text: Anderson helped Robson assemble a side that reached both domestic cup finals (both of which they lost) in 1996–97, although they were relegated due to a three-point deduction for postponing a December fixture at late notice as a result of so many players being unable to play due to illness or injury. However, Boro won promotion at the first attempt and were League Cup runners-up once again. Robson and Anderson finally left Middlesbrough in June 2001 after surviving a further relegation scare.
  After football career
  Anderson has not been employed in football since leaving the assistant manager's job at Middlesbrough.
  He was awarded an MBE in January 2000.
  Anderson was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact on the English league.
  As of 2005, Anderson ran a sports travel agency and also works as a goodwill ambassador for the Football Association. Anderson appears as an occasional guest pundit on MUTV; Manchester United's official TV station.
  The People's History Museum in Manchester has one of Viv Anderson's shirts on display in the Main Galleries. The shirt was worn on his debut match against Czechoslovakia in 1978.
  Career statistics
  International goals
  Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anderson goal.
  Honours
  Nottingham Forest
  First Division: 1977–78
  League Cup: 1977–78
  FA Charity Shield: 1978
  European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
  European Super Cup: 1979
  Anglo Scottish Cup: 1976–77
  Arsenal
  League Cup: 1986–87
  Manchester United
  FA Cup: 1989–90
  FA Charity Shield: 1990
  Individual
  PFA Team of the Year: 1986–87 First Division