| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Alexander Anderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1939 (aged 51)[1] | ||
| 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.[2]
Born in Dennistoun,[1] Anderson made his senior debut at Hibernian as an inside forward[3] 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.[1]
During World War I (in which he served in the Royal Field Artillery and was promoted to Corporal)[1] 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.[1]
His elder brother David was also a footballer whose clubs included Hibernian and Third Lanark;[1][2][4] the siblings played together with both clubs (for two seasons with Hibs and in a handful of matches with Thirds in 1915).[5]
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