Player Info

  • Robert Kennett Kingsford

  • Born: 23rd December 1849, Sydenham Hill, London
  • Died: 14th October 1895, Adelaide, Australia aged 45
  • England Career: 1874
  • Positions whilst with England: Forward
  • Clubs whilst with England: Wanderers
  • Kingsford won the FA Cup in 1873 with Wanderers and was top scorer in England during the 1873-74 season. The frist player on record to score five goals in a game when Wanderers beat Farningham 16-0 in 1874. Played cricket for Surrey and emigrated to Australia.

Career Statistics

Match Statistics

    • Match Type
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Friendly
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0
    • Competitive
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • Home, Away or Neutral
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Away
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0
    • Match Result
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Lost
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0
    • Playing Positions
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Forward
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0
    • Total
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0

Managers

    • Manager
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Committee
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0

    Team Mates (Top 10)

    Sources

    • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
    • The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 93.
    • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
    • ESPN cricinfo.com

    Match List