Full name Robert Stuart King Name Robert King Years Team | Playing position | |
Date of birth (1862-04-04)4 April 1862 Date of death 4 March 1950(1950-03-04) (aged 87) | ||
Place of birth Leigh-on-Sea, England | ||
Canon Robert Stuart King (4 April 1862 – 4 March 1950) was an English international footballer and Anglican clergyman.
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Family
Robert Stuart King was born into a family of clergymen. His father, Reverend Walker King (1827–1892), was Rector of Saint Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, from 1859 to 1892.
His uncle Right Reverend Edward King, was Bishop of Lincoln from 1885 to 1910 and was famously prosecuted for ritualistic practices.
Robert's great-grandfather, Revered Walker King, was Bishop of Rochester from 1809 to 1827.
One of his sons, Robert Jasper Stuart King, was a cricketer for Essex in the 1920s.
Robert's father, Walker King, married Juliana Stuart. Her uncles included Major Robert Stuart and artist James Stuart; her great-uncle was the Indophile Major-General Charles "Hindoo" Stuart.
Education and clerical career
King attended Felsted School from 1873 to 1880, where he was captain of the Cricket XI in 1879 and captain of the Football XI in 1880.
He later studied at Hertford College, Oxford, obtaining his B.A. degree in 1885 and his M.A. in 1890.
In 1892 Robert succeeded his father as Rector of Saint Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, serving until his death in 1950. In 1918 he was appointed honorary Canon of Chelmsford.
Football career
Whilst at Oxford, King played in the Football XI from 1882 to 1885. He earned one cap for the English national team on 18 February 1882, playing as a half back in a match against Ireland. This was the Irish team's international debut and they lost 13-0 to the English side (see Ireland national football team (1882–1950) for more details).
King also played for Upton Park and Grimsby Town in the 1880s.