The former Nottingham Forest defender Viv Anderson has joined an illustrious list of sports stars to enter the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. The latest list of players to be inducted includes another former Reds favourite Roy Keane along with Alan Shearer, Tony Adams, Billy Bremner, Geoff Hurst and Wilf Mannion. A spokesman for the museum, which is based at Deepdale stadium, the home of Preston North End, said the Hall of Fame had become the Oscars of English football. Mark Bushell added, "To be included is a huge honour as our selection panel is made up of some of the greatest names in the game including the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Bobby Robson and Gordon Banks." Viv Anderson was born in Nottingham and became universally known as "Spider" because of his long legs. He made his professional debut for Forest in 1974, when he was 18. By 1976 he was a regular in the team that won promotion to the First Division. Two years later he made history by becoming the first black player to win a full England cap. After well over 400 games for Forest he left for Arsenal in 1984. Eventually he became Alex Ferguson's first signing at Manchester United, before a series of injuries led to a free transfer to Sheffield Wednesday, where he finished his playing career. Viv briefly managed Barnsley and then became assistant to Bryan Robson at Middlesbrough where he served for several years. Relive some of the highlights of Viv Anderson's career by looking at our Viv gallery. Check out the links in the top right hand corner of this page.
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