Rupert Sandilands
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rupert Renorden Sandilands[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Denford, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 1946 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1898 | Old Westminsters | ||
| 1889–1897 | Corinthian | ||
| 1892 | → Casuals (guest) | ||
| 1896 | → Ealing (guest) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1892–1896 | England | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rupert Renorden Sandilands (7 August 1868 – 20 April 1946) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left.
Early and personal life
[edit]Sandilands was born on 7 August 1868 at the vicarage in Denford, near Thrapston in Northamptonshire, where his father Percival was the vicar.[1] He was the youngest of six children.[1] By 1881 the family was living at Lyvdene School in Devon, where his father was schoolmaster.[1]
Sandilands attended Westminster School.[1] He worked in London as a clerk for the Bank of England.[1] In addition to his football career, he also played hockey and cricket.[1]
Football career
[edit]Sandilands played football whilst attending Westminster School, and played club football for Old Westminsters, Casuals, Corinthian and Ealing.[1]
He earned five caps for the England national side between 1892 and 1896, scoring three goals.[2] His first appearance for England was against Wales in March 1892; he scored England's second goal in a 2–0 victory.[1] He had previously played for an England XI against Canada in a match not regarded as an official international.[3]
Later life and death
[edit]Sandilands had retired from the Bank of England by 1939.[1] He was living in Lewes and died in Southampton on 20 April 1946, aged 77.[1]
