Stan Anderson : Ask Biography

Personal information

Full name

Stanley Anderson

Date of birth

27 February 1933(age 83)

Place of birth

Horden, England

Playing position

Midfielder

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Stanley Anderson (born 27 February 1933, in Horden) a former English football player and manager. An England international who earned two caps while at Sunderland, he also played for Newcastle and Middlesbrough, becoming the first player to captain all three big north-east clubs. He succeeded Raich Carter as Middlesbrough manager in April 1966 and remained at the club until resigning in April 1973 to be replaced by Jack Charlton. In his time the club were relegated from and promoted to the Football League second division.

After leaving Middlesbrough he managed in Greece for AEK Athens FC and Panathinaikos FC and in England, where he became boss at QPR, Doncaster Rovers and Bolton Wanderers before giving up management after resigning in 1981.