Anderson succeeded
Raich Carter as Middlesbrough manager in April 1966 and remained at the club until resigning in April 1973 to be replaced by
Jack Charlton. In his time the club were relegated from and promoted to
the Football League second division. After leaving Middlesbrough he managed in Greece for
AEK Athens and in England, where he became boss at
Queens Park Rangers,
Doncaster Rovers and
Bolton Wanderers before giving up management after resigning in 1981. He continued as a scout for various clubs including Newcastle. ==Death==