Anderson was a goalkeeper during his playing days and had youth contracts with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United.
He went home to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran and Bangor, where he was the youngest player to travel in the UEFA Cup.
[7] In his last three seasons with the club he led them to eighth, third and fourth-place finishes in the Isthmian League Premier Division,[2] along with three consecutive victories in the Middlesex Senior Cup.
[8] 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.
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.
[15] He departed Northwood unexpectedly in March 2010, citing both personal reasons and the club's financial difficulties at the time in his resignation.
Series put on hold due to COVID Anderson is married with a son (Sam) and a daughter (Lucy).