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Chris Anderson OBE (30 August 1925 – 27 May 1986) was a Scottish footballer, educator and football administrator. He is best remembered for his time as Vice-Chairman of Aberdeen F.C., where he was regarded as one of the game's most forward-thinking and innovative characters. He was inducted into the Aberdeen FC "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003. ==Playing and coaching career== Anderson was born and grew up in Aberdeen, and showed promise as a player from an early age. He was capped by Scotland Schoolboys and joined the Junior team Mugiemoss as a teenager. Bill Struth, manager of Rangers, expressed an interest in the young Anderson, but instead he signed for his local team in 1943. Wartime delayed his senior debut until 1948, and his time as a player at Pittodrie coincided with a lean period in the club's fortunes. One of the few highlights of his time there as a player was a Scottish Cup tie in 1950 against Celtic at Parkhead, in which Anderson scored the only goal. This was the first time that Aberdeen had beaten Celtic in a cup tie in Glasgow. During his time as an Aberdeen player, Anderson spent a short period at Hartlepools United, playing only two games for the English club.〔("In the Mad Crowd, A Hartlepool United resource – Chris Anderson )〕 According to the Aberdeen official website,〔() Red Web – Aberdeen Hall of Fame: Chris Anderson] (registration needed)〕 he was only denied senior international honours by a knee injury sustained playing against Celtic. In 1953, Anderson was transferred to Arbroath, where he ended his playing career. Anderson was forced to give up the game in 1956 following a series of injuries, but stayed with Arbroath as assistant to the manager, Tommy Gray.〔(A concise post war history of the Red Lichties – 1956–57 )〕 The following season, he was appointed chief coach (rather than manager) in place of Gray, and steered Arbroath to promotion in 1958–59. The following campaign in the first division ended in relegation, however, and Anderson was replaced as manager by John Prentice before the end of the season.〔(A concise post war history of the Red Lichties – 1957–58 )〕〔(A concise post war history of the Red Lichties – 1958–59 )〕〔(A concise post war history of the Red Lichties – 1959–60 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Anderson (footballer, born 1925)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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