Archie Taylor (footballer, born 1879)

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Archie Taylor
Personal information
Full name Archibald Taylor[1]
Date of birth 28 November 1879
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 14 March 1966(1966-03-14) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Craignish, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1904 Dundee 2 (0)
1902–1903 → Raith Rovers (loan) 21 (0)
1904–1905 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
1905–1906 Bristol Rovers 9 (0)
1906–1907 Brentford 28 (0)
1907–1909 West Ham United 60 (0)
1909–1910 Falkirk 30 (2)
1910–1911 Huddersfield Town 29 (0)
1911–1913 Barnsley 57 (0)
1913–1914 York City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Taylor (28 November 1879 – 14 March 1966) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in England and Scotland for Dundee, Falkirk, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.[1]

Career[edit]

Taylor captained the Barnsley team which won the FA Cup in 1912,[4] by beating West Bromwich Albion in a replay, after the first match ended goalless.[5] The Manchester Guardian, when reporting on the first match noted that he kept Albion outside forward Jephcott in check.[5] In the replay his play was again praised.[6] Earlier in his career, he won the FA Cup with Bolton Wanderers in 1904.[7] After his retirement, he served Dundee as assistant trainer.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1900–01[9] Scottish League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Raith Rovers (loan) 1902–03[8] Scottish League Second Division 21 0 1 0 22 0
Bolton Wanderers 1904–05[10] Second Division 3 0 3 0 3 0
Brentford 1906–07[11] Southern League First Division 28 0 0 0 28 0
West Ham United 1907–08[12] Southern League First Division 25 0 1 0 26 0
1908–09[12] 35 0 6 0 41 0
Total 60 0 7 0 67 0
Falkirk 1909–10[8] Scottish League First Division 30 0 2 0 32 0
Huddersfield Town 1910–11[13] Second Division 29 0 5 0 34 0
Career total 173 0 18 0 191 0

Honours[edit]

Bolton Wanderers

Barnsley

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 282. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Barnsley". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Games played by Archie Taylor in 1911/1912". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, p. 3, 22 April 1912
  6. ^ "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, p. 4, 25 April 1912
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Archie Taylor in 1903/1904". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  9. ^ "Archie Taylor | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Page Title". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  11. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 359. ISBN 0951526200.
  12. ^ a b "Archie Taylor". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  13. ^ Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.

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