Rupert Renorden Sandilands (7 August 186820 April 1946) was an English international
footballer
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who played as an
outside left
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.
Early and personal life
Sandilands was born on 7 August 1868 at the vicarage in
Denford
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, near
Thrapston
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The town's name mea ...
in
Northamptonshire
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, where his father Percival was the vicar.
He was the youngest of six children.
By 1881 the family was living at
Lyvdene School in Devon, where his father was schoolmaster.
Sandilands attended
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
.
He worked in London as a clerk for the Bank of England.
In addition to his football career, he also played hockey and cricket.
Football career
Sandilands played football whilst attending
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
, and played club football for
Old Westminsters,
Casuals,
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and
Ealing
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.
He earned five caps for the
English national side between 1892 and 1896, scoring three goals. His first appearance for England was against
Wales
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in March 1892; he scored England's second goal in a 2–0 victory.
He had previously played for an England XI against
Canada
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in a match not regarded as an official international.
Later life and death
Sandilands had retired from the Bank of England by 1939.
He was living in
Lewes
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and died in
Southampton
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on 20 April 1946, aged 77.
References
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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