Trevor Anderson

Trevor Anderson (born 3 March 1951) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward.

Playing career Born in Belfast, Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972. After only appearing in 19 League games for the club he moved to Swindon Town and made his début on 5 November 1974. He scored the only goal in this game, a 1–0 win against Chesterfield. Anderson left the club in 1997 to take up the post as Director of Football at Newry Town. The club were a division below Linfield but had a reputation for spending big money, by Irish League standards, and the club won promotion under Anderson's direction. He subsequently managed Ards, leading the club to promotion in 2001. He went on to manage Dundalk.

Honours

Club Linfield Irish League (6): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 Irish Cup (2): 1980–81, 1981–82 Gold Cup (4): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85 Ulster Cup (2): 1979–80, 1984–85 County Antrim Shield (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 Tyler All-Ireland Cup (1): 1980–81

Individual Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year: 1986