About Harry Anders
Lived 1926 – 1994 (aged 67). Harry Anders was a British association football player.
Harry Anders (28 November 1926 – October 1994) was an English professional footballer who scored 30 goals in 225 league appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League with Preston North End, Manchester City, Port Vale, Accrington Stanley, and Workington. He helped Preston North End to the Second Division title in 1950–51 as well as second in the First Division in 1952–53; he also finished second in the Third Division North with Accrington Stanley in 1957–58. His brother was fellow footballer Jimmy Anders.
Career Anders played for St Helens Town before joining Preston North End for the 1947–48 season. The "Lambs" were then a First Division club, but suffered relegation in 1948–49. Preston finished sixth in the Second Division in 1949–50 under the stewardship of Will Scott, before winning the division in 1950–51. They then finished seventh in 1951–52, before missing out on the Football League title in 1952–53 after finishing behind champions Arsenal on goal average. Anders scored four goals in 69 league games at Deepdale. He then switched to league rivals Manchester City, who finished 17th in 1953–54, seventh in 1954–55, and fourth in 1955–56 under the stewardship of Les McDowall. Anders scored four goals in 32 top-flight games during his spell at Maine Road. He was signed by Port Vale manager 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 Second Division.
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1945–46
1946–47 First Division
1947–48 First Division
1948–49 First Division
1949–50 Second Division
1950–51 Second Division
1951–52 First Division
1952–53 First Division
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1952–53 First Division
1953–54 First Division
1954–55 First Division
32!!4!!1!!0!!33!!4 Port Vale 1956–57 Second Division
1957–58 Third Division North
1958–59 Third Division
1959–60 Third Division
114!!18!!10!!1!!124!!19 Workington 1960–61 Fourth Division
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Who was Harry Anders?
Footballer (1926-1994)
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Harry Anders was born on 28 November 1926 in St Helens.
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Harry Anders died on 1 October 1994 in Blackpool.
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Harry Anders was an association football player.
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Harry Anders was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harry Anders. https://biography.guide/harry-anders/
MLA: "Harry Anders." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harry-anders/.
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