Rupert Darnley Anderson

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DL, (29 April 1859 – 23 December 1944) was an English

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who played for

Old Etonians Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

, as well as the English national side. He was later a Fruit Broker. Anderson was born in

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, the fifth of six children. He was educated at

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and then went up to

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. His club career began and ended with Old Etonians. However, he missed the team's 1879 F.A. Cup final triumph through injury. Also in 1879, Anderson made his sole appearance for the England team, playing in goal (his usual position being that of a forward) against Wales. The match was hampered by snowy conditions and the game was reduced to just sixty minutes of play. The game ended 2-1 to England.

Family life

Anderson went to Florida where he owned a number of orange groves; he would later become a fruit broker. He returned to England from Florida in March 1889 to marry Amy Harland, with whom he had five children. They returned to England and with the death of his elder brother he inherited

Waverley Abbey House Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester. Located about southeast of Farnham, Surrey, it is situated on a flood-plain; surrounded by current and previous channel ...

. While the house was used as a military hospital during the First World War, Anderson was commissioned in the 5th Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment and also served with the Royal Air Force. He was the brother of

William Joseph Anderson William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

who scored the only goal in the 1882 FA Cup Final. Waverley_Abbey_House_02

References

1859 births English footballers England men's international footballers Old Etonians F.C. players 1944 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Footballers from Liverpool Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey Queen's Royal Regiment officers {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub