Cecil Sandford (footballer)

Cecil Sandford
Personal information
Full name	Cecil Everard Sandford
Date of birth	2 August 1874
Date of death	12 October 1946 (aged 72)
Place of death	Heidelberg, Victoria
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-1898 1900-1904 Total	Geelong St Kilda	08 0(1) 43 (12) 51 (13)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1904 season.

Cecil Everard Sandford (2 August 1874 - 12 October 1946^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was educated at Geelong College.^[2]

Sandford spent the 1897 and 1898 seasons at Geelong, but only put together eight games.^[3] He was instantly appointed captain of St Kilda, when he joined them in 1901. His stint as captain began well, with the club ending a four-year win-less streak in his first game for the club.^[4] After losing the captaincy for the 1901 season, he had a good year, topping St Kilda's goal-kicking, with nine goals. He later served as the ports master of Scotch College.^[5]

References

1. The Argus,"Deaths", 14 October 1946, p. 19
2. "Head of the River.". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 16 May 1936. p. 50 Edition: Metropolitan Edition. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. AFL Tables: Cecil Sandford
4. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
5. The Argus,"St Kilda - The Unpredictable", 30 July 1949, p. 3