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Vivian Alexander Anderson MBE (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer and coach. He won the 1977–78 Football League title as well as both the 1978–79 European Cup and the 1979–80 European Cup while playing as a defender for Brian Clough 's Nottingham Forest.
English football player and coach, who played for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday in the 1970s and 1980s. He is also notable for being the first black football player to represent England in a full international match.
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Viv Anderson (born July 29, 1956, Nottingham, England) is a professional football (soccer) player and the first person of African descent (his parents were from the West Indies) to play for England’s national football team (1978).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 20, 2016 · Viv Anderson was the first black footballer to play for England. He helped change perceptions of race in British society, writes Sathesh Alagappan.
Nov 29, 2018 · Viv Anderson, who became the first black footballer to play for England 40 years ago today, says more needs to be done to help black and ethnic minority coaches into the game.
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Oct 31, 2020 · Viv Anderson, the first black footballer to receive a full England international cap, tells MOTDx's Josh Denzel about the racism he endured as a player and how things have...
