| 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
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
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
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]
References
- 1868 births
- 1946 deaths
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Old Westminsters F.C. players
- Casuals F.C. players
- Corinthian F.C. players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- People from North Northamptonshire
- Footballers from Northamptonshire