John Anderson (footballer, born 1915)

John Anderson

Personal information
Full name	John Curr Anderson
Date of birth	8 May 1915
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	1987 (aged 71–72)
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Stobswood
1933-1946	Portsmouth	80	(36)
1946-1947	Aldershot	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John "Jock" Anderson (born 1915, Dundee; died 1987) was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward. The summit of his career was scoring one of the goals for Portsmouth in their 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final.

He was the second John Anderson to play for Portsmouth, the first having joined the club in 1903.

Honours won

As a player

Portsmouth F.C.

• FA Cup winner 1939

References

• Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.