Career
Born in Northwich, Cheshire, he started his football career midway through the 1930-1931 season when he was signed by Football League Third Division North side Nelson to deputise for the injured first-team left-half David Suttie. Sandbach made his league debut on 27 December 1930 in the goalless draw away at Rochdale. Nelson finished bottom of the Third Division North in the 1930-1931 and failed in their application for re-election, forcing many players to leave the club in the summer of 1931.
Sandbach subsequently signed for Northampton Town of the Third Division South.
Despite spending two years with the club, he did not make an appearance for the first team, and left to join Northwich Victoria in the summer of 1933. At Northwich he played alongside former Nelson team-mate Leslie Raisbeck.
The team finished 20th in the Cheshire League at the end of the 1933-1934 season and Sandbach left the club, his career in football at an education Sandbach died in Bury, Greater Manchester, in January 1990 at the age of 80.