Douglas Eric Anderson (29 August 1963 – 15 June 2015) was a

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who played as a winger in the

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. Born in Hong Kong, he began his career as a youth with Port Glasgow Rangers, and then

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

. He moved to

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

in 1984. The most successful of his career, he scored 15 goals in 126 games for Tranmere. Dave Smith brought him to

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

for £15,000 in August 1987. He only managed 22 appearances in the 1987–88 season. The following season, he was loaned to

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and

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before the UK to play for

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in his native Hong Kong. He died suddenly from a heart attack in June 2015 at the age of 51.

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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 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub