Viv Anderson (936) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Vivian Alexander Anderson
Born:: 29th August 1956, Nottingham
England Career:: 1978 - 1988
Positions:: Right Back
Clubs (and caps):: Nottingham Forest (11), Arsenal (16) & Manchester United (3)
FA Legacy Number:: 936
Career Summary:: Viv Anderson (Born: 29th August 1956) was an international footballer who represented England 30 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Czechoslovakia on 29th November 1978 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Colombia on 24th May 1988 aged 31. Anderson, born on 29th August 1956, in Nottingham, has a FA Legacy Number of 936 and played as a Right Back for his country.

Notes:: England's first black International.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Czechoslovakia (FR) on 29th November 1978 aged 22 years, 3 months, 0 days
Last Cap:: v Colombia (RC) on 24th May 1988 aged 31 years, 8 months, 26 days
First Goal:: v Turkey (WCQ) on 14th November 1984 aged 28 years, 2 months, 16 days
Career Length:: 9 years, 176 days
Starts:: 30
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 1
Full Games:: 29

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 11 0 0 0 0
European Championship QualifierECQ 5 1 0 0 0
European Championship FinalsECF 1 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 6 1 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 4 0 0 0 0
Rous CupRC 2 0 0 0 0
Ciudad de México CupCMC 1 0 0 0 0
Competitive 19 2 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 12 1 0 0 0
Away 16 1 0 0 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 16 2 0 0 0
Drawn 9 0 0 0 0
Lost 5 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Right Back 30 2 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Bobby Robson 20 2 0 0 0
Ron Greenwood 10 0 0 0 0

Totals
30
2
0
0
0

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Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
112 sources from 30 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

COL, 1 - 1, 24th May 1988 (RC) Manchester United, Cap: 30.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 26 days.
HUN, 0 - 0, 27th Apr 1988 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 29.
Age: 31 years, 7 months, 29 days.
FRG, 1 - 3, 9th Sep 1987 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 28.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 11 day.
TUR, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 27.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 0 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 1st Apr 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 26.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 3 days.
ESP, 4 - 2, 18th Feb 1987 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 25.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 20 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 24.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 14 days.
NIR, 3 - 0, 15th Oct 1986 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 23.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 17 days.
SWE, 0 - 1, 10th Sep 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 22.
Age: 30 years, 0 months, 12 days.
MEX, 3 - 0, 17th May 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 21.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 19 days.
URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 20.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 28 days.
USA, 5 - 0, 16th Jun 1985 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 19.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 18 days.
MEX, 0 - 1, 9th Jun 1985 (CMC) Arsenal, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 11 day.
SCO, 0 - 1, 25th May 1985 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 27 days.
FIN, 1 - 1, 22nd May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 24 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 2 days.
IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 28 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 27th Feb 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 29 days.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 16 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 4th Apr 1984 (HC) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 6 days.
ISL, 1 - 1, 2nd Jun 1982 (FR) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 4 days.
NIR, 4 - 0, 23rd Feb 1982 (HC) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 9.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 25 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1981 (HC) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 25 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 20th May 1981 (HC) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 22 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1981 (WCQ) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 0 days.
NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 12 days.
ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 20 days.
BUL, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1979 (ECQ) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 24 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 10th Jun 1979 (FR) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 12 days.
TCH, 1 - 0, 29th Nov 1978 (FR) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 0 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.