Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeffrey Neilson Taylor [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
Date of death | 28 December 2010[2] | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Holmfirth, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1949–1951 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (27) |
1951–1954 | Fulham | 33 | (14) |
1954–1957 | Brentford | 94 | (34) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jeffrey Neilson Taylor (20 September 1930 – 28 December 2010) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Brentford as a forward. He went on to perform opera. [3]
In an eight-year career as a professional footballer, Taylor played in the First Division, Second Division and Third Division South of the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Brentford respectively. [1] Taylor scored in double-figures in his first two seasons with Huddersfield Town. [4] He moved to Fulham in November 1951 and scored a hat-trick in one of his early appearances against Middlesbrough, [2] [5] before his music studies began to take precedence and he dropped out of the first team picture. [6] He was Brentford's second-highest scorer in the 1956–57 season, his last in football. [1] Taylor finished his career having scored 84 goals in 204 games. [1] Looking back in 1997 on his premature retirement, Taylor said, "singing won the day. I had no long-term ambitions in football and I realised that it was impossible to marry the two". [6]
While still a footballer, Taylor was able to use his wages to pay for his studies in singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music. [6] Taylor performed opera under the name "Neilson Taylor" and was a bass baritone. After retiring from football, he joined the Yorkshire Opera Company. [6] Taylor moved on in 1962 to understudy Michel Roux in Pelléas et Mélisande and Walter Alberti and John Shirley-Quirk in L'incoronazione di Poppea at Glyndebourne. [6] His time at Glyndebourne proved to be a breakthrough and he toured the world, spending time in Australia and a year at Mantua in Italy, which led to work at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and in Rotterdam. [3] Taylor failed fully to deliver on his promise as a singer, but found fulfilment when he was made Professor of Singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow and he remained in the role for 18 years. [3]
His younger brother, Ken Taylor also played football for Huddersfield. [6] Ken was also a professional cricketer, playing three Tests for England and first-class cricket for Yorkshire. [6] Ken's son (Jeff's nephew) Nick Taylor also played cricket for Yorkshire. While still a footballer, Taylor studied for a degree in Geography at London University. [6] After retiring from teaching, Taylor retired to Yorkshire. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1949–50 [4] | First Division | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
1950–51 [4] | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | ||
1951–52 [4] | 13 | 5 | ― | 13 | 5 | |||
Total | 68 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 29 | ||
Fulham | 1951–52 [5] | First Division | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
Brentford | 1954–55 [7] | Third Division South | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
1955–56 [7] | 43 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | ||
1956–57 [7] | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 17 | ||
Total | 94 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 37 | ||
Career total | 203 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 210 | 78 |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeffrey Neilson Taylor [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
Date of death | 28 December 2010[2] | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Holmfirth, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1949–1951 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (27) |
1951–1954 | Fulham | 33 | (14) |
1954–1957 | Brentford | 94 | (34) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jeffrey Neilson Taylor (20 September 1930 – 28 December 2010) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Brentford as a forward. He went on to perform opera. [3]
In an eight-year career as a professional footballer, Taylor played in the First Division, Second Division and Third Division South of the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Brentford respectively. [1] Taylor scored in double-figures in his first two seasons with Huddersfield Town. [4] He moved to Fulham in November 1951 and scored a hat-trick in one of his early appearances against Middlesbrough, [2] [5] before his music studies began to take precedence and he dropped out of the first team picture. [6] He was Brentford's second-highest scorer in the 1956–57 season, his last in football. [1] Taylor finished his career having scored 84 goals in 204 games. [1] Looking back in 1997 on his premature retirement, Taylor said, "singing won the day. I had no long-term ambitions in football and I realised that it was impossible to marry the two". [6]
While still a footballer, Taylor was able to use his wages to pay for his studies in singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music. [6] Taylor performed opera under the name "Neilson Taylor" and was a bass baritone. After retiring from football, he joined the Yorkshire Opera Company. [6] Taylor moved on in 1962 to understudy Michel Roux in Pelléas et Mélisande and Walter Alberti and John Shirley-Quirk in L'incoronazione di Poppea at Glyndebourne. [6] His time at Glyndebourne proved to be a breakthrough and he toured the world, spending time in Australia and a year at Mantua in Italy, which led to work at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and in Rotterdam. [3] Taylor failed fully to deliver on his promise as a singer, but found fulfilment when he was made Professor of Singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow and he remained in the role for 18 years. [3]
His younger brother, Ken Taylor also played football for Huddersfield. [6] Ken was also a professional cricketer, playing three Tests for England and first-class cricket for Yorkshire. [6] Ken's son (Jeff's nephew) Nick Taylor also played cricket for Yorkshire. While still a footballer, Taylor studied for a degree in Geography at London University. [6] After retiring from teaching, Taylor retired to Yorkshire. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1949–50 [4] | First Division | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
1950–51 [4] | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | ||
1951–52 [4] | 13 | 5 | ― | 13 | 5 | |||
Total | 68 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 29 | ||
Fulham | 1951–52 [5] | First Division | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
Brentford | 1954–55 [7] | Third Division South | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
1955–56 [7] | 43 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | ||
1956–57 [7] | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 17 | ||
Total | 94 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 37 | ||
Career total | 203 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 210 | 78 |
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