George Anderson (Australian footballer, born 1886)

This article is about the South Melbourne and University footballer. For the Collingwood footballer, see George Anderson (Australian footballer, born 1885).

George Anderson
Anderson in 1907
Personal information
Date of birth	(1886-11-24)24 November 1886
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	12 June 1976(1976-06-12) (aged 89)
Place of death	Kew, Victoria
Original team(s)	Balldale, Leopold (MJFA)[1]
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1906–1908	South Melbourne	42 (0)
1911–1914	University	20 (1)
Total		62 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Anderson (24 November 1886 – 12 June 1976) was an Australian rules footballer, playing with South Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

He started his career with South Melbourne, playing for three seasons before playing with University after missing several seasons. Anderson played most of his career as a backman, where he only managed to kick one goal in his 62 matches. He ended his career when University withdrew from the VFL. After his football career, Anderson became a missionary in Korea.

Footnotes

1. "SOUTH MELBOURNE (12.12) BEAT CARLTON (7.3)". The Age. Melbourne, Vic. 30 July 1906. p. 9.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

References

• George Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• George Anderson at AustralianFootball.com