| 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 | near Rœux, France [3] | ||
| 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. [1] [3] [4] [5]
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 near Rœux on 27 May 1917. [1] [3] 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 [4] | Scottish Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Falkirk | 1911–12 [6] | 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Henry Taylor – Player Statistics". The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 124. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
 | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Scottish men's footballers
- 1917 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1881 births
- Scottish Football League players
- King's Park F.C. players
- Footballers from Falkirk
- Gordon Highlanders soldiers
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish miners
- Men's association football wing halves
- Burials in Hauts-de-France
- Military personnel from Falkirk (council area)
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs
- Dundee F.C. players
| 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 | near Rœux, France [3] | ||
| 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. [1] [3] [4] [5]
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 near Rœux on 27 May 1917. [1] [3] 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 [4] | Scottish Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Falkirk | 1911–12 [6] | 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Henry Taylor – Player Statistics". The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 124. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Scottish men's footballers
- 1917 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1881 births
- Scottish Football League players
- King's Park F.C. players
- Footballers from Falkirk
- Gordon Highlanders soldiers
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish miners
- Men's association football wing halves
- Burials in Hauts-de-France
- Military personnel from Falkirk (council area)
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs
- Dundee F.C. players