fullname youthclubs years clubs caps goals birth_place nationalteam totalcaps position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date totalgoals article_title name nationalgoals
john christopher patrick anderson stella maris 1979 -- 1982 1982 -- 1992 stella maris preston north end newcastle united 0 51 299 0 0 14 dublin , ireland republic of ireland 350 defender -lrb- retired -rrb- 16 1979 -- 1988 07 november 1959 14 john anderson -lrb- footballer , born 1959 -rrb-
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john anderson -lrb- footballer , born 1959 -rrb-

john christopher patrick anderson -lrb- born 7 november 1959 in dublin -rrb- is a former professional footballer who played as a defender .
he represented the republic of ireland , and played for club sides west bromwich albion , preston north end and newcastle united .
