Archie Taylor (footballer, born 1879)

Archie Taylor
Personal information
Full name	Archibald Taylor
Date of birth	28 November 1879
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	14 March 1966 (aged 86)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Dundee East Craigie
1904–1905	Bolton Wanderers
1905–1906	Bristol Rovers
1906–1907	Brentford
1907–1909	West Ham United
1908	Dundee
1908–1909	Falkirk
1910–1911	Huddersfield Town
1911–1912	Barnsley
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald "Archie" Taylor (28 November 1879 – 14 March 1966) was a Scottish professional football full back, who played north and south of the border for Dundee, Falkirk, West Ham United,^[2] Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.^[1]

Club career

Taylor captained the Barnsley team who won the FA Cup in 1912,^[3] beating West Bromwich Albion in a replay after the first match ended goalless.^[4] The Manchester Guardian, when reporting on the first match noted that he kept Albion winger Jephcott in check.^[4] In the replay his play was again praised.^[5] Earlier in his career he won the FA Cup with Bolton Wanderers in 1904.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 282. ISBN 190589161X.
^ "Archie Taylor". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, p. 3, 22 April 1912
^ "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, p. 4, 25 April 1912
^ ^a ^b "Archie Taylor | Football Stats | No Club | Age 131 | 1903-1904 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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