VIV ANDERSON FACTFILE

Born: Nottingham, 1956 (Age 59) 1974-84 A right-back, Anderson signed for his hometown club Forest Nottingham

aged 17 having been in Manchester United’s youth set-up. After becoming a regular in Brian Clough’s side, he helped win promotion Forest

to the First Division in 1977. That was immediately followed up with the league title League and the

Cup before two famous European Cup wins in 1979, when they beat Malmo, and 1980, as they overcame Hamburg. Anderson also won another League Cup and the European Cup and Super

made his England debut, the first black player to do so, 1978 against in

Czechoslovakia. He was picked for the European Championships squad in 1980 and the World Cup in 1982, didn’t but he

play a game. 1984-87 After more than 300 appearances for Forest, Arsenal paid £250,000 for his services. The move helped him reclaim in his place

the England squad. Anderson played 120 times for Arsenal won the and

League Cup against Liverpool. 1987-91 Alex Ferguson’s first signing at Old Trafford – a tribunal at priced him

£250,000 – Anderson won an FA Cup winner’s medal, he although

wasn’t in the final squad, in 1990 and added a European Winners’ Cup

Cup to his collection in 1991. 1991-93 Joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer and helped Owls the to promotion from the Second Division. Was cup- tied

for Wednesday’s League Cup win over Manchester United season that same

and was part of the side which finished third in the Premier League in 1993 and lost both the League Cup and FA

Cup finals to Arsenal. 1993-2001 Appointed player-manager of Barnsley before he became Robson’s Bryan

assistant at Middlesbrough in 1994. They reached the League Cup and FA Cup finals as well as winning promotion Premier to the

League. 2001-present Anderson hasn’t had a job in management since leaving Middles-bro

ugh but was awarded an MBE in 2000 and inducted into English the

Football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum 2004. in