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Viv Anderson MBE
Anderson in 1980
Personal information
Full name
Vivian Alexander Anderson
Date of birth
(1956-07-29) 29 July 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth
Clifton, Nottingham, England
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s)
Right-back[2]
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1974–1984
Nottingham Forest
328
(15)
1984–1987
Arsenal
120
(9)
1987–1991
Manchester United
54
(3)
1991–1993
Sheffield Wednesday
70
(8)
1993–1994
Barnsley
20
(3)
1994–1995
Middlesbrough
2
(0)
Total
594
(38)
International career
1978
England U21
1
(0)
1978–1988
England
30
(2)
Managerial career
1993–1994
Barnsley (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Vivian Alexander AndersonMBE (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer and coach. He won the 1977–78 Football League title as well as both the 1978–79 European Cup and the 1979–80 European Cup while playing as a defender for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest. He also played for Arsenal, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Middlesbrough. In 1978, he became the first black footballer to play for England's senior men's national team and from 1980 to 1988 was selected in the England squad for four major tournaments.[3]
^Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE; Tyrrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
^Viv Anderson at WorldFootball.net
^"England's first black international footballer". BBC News. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Retrieved 20 March 2024. "England Players – VivAnderson". England Football Online. Retrieved 20 March 2024. "VivAnderson". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 20 March...
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notable player to suffer this type of racial abuse during the 1970s was VivAnderson, the Nottingham Forest full-back who became England's first black senior...
Vivian Anderson may also refer to: Vivian Anderson (baseball) (1921–2012), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player VivAnderson (Vivian...
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causes tensions between Zoe and her friend Brody Clemens especially after VivAnderson, whom Brody is dating, and Riggs Williams, whom Zoe has taken liking...
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O'Neill back into the fold after they had requested transfers under Brown. VivAnderson had previously made his debut for the first team and became a regular...
the pitch". The Independent. Retrieved 30 April 2023. VivAnderson (4 December 2018). "VivAnderson: 'When I saw the banana skin it hit me like a punch'"...
season, Ferguson made several major signings, including Steve Bruce, VivAnderson and Brian McClair. The new players made a positive contribution to a...
finals Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962 George Eastham, 2, 1962 and 1966 VivAnderson, 2, 1982 and 1986 Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990 Martin Keown and Nigel...
or mixed race today. His England debut was nine years before that of VivAnderson, who is widely credited as the first black player to appear for England...
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