John Patton Anderson (born 2 October 1972) is a Scottish

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coach and former player, who played as a defender. He had been the under-18s manager at

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

. He was manager at

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

between 2010 and 2011.

Playing career

Anderson played the majority of his career in Scotland with

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and

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, before finishing his career in England with

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

and

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

Coaching career

He took over as

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Premier Division club

in October 2010, having been assistant manager since 2007. He resigned from this post less than a year later on 11 September 2011, after a turbulent start to the 2011–12 season. After leaving North Ferriby he joined his former club,

, in November 2013 he was appointed as Lead Youth Development Coach looking after the U12's to the U16's. In August 2015, Anderson joined

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from

in joining Championship rivals,

, with Anderson becoming Leeds' Under 18's Manager. On 24 June 2016, Anderson left his role as Under 18's Manager at

as part of Leeds' academy re-structuring.

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* 1972 births Living people Footballers from Greenock Scottish footballers Association football defenders Greenock Morton F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish football managers North Ferriby United A.F.C. managers Northern Premier League managers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1970s-stub