John Anderson (footballer, born 1972)

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.

John Anderson
Anderson pictured in 2011
Personal information
Full name John Patton Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1972-10-02) 2 October 1972
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

Playing career

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

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 U12's to the U16's.[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 Under 18's Manager at Leeds United as part of Leeds' academy re-structuring.[6]

References
  1. "John Anderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. 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. 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.


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