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 lifeedit
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.
Referencesedit
^"Anderson, Rupert Darnley (ANDR879RD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
rupert, anderson, rupert, darnley, anderson, april, 1859, december, 1944, english, footballer, played, etonians, well, england, national, side, later, fruit, broker, personal, informationfull, namerupert, darnley, andersondate, birth, 1859, april, 1859place, b. 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 Rupert AndersonPersonal informationFull nameRupert Darnley AndersonDate of birth 1859 04 29 29 April 1859Place of birthLiverpool EnglandDate of death23 December 1944 1944 12 23 aged 85 Place of deathSurrey EnglandPosition s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Old EtoniansInternational career1879England1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals 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 editAnderson 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 nbsp Anderson lived in the family home at Waverley Abbey House in Farnham Surrey until his death in 1944 References edit Anderson Rupert Darnley ANDR879RD A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b England Goalkeepers Rupert Anderson www englandfootballonline com Rupert Anderson Englandstats com nbsp Death of Major R D Anderson Surrey Advertiser 30 December 1944 p 5 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a goalkeeper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rupert Anderson amp oldid 1215955326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
