George Anderson (footballer, born 1891)

George Anderson

Personal information
Full name	George Walter Anderson
Date of birth	25 May 1891
Place of birth	Cheetham, Manchester, England
Date of death	1959 (aged 67 or 68)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Broughton St. James'
	Broughton Wellington
	Salford United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1910–1911	Bury	3	(0)
1911–1917	Manchester United	80	(37)
Total		83	(37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

George Walter Anderson (born 25 May 1891 in Cheetham, Manchester; died 1959, buried in Blackley Cemetery) was an English football player.^[1] Anderson was a forward with Manchester United whose career started in 1911. Anderson went on to score 39 goals for United, and scored another 39 unofficial goals during the First World War.

Anderson was involved in a match fixing scandal that ended his career. In a game at Old Trafford on 29 December 1917 against Burnley, he was accused of fixing the match after three United players complained to the team president. He was then banned from Old Trafford on 8 January 1918 and later sentenced to eight months in prison after his trial in Liverpool.^[1] In 1915, Anderson had already testified during the investigation of the 1915 British football betting scandal, which led to the banning of seven Manchester United and Liverpool players.^[1]

References

1. Sanchez, Raf (7 February 2011). "Family's fight to clear United star jailed in match-fixing scandal 94 years ago". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

External links

• Profile StretfordEnd.co.uk profile
• Profile at MUFCInfo.com