.jpg) Anderson playing for Nottingham Forest in 1980 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivian Alexander Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Clifton, Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 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) |
| 1978–1980 | England B | 7 | (2) |
| 1978–1988 | England | 30 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Barnsley (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vivian Alexander Anderson MBE (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is best known for his ten-year stint with Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the First Division title in 1978, as well as the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.
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] He also had a short-lived managerial career with Barnsley, before joining Middlesbrough as assistant manager to Bryan Robson, where he remained until 2001.
- ^ 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.