Andrew Anderson (born 7 August 1953) is a Scottish former
footballer
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who played as a
central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
; his
only club at the professional level was
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
, where he spent eleven seasons, making 282 appearances for the ''Jags'' in all competitions and scoring five goals.
Aside from one season in the second tier, which involved an immediate promotion as
1975–76 Scottish First Division
The 1975–76 Scottish First Division season was the first season in which the Scottish First Division became the second tier of Scottish football and the number of teams was reduced from 20 to 14. The season was won by Partick Thistle F.C., Partic ...
winners, his time at
Firhill
Firhill Stadium is a football and former rugby union, rugby league and greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland which has been the home of Partick Thistle since 1909. The stadium is commonly referred to as simp ...
was spent entirely in the
Scottish Premier Division
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. Anderson was only a teenage reserve when Partick won the
Scottish League Cup
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in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
, but did claim a
Glasgow Cup
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medal in 1981.
Silver at last for Thistle
The Glasgow Herald, 30 April 1981, via Partick Thistle History Archive He also worked as a driver, both during his playing career and after retiring from senior football (which he did at the age of 28).[
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References
1953 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Scottish footballers
Footballers from North Lanarkshire
People from Cumbernauld
Association football central defenders
Scotland youth international footballers
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
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