Rupert Anderson

Rupert Darnley Anderson OBE DL, (29 April 1859 – 23 December 1944) was an English footballer who played for Old Etonians, as well as the English national side. He was later a Fruit Broker.

Rupert Anderson
Personal information
Full name Rupert Darnley Anderson
Date of birth (1859-04-29)29 April 1859
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 23 December 1944(1944-12-23) (aged 85)
Place of death Surrey, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Old Etonians
National team
1879 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Anderson was born in Liverpool, the fifth of six children. He was educated at Eton and then went up to Cambridge.[1] His club career began and ended with Old Etonians. However, he missed the team's 1879 F.A. Cup final triumph through injury.[2]

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.[3]

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.[2] They returned to England and with the death of his elder brother he inherited Waverley Abbey House. 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.[4] He was the brother of William Joseph Anderson who scored the only goal in the 1882 FA Cup Final.

Anderson lived in the family home at Waverley Abbey House in Farnham, Surrey until his death in 1944.

References
  1. "Anderson, Rupert Darnley (ANDR879RD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. "England Goalkeepers - Rupert Anderson". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  3. "englandstats.com | Rupert Anderson". englandstats.com.
  4. "Death of Major R.D. Anderson". Surrey Advertiser. 30 December 1944. p. 5.


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