Harry Anders (28 November 1926 – October 1994) was an English professional

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who scored 30 goals in 225 league appearances in a 14-year career in the

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with

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, Accrington Stanley, and

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. He helped Preston North End to the

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title in 1950–51 as well as second in the First Division in 1952–53; he also finished second in the

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with Accrington Stanley in 1957–58. His brother was fellow footballer

Jimmy Anders James Anders (8 March 1928 – 2002) was an English professional footballer who played for St Helens Town, Preston North End, Brentford, Bradford City, Rochdale, Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an ...

Career

Anders played for

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, before joining

for the 1947–48 season. The "Lambs" were then a First Division club, but suffered

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in 1948–49. Preston finished sixth in the

in 1949–50 under the stewardship of

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, before winning the division in 1950–51. They then finished seventh in 1951–52, before missing out on the

title in 1952–53 after finishing behind champions

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on goal average. Anders scored four goals in 69 league games during his time at Deepdale. He then switched to league rivals

, who finished 17th in 1953–54, seventh in 1954–55, and fourth in 1955–56 under the stewardship of

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. Anders scored four goals in 32 top-flight games during his spell at Maine Road. He was signed by

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Freddie Steele for "a substantial fee" in July 1956. However, he only made three appearances in the 1956–57 season as the "Valiants" were relegated in last place in the

. He was sold by new manager

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to Accrington Stanley for "a small fee" in June 1957.

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's "'Owd Reds" finished as the

runners-up in 1957–58, seven points behind champions

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. New boss George Eastham led Stanley to a 19th-place finish in the newly created

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in 1958–59, before they were relegated in last place in 1959–60. Anders scored 18 goals in 114 league games in his time at Peel Park. He scored one goal in seven

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games for Joe Harvey's

in a brief stay with the "Reds" at Borough Park in the 1960–61 campaign. He later played for

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side Runcorn.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anders, Harry Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside English men's footballers Men's association football wingers St Helens Town A.F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Workington A.F.C. players Runcorn F.C. Halton players English Football League players 1994 deaths 1926 births