Arthur Alan Duncan Anderson (21 December 1939 – 27 February 2022) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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for

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and Hearts.

Career

Anderson joined

from

in October 1959 and helped the London club to win the championship of Division Four before being transferred to

in 1962. However, Anderson could not settle in England. In November 1963 he was transferred to Heart of Midlothian. Anderson was the Hearts team captain for over 200 games. After long service and 38 goals for the club, he ended his career in May 1976. He played seven times for a Scotland XI during their 1967 tour of Asia and Oceania, playing alongside

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. The Scotland XI won every game with Anderson at centre-half. He was awarded a

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for the tour by the

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in 2020,Long Awaited Cap For Anderson
Heart of Midlothian FC, 18 March 2020 and the SFA announced in October 2021 that five of the tour matches (all of which Anderson played in) had been reclassified as full internationals.

Personal life

Anderson died in February 2022, at the age of 82.

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* 1939 births 2022 deaths People from Leith Scottish footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Association football wing halves Scotland international footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dalkeith Thistle F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub