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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.

Robert Kingsford

Personal information
Full name	Robert Kennett Kingsford
Date of birth	(1849-12-23)23 December 1849
Place of birth	Sydenham Hill, England
Date of death	14 October 1895(1895-10-14) (aged 45)
Place of death	Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Old Marlburians
1872–1875	Wanderers	18	(10)
	Crystal Palace
National team
1874	England	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kingsford was born in Sydenham and was educated at Marlborough College,[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",[2] Scotland won 2–1, with Kingsford scoring England's opening goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice.[3]

On 31 October 1874, Kingsford scored five in a game against Farningham.[4]

Kingsford also played for Crystal Palace 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,[1] and emigrated to live in Adelaide, Australia.[5] On 14 October 1895 aged 45, Kennett died in Guernsey, where his wife came from.[6]

Honours

Wanderers

• FA Cup: winners 1873

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 March 1874	Hamilton Crescent, Partick	Scotland	1–0	1–2	Friendly

References

External links

• Robert Kingsford at Englandstats.com
• England profile
• Cricket career at cricketarchive.com^{[permanent dead link]}
• cricinfo profile

На других языках

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- [en] Robert Kingsford

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[fr] Robert Kingsford

Robert Kennett Kingsford, né le 23 décembre 1849 à Sydenham et mort le 14 octobre 1895 à Adélaïde en Australie, est un footballeur anglais. Il remporte la coupe d'Angleterre de football en 1873 et il est sélectionné une fois en équipe d'Angleterre de football.

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[it] Robert Kingsford

Robert Kennett Kingsford (Londra, 22 dicembre 1849 – Adelaide, 14 ottobre 1895) è stato un calciatore inglese, di ruolo attaccante.

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