Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1881)

Harry Taylor
Personal information
Full name Henry Taylor
Date of birth 1881
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 27 May 1917 (aged 35–36)
Place of death near Rœux, France
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1903 Cowie Wanderers
1903–1910 Dundee 0 (0)
1910–1911 King's Park
1911 Dundee Hibernian 3 (0)
1911–1912 Falkirk 2 (0)
1912–1913 Stenhousemuir
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Taylor (1881 – 27 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half in the Scottish League for Dundee Hibernian and Falkirk.

Personal life

Taylor worked as a brakesman for the Callandar Coal Company. He served as a private in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War and was killed near Rœux on 27 May 1917. He was buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Rœux.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee Hibernian 1911–12 Scottish Second Division 3 0 — 1 0 4 0
Falkirk 1911–12 Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c d "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c McCrery, Nigel (18 June 2015). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Penguin Random House. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-09-959466-6.
  4. ^ a b "Henry Taylor – Player Statistics". The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 124. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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