Willie Taylor (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Taylor | ||
Date of birth | c. 1870 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 July 1949 (aged 78–79) | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | |||
1889–1910 | Heart of Midlothian | 117 | (63) |
1893[1] | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 10 | (1) |
1900–1901 | Leith Athletic | 10 | (1) |
National team | |||
1892 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Taylor (c. 1870 – 23 July 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Heart of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers, Leith Athletic and the Scottish national team.[2][3][4]
Taylor finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1896–97 season with 12 goals[5] as Hearts won the championship. He also won the Scottish Cup with the Edinburgh club in 1891 and 1896, but only played once in their other title-winning campaign of 1894–95.[6]
References[]
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2009). Blackburn Rovers – The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-709-2.
- ^ Willie Taylor at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ (Scotland player) Willie Taylor, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Scotland - List of Topscorers, RSSSF
- ^ (Hearts player) Willie Taylor, London Hearts Supporters Club
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- 1949 deaths
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Scotland international footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- Association football outside forwards
- Scottish league football top scorers
- Scottish football forward stubs