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Teddy
Sandford |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D
1 L 0 F 0: A 0
50% successful
1932-36
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Edward Sandford
There is no evidence of any middle name in any of his registers or census
returns. |
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Born |
22 October 1910
in 367 Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire [registered in
West Bromwich, December 1910]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911
census, five month old Edward is the youngest of three children to John
and Nancy. His father is a railway wagon maker and they live at 367
Holyhead Road in Handsworth. |
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According to the 1939
register, Edward, a body builder in wood, is married to Lily, and are
living at 155 Hall Green Road in West Bromwich. |
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Married |
to Lily Frances
Smith, at St. James' Church in Handsworth on 17 May 1937
[registered in Birmingham, June 1937]. Lily was living at the
Bull's Head Inn on West Bromwich Road, inn Walsall, at the time of their
engagement on February 1935.
"The bride,
who was given away by her father, was attired in a dress of Duchess satin
trimmed wth seed pearls and a girdle, a lover's knot of pearls being
worked in the train. She wore orange blossoms at the neck and had a tulle
veil with a headdress of lilies and carried a bouquet of arum lilies and
lilies of the valley. She was attended by Miss Joan Marsh and Miss Bessie
Nunn (friends), while Miss Freda Jones (second cousin of the groom) and
Master Daniel Smith (nephew of the bride) acted as train-bearers. Mr. S.
Attwood was best man. There was a large attendance at the ceremony,
including several of Mr. Sandford's Albion colleagues, and subsequently a
reception was held at the Friar Park Hall, West Bromwich, at which there
were nearly 70 guests." -
Tuesday, 18 May 1937, Birmingham Gazette. |
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Died |
13 May 1995 at
67 Queslett Road in
Great Barr, aged
84 years 203 days
[registered as Teddy, also as Edward, in Sandwell, Staffordshire, June
1995]. His probate states he left an amount 'not exceeding
£145,000' - as found by Bob Pickett. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st.
[1930]. 5'
9½", 11st.
4lbs [1934]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com
& Bob Pickett |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career playing schoolboy
football in Birmingham, and junior level with Tantany Athletic
FC, Overend
Wesley FC, Birmingham Carriage Works FC and then Smethwick Highfield FC. In
October 1929, he joined West Bromwich Albion FC as an amateur, and
represented Birmingham FA (reserve) in
April 1930 in the junior international, and
then turned professional on 5 May 1930. He made his league debut in
November as an inside-left against Preston North End FC. He became club
captain from August 1936 and also reverted to a half-back.
After 286 league appearances and 67 goals,
he then joined Sheffield United FC for £1500 on
transfer deadline day, 16 March 1939, before finishing his career with Morris Commercial FC,
retiring in May 1943. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1930-31, runners-up
1934-35; Football League Division Two runners-up 1930-31;
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1931; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Nephew of Abe
Jones (West Bromwich Albion FC) |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three
who became the 574th
players (576) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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Only match |
No. 183,
16 November 1932,
Wales
0
England 0,
a British Championship match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
22 years
25 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1932-33; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Later a coach for West Bromwich
Albion FC and then a scout. Also owned a cafe near The Hawthorns. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.216. |
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Teddy Sandford - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Teddy Sandford
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Teddy Sandford
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1932-33 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Teddy Sandford
- Match History
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Club:
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
- one full appearance (90 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - one full appearance
(90 min)x
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Notes
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