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Viv Anderson, England footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Viv Anderson
Viv Anderson
England
29 July 1956
right-back
Viv Anderson is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is best known for his ten-year stint with Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the First Division title in 1978, as well as the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.

In 1978, he became the first black footballer to play for England's senior men's national team, and from 1980 to 1988, was selected in the England squad for four major tournaments. He also had a short-lived managerial career with Barnsley, before joining Middlesbrough as assistant manager to Bryan Robson, where he remained until 2001.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Anderson playing for Nottingham Forest in 1980
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Vivian Alexander Anderson
Date of birth: (1956-07-29) 29 July 1956 (age 69)
Place of birth: Clifton, Nottingham, England
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Position(s): Right-back
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1984: Nottingham Forest 328 (15)
1984–1987: Arsenal 120 (9)
1987–1991: Manchester United 54 (3)
1991–1993: Sheffield Wednesday 70 (8)
1993–1994: Barnsley 20 (3)
1994–1995: Middlesbrough 2 (0)
Total: 594 (38)
⚽ International career:
1978: England U21 1 (0)
1978–1980: England B 7 (2)
1978–1988: England 30 (2)
⚽ Managerial career:
1993–1994: Barnsley
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals

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📰 Google News (RSS)

Viv Anderson - Britannica

Vivian Leslie Anderson - View Obituary & Service Information - Washburn-McReavy

Viv Anderson: 'To be the first at anything is an unbelievable honour' - BBC

  • ✐ BBC
  • Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Obituary for Vivian M. Anderson - Honquest Family Funeral Homes

‘It was a massive thing’ to be England’s first Black football player, says Viv Anderson - CNN

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  • Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Vivian Abraham Obituary July 13, 2025 - Anderson TeBeest Funeral Home

ASN article: Stoke City's Freddie Anderson aims for U.S. U-20 future after January Camp - American Soccer Now

Nottingham Forest arrange to buy Viv Anderson’s European Cup winner’s medal - The New York Times

Vivian Pearl Berthelette Anderson Obituary December 6, 2024 - soberingfuneralchapel.com

Transfer Tales: Viv Anderson - Sir Alex Ferguson's first signing for Man Utd - Manchester United Website

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