Full name Edward Albert Sandford Role Footballer Name Teddy Sandford | Playing position Date of death May 1995 (aged 84) Position Inside forward | |
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Date of birth (1910-10-22)22 October 1910 Place of birth Handsworth, Birmingham, England Place of death Great Barr, Birmingham, England Died May 1995, Great Barr, Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
Edward Albert "Teddy" Sandford (22 October 1910 – May 1995) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United.
Career
Sandford was born in Handsworth, Birmingham. As a youth he played football for Tantany Athletic, Overend Wesley, Birmingham Carriage Works F.C. and Smethwick Highfield. In October 1929, while still an amateur, he joined West Bromwich Albion, the club that his uncle Abe Jones had represented between 1896 and 1901. Sandford turned professional in May 1930 and scored on his senior debut in November of the same year when Albion beat Preston North End 3–2 in a Division Two match. During his first season, he was part of the Albion side that won promotion to the First Division and that also beat Birmingham 2–1 in the 1931 FA Cup Final. In November 1932 he won his only England cap, in a 0–0 draw with Wales at Wrexham. Sandford scored in the 1935 FA Cup Final, but West Bromwich Albion lost the match 4–2 to Sheffield Wednesday. He joined Sheffield United for £1500 in 1939, before finishing his career with Morris Commercial F.C., retiring in May 1943. He died in Great Barr in May 1995.