Edward Christian (14 September 1858 – 3 April 1934)[1] was an English amateur footballer who earned one cap for the national team against Scotland in 1879.
He was on the winning side for Old Etonians against Clapham Rovers in the 1879 FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval.
Cup competition of 1878–79, he played in the following season of 1879–80, only to find himself on the losing side against Clapham Rovers in the quarter final, again at the Oval.
[3] Christian was based in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1881, returning permanently to England in 1904.
He was still living at Otterbourne when he died at Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, on 3 April 1934, aged seventy-five.