Rupert Anderson

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

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| name = Rupert Anderson

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| fullname = Rupert Darnley Anderson

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1859|4|29}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1944|12|23|1859|4|29}}

| death_place = Surrey, England

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| clubs1 = Old Etonians

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| nationalyears1 = 1879

| nationalteam1 = England

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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

Anderson was born in Liverpool, the fifth of six children. He was educated at Eton and then went up to Cambridge.{{acad|id=ANDR879RD|name=Anderson, Rupert Darnley}} His club career began and ended with Old Etonians. However, he missed the team's 1879 F.A. Cup final triumph through injury.{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersA/BioAndersonRD.html|title=England Goalkeepers – Rupert Anderson|website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}

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.{{Englandstats|ref=y}}