Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1881)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1917 (aged 35–36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cowie Wanderers | |||
| King's Park | |||
| 1911 | Dundee Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Falkirk | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Henry Taylor (1881 – 27 May 1917) was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Scottish League for Dundee Hibernian and Falkirk.[1][3]
Personal life
Taylor worked as a brakesman for the Callandar Coal Company.[1] He served as a private in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War and was killed in France on 27 May 1917.[1] He was buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Rœux.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee Hibernian | 1911–12[3] | Scottish Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Falkirk | 1911–12[4] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Henry Taylor – Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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