| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Stuart King | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1862 | ||
| Place of birth | Leigh-on-Sea, England | ||
| Date of death | 1950 (aged 87–88) | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1882–1885 | Oxford University | ? | (?) |
| – | Upton Park | ? | (?) |
| – | Grimsby Town | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1882 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Canon Robert Stuart King (4 April 1862–1950) was an English international footballer and Anglican clergyman.
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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.[1]
His uncle Right Reverend Edward King, was Bishop of Lincoln from 1885 to 1910 and was famously prosecuted for ritualistic practices.[2]
Robert's great-grandfather, Revered Walker King, was Bishop of Rochester from 1809 to 1827.[1]
One of his sons, Robert Jasper Stuart King, was a cricketer for Essex in the 1920s.[3]
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.
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.[4]
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.[5] In 1918 he was appointed honorary Canon of Chelmsford.[4]
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.[6] 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.[3]