William "Bill" Sandham (10 March 1879 – unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Neath RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a forward.^[1][2][3]

Bill Sandham played as a forward for Wales while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 5-31 defeat by England at The Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 20 January 1912.^[1]

Bill Sandham was Hull Kingston Rovers' second highest try-scorer in the 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons, and set Hull Kingston Rovers' "most tries in a season by a forward" record with 25-tries scored in the 1912–13 season, this record was extended to 26-tries by Phil Lowe in the 1972–73 season. Bill Sandham was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.^[4]

Sandham's fore-initial was stated a being 'A.' on rugbyleagueproject.org.

• Northern Union → The Colonial Football Tour → Probable Players
• Phil Lowe, Hull Kingston Rovers' international second-row forward, scored his 26th try of the season … scoring beat Bill Sandham's 60 year …