Viv Anderson 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.
Viv Anderson - 30 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Vivian Alexander Anderson
- Born: 29th August 1956, Nottingham
- England Career: 1978 - 1988
- Positions whilst with England: Right Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Nottingham Forest (11), Arsenal (16) & Manchester United (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 936
- 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0 - Withdrawn: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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Home
- 12
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 16
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 16
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Right Back
- 30
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 30
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Bobby Robson- 20
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Ron Greenwood
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Kenny Sansom
- 24 Matches
- Bryan Robson
- 20 Matches
- Glenn Hoddle
- 20 Matches
- Ray Wilkins
- 20 Matches
- Peter Shilton
- 18 Matches
- Chris Waddle
- 17 Matches
- Terry Butcher
- 15 Matches
- Gary Lineker
- 13 Matches
- Trevor Francis
- 12 Matches
- Tony Woodcock
- 12 Matches
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)
- 111 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.