Robert Kingsford
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robert Kingsford
| image =
| fullname = Robert Kennett Kingsford
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1849|12|23}}
| birth_place = Sydenham Hill, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1895|10|14|1849|12|23}}
| death_place = Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
| height =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Old Marlburians
| years2 = 1872–1875
| clubs2 = Wanderers
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 1869–1875
| clubs3 = Crystal Palace
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 1874
| nationalteam1 = England
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Robert Kennett Kingsford (23 December 1849 – 14 October 1895) was an English footballer who made one appearance for England in 1874, and was a member of the Wanderers team that won the 1873 FA Cup Final.
Career
Kingsford was born in Sydenham and was educated at Marlborough College,{{cite book | last= Betts |first=Graham| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|page=148| isbn=1-905009-63-1}} where he played football for the college. After leaving college, he played for the Old Marlburians and the Wanderers, winning the FA Cup with the Wanderers in 1873. In the final, played at Lillie Bridge on 29 March 1873, the Wanderers defeated Oxford University 2–0.
He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland, playing as an outside forward. After "a most competitive game",{{cite book |last= Gibbons|first= Philip|title= Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900|year= 2001|publisher= Upfront Publishing |page=41 |isbn=1-84426-035-6}} Scotland won 2–1, with Kingsford scoring England's opening goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice.{{cite web |title= Report on Scotland v England match| work=www.londonhearts.com| url= http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18740307.html | access-date=1 March 2008}}
On 31 October 1874, Kingsford scored five in a game against Farningham.{{cite book |last=Cavallini |first=Rob |date=2005 |title= The Wanderers - Five Time F.A. Cup Winners|location=Worcester Park |publisher=Dock N Duck Publications |pages=129|isbn=0-9550496-0-1}}
Kingsford also played for Crystal Palace{{cite book | title=Palace Pioneers: How the first Crystal Palace FC helped create the modern game|last= Law|first= Gordon |year=2021| isbn=979-8772662892|page=131|publisher= Independently Published}} and represented Surrey at football, and took over from Charles Alcock as secretary to the Wanderers in 1874.
He was also a useful cricketer, and played three first-class matches for Surrey as a wicket-keeper.
He studied law, and emigrated to live in Adelaide, Australia.{{cite web|title=Robert Kennett Kingsford|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30791/30791.html|publisher=Cricket Archive|access-date=7 March 2011}} On 14 October 1895 aged 45, Kennett died in Guernsey, where his wife came from.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersK/BioKingsfordRK.html|title=Robert Kingsford|publisher=England Football Online|access-date=7 July 2018}}
Honours
International goals
:Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1 | 7 March 1874 | Hamilton Crescent, Partick | {{fb|SCO}} | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Englandstats}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081202181717/http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=570 England profile]
- [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16048.html cricinfo profile]
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. (1861) players
Category:England men's international footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:People educated at Marlborough College
Category:People from Sydenham, London
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham