Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1872)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Daniel Taylor[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1872 | ||
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1949[1] | (aged 77)||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1889–1894 | Dumbarton[2][3] | 58 | (35) |
1894–1896 | St Mirren | 27 | (12) |
1896–1910 | Everton | 400 | (80) |
1910–? | South Liverpool | ||
International career | |||
1892–1895 | Scotland[1] | 4 | (1) |
1892–1895 | Scottish League XI[4] | 6 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Daniel Taylor (27 January 1872 – 21 February 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Career
Born in Dumbarton in 1872, Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton[1] He signed for St Mirren in 1894.[5] In 1896 Taylor was signed by English club Everton where he played in a number of positions. He was the only Everton player to feature in the FA Cup Finals of 1897, 1906 and 1907, finishing on the winning side in 1906.
In the 1910 FA Cup semi-final against Barnsley Taylor was struck by the ball in the throat, damaging his larynx. This effectively ended his professional career and he was transferred to amateurs South Liverpool. Taylor is currently one of only 6 players to make 400 Football League appearances for Everton, making 456 in all competitions, 7th in the club's all-time appearance chart.[6]
Honours
- Dumbarton[7]
- Scottish League: Champions 1890-1891;1891-1892
- Scottish Cup: Runners Up 1890-1891
- Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1890-1891;1891-1892;1892-1893
- League Charity Cup: Winners 1890–91
- 3 caps for Scotland between 1891 and 1893, scoring one goal;
- 4 caps for the Scottish League between 1891 and 1894, scoring two goals
- 1 international trial for Scotland in 1892
- 1 representative cap for Dumbartonshire in 1892, scoring one goal.
References
- ^ a b c d Jack Taylor at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ "John Taylor - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "John Taylor". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ^ Top Tens Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
- 1872 births
- 1949 deaths
- Footballers from Dumbarton
- Scottish men's footballers
- Everton F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- South Liverpool F.C. players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football utility players