Anderson never played for the club again; he signed for Mansfield Town in May 1964.[3] In two seasons, he scored 13 goals in 43 games in the Third Division. Then he moved on to Fourth Division club Lincoln City.[2][3] After scoring seven goals in 48 appearances in all competitions in the 1966–67 season, he left the club.[1] He finished his career with short spells at Brentford and Port Vale, though did not play a first-team game for either club.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 1962–63 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963–64 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mansfield Town 1964–65 Third Division 14 4 1 0 0 0 15 4
1965–66 Third Division 29 9 0 0 0 0 29 9
Total 43 13 1 0 0 0 44 13
Lincoln City 1966–67 Fourth Division 44 6 1 0 3 1 48 7
Career total 88 19 2 0 3 1 93 20

References

  1. ^ a b "Geoff Anderson". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Geoff Anderson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 199.
  5. ^ "Geoff Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Player search: Anderson, GT (Geoff)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 6 May 2025.

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