Dave Anderson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 March 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
Sheffield United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Glentoran | |||
Bangor | |||
International career | |||
Northern Ireland B | |||
Managerial career | |||
Enfield | |||
Aylesbury United | |||
St Albans City | |||
Harrow Borough | |||
Southall | |||
North Greenford United | |||
1999–2004 | Hendon | ||
2004–2007 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
2007 | Windsor & Eton (assistant) | ||
2007–2008 | St Albans City | ||
2008–2010 | Northwood | ||
2010–2011 | Slough Town (assistant) | ||
2011–2015 | Harrow Borough | ||
2018–2019 | Chertsey Town | ||
2021 | Barnet (assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Chertsey Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dave Anderson (born 11 March 1962) is a Northern Irish media personality and former association football player and manager, best known for his role as manager of AFC Wimbledon from 2004 to 2007. He was most recently manager of Chertsey Town.
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Anderson is also a regular contributor to
Playing career
Anderson was a goalkeeper during his playing days and had youth contracts with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United.
He went home to Northern Ireland to play for
He represented Northern Ireland at Schoolboy, Youth and B level.[2]
While at Bangor his playing career was prematurely ended by injury,[1] at the age of 23.[3][4]
Management
Anderson subsequently moved back to England where he lived in Manchester: he was childhood friends with
Anderson went on to hold back-room and managerial roles at Enfield, Aylesbury United, St Albans City, Harrow Borough (where he was assistant manager on three separate occasions[1]), Southall and North Greenford United.[3]
Anderson was assistant manager at
Anderson was appointed as
Anderson went on to the assistant position at
Following eight months out of management[14] Anderson took the management job at Northwood. The club enjoyed their best ever run in the FA Trophy and missed out on a play-off spot by one point in the 2008–2009 season.[15] He departed Northwood unexpectedly in March 2010, citing both personal reasons and the club's financial difficulties at the time in his resignation.[16]
On 10 June 2010 Anderson was announced as assistant manager of Slough Town, following the decision of former assistant Darren Salton to stand down due to the travel required for the job.[15]
In June 2011, Anderson left Slough Town to take on the manager's role at Harrow Borough after David Howell left Harrow.[17]
In March 2018 he was appointed manager of
Anderson came out of retirement to join Barnet in April 2021 as goalkeeping coach and assistant to first team coach Simon Bassey. He reverted to a first team coaching role following Bassey's departure.[18] Anderson left the Bees in April 2022.[19]
In October 2022, Anderson returned to Chertsey Town as manager.[20] He departed the club in April 2023, sitting two points outside of the play-offs.[21]
Media work
Anderson is a regular presenter and contributor to
Personal life
Anderson is married with a son (Sam) and a daughter (Lucy).[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Features | Meeting Mr Anderson". AFC Wimbledon. 21 May 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Latest news". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Interview with Dave Anderson". WISA. 17 May 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "David Beckham backs Chertsey Town boss Anderson as he bows out a Wembley winner". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019.
- ^ White, Jim (4 September 2004). "FA Cup entry re-ignites the question of who exactly owns Wimbledon's past". Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | Non League | AFC Wimbledon chase unique double". BBC News. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Dave Anderson". Hendonfc.net. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Hendon lift Middlesex Cup . . . (From Watford Observer)". Watfordobserver.co.uk. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Player Profile | Mike Rayner". AFC Wimbledon. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "NonLeagueDaily.com". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Anderson departs the Royalists / Sport / Windsor & Eton FC / Articles / Royal Borough Observer". Windsorobserver.co.uk. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | Non League | Anderson is new St Albans manager". BBC News. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Anderson: I haven't stopped laughing". St Albans And Harpenden Review. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to the official web site of The Non-League Paper". Thenonleaguefootballpaper.com. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Boxall, Chris (10 June 2010). "Slough Town Anderson joins the Rebels ranks". Sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Anderson in shock Northwood resignation • NLN24". Nln24.com. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Manager Announced". harrowboro.com. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Introducing our new coaching team". Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Dave Anderson departs
- ^ "Curfews bring back Anderson". www.isthmian.co.uk. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Anderson Departs The Curfews- Again". www.isthmian.co.uk. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.