Jimmy Anderson was a loyal servant to the club for 50 years and operate din a number of roles, happy to work in any capacity the club wanted him to.
His playing career with the club was
short, but when he gave up that side of the game, he was
given the post of assistant trainer in 1913-14, before
he was signed up to the Royal Horse Artillery, with whom
he served in the Near East.
On return from the War, he scouted for the club at
Northfleet, with many luminaries of the Spurs team
passing through during his tenure there.
WWII saw Anderson take temporary charge of the Spurs
team, turning out sides in the Tottenham tradition.
Won Football League (South) during the War in 1945 with
a side of mainly Spurs players plus Jack Rowley (Man U),
Fred Hall (Sunderland) and Jack Martin (Aston Villa).
After the War, he stepped aside as Joe Hulme was
appointed as manager and Anderson took the assistant's
role, carrying out the role enthusiastically, stepping
in for Hulme when he went into hospital. Despite
being over-looked for the manager's post when Hulme
retired, Jimmy stayed on as assistant when Arthur Rowe
became boss, working with him to develop the style that
became known as "Push and Run".
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Jimmy Anderson died on Sunday 23rd August 1970 having
served the club in various capacities for 50 years.