Management
Anderson subsequently moved back to England where he lived in Manchester: he was childhood friends with Manchester United player Norman Whiteside. After a spell out of football he moved to London, where he met his wife at Queens Park Rangers player Alan McDonald's wedding, and approached football again through non-League in around 1984 through his friendship with McDonald and fellow QPR player Ian Stewart.
Anderson went on to hold back-room and managerial roles at Enfield, Aylesbury United, St Albans City, Harrow Borough (where he was assistant manager on three separate occasions), Southall and North Greenford United.
Anderson was assistant manager at Hendon from 1999 to 2001 before taking the manager's position. In his last three seasons with the club he led them to eighth, third and fourth placed finishes in the Isthmian League Premier Division, along with three consecutive victories in the Middlesex Senior Cup.
Anderson was appointed as AFC Wimbledon manager by then-chairman Kris Stewart in the summer of 2004, taking with him his backroom staff from Hendon. In 2004–05, his first season in charge, Anderson successfully led the club to promotion, winning a league and cup double consisting of the Isthmian League First Division and the Surrey Senior Cup. After a tough season in 2005–06 the Dons eventually finished trophy-less after losing out in the Isthmian League Premier Division playoffs and defeat in the Surrey Senior Cup final to local rivals Kingstonian. Anderson's objective for the 2006–07 season was no less than promotion, and following a defeat against Bromley in the play-off semi final, Anderson stepped down from the job on 2 May 2007.
Anderson went on to the assistant position at Windsor and Eton, though he maintained a desire for a position as first team manager and thus subsequently left the club that October, joining former club St Albans City as manager. He was sacked in January 2008, having failed to turn around the club's fortunes.
Following eight months out of management Anderson took the management job at Northwood. The club enjoyed their best ever run in the FA Trophy and missed out on a play-off spot by one point in the 2008–2009 season. He departed Northwood unexpectedly in March 2010, citing both personal reasons and the club's financial difficulties at the time in his resignation.
On 10 June 2010 Anderson was announced as assistant manager of Slough Town, following the decision of former assistant Darren Salton to stand down due to the travel required for the job.
In June 2011, Anderson left Slough Town to take on the managers role at Harrow Borough after David Howell left Boro.
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