    vivian alexander "viv" anderson mbe (born 29 july 1956) is an english football coach and former player. born in clifton, nottingham, he played for various clubs in the football league in the 1970s and 1980s, including nottingham forest, arsenal, manchester united and sheffield wednesday. he is also notable for being the first black football player to represent england in a full international match.england's first black international footballer - bbc news, 11 may 2010 ==playing career== ===nottingham forest=== anderson had broken into the nottingham forest team during 1974 and became a regular after the arrival of brian clough as manager of the east midlands club, then in the second division, in january
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