Douglas Eric Anderson (29 August 1963 – 15 June 2015)
was a
footballer
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who played as a winger in the
Football League
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.
Born in Hong Kong, he began his career as a youth with Port Glasgow Rangers, and then
Oldham Athletic
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The history of Oldham Athletic ...
.
He moved to
Tranmere Rovers
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in 1984. The most successful of his career, he scored 15 goals in 126 games for Tranmere.
Dave Smith brought him to
Plymouth Argyle
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for £15,000 in August 1987. He only managed 22 appearances in the 1987–88 season. The following season, he was loaned to
Cambridge United
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and
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
before the UK to play for
South China
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in his native Hong Kong.
He died suddenly from a heart attack in June 2015 at the age of 51.
References
External links
Doug Anderson's career
1963 births
2015 deaths
Hong Kong emigrants to the United Kingdom
Men's association football midfielders
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
English Football League players
English men's footballers
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