David Taylor (footballer, born 1889)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David William Taylor[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 April 1889||
Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
Date of death | 9 February 1946[1] | (aged 56)||
Place of death | Monkseaton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
190?–1909 | Newcastle East End | ||
1909–1910 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
1910–1911 | Darlington | (1) | |
1911–1914 | Heart of Midlothian | 89 | (0) |
1914–19?? | Bristol Rovers | 26 | (0) |
191?–1919 | Walker Celtic | ||
1919–1921 | Darlington | (1) | |
1921–1922 | Blyth Spartans | ||
1922–1923 | Shildon | ||
1923–192? | Scotswood | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David William Taylor (8 April 1889 – 9 February 1946) was an English
Early and personal life
Taylor was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on 8 April 1889, the son of David Taylor, a gas stoker, and his wife Eliza.[3][4] The family moved to the Newcastle upon Tyne area when Taylor was very young.[5] He attended St Anthony's School.[6] The 1911 Census lists the 21-year-old Taylor living in his parents' home in the St Anthony's district of Walker and employed as an electrical storekeeper's clerk.[7] In June 1913, at St Anthony's Parish Church, he married Margaret (Maggie) Lamb, whom the census recorded as a 23-year-old chemist's assistant.[8][9]
As an adult, Taylor stood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) in height,[10] and was powerfully built.[11] He had a slight speech impediment, but sang well and enjoyed doing so.[11][12]
Football career
Taylor had been playing
At the end of the season, Taylor moved on to
After three years north of the border, Taylor was unable to agree terms for a fourth season with Hearts.
Although league competition did not resume until the 1919–20 season, the
Having denied suggestions of retirement,
Later life
Taylor suffered an attack of
The 1939 Register listed him as a "shipyard clerk – incapacitated", living with his wife and her older sister Hannah in Princes Gardens, Monkseaton.[2] He died at that address on 9 February 1946 at the age of 56.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Darlington | 1910–11[16] | North-Eastern League
|
[a] | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Heart of Midlothian | 1911–12[3] | Scottish Division One | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
1912–13[3] | Division One | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
1913–14[3] | Division One | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Total | 89 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
Bristol Rovers | 1914–15[3] | Southern League Division One | 26 | 0 | [b] | 26 | 0 | |
Darlington | 1919–20[16] | North-Eastern League | [a] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1920–21[16] | North-Eastern League | [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | [a] | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Career total | 115 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 146 | 2 |
References
- Except where otherwise stated, contemporary newspaper references are sourced from the British Newspaper Archive (subscription required).
- ^ a b c "Find a will: Taylor: 1946". UK Probate Service. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "1939 England and Wales Register for David W Taylor". 1939 Register. 15 Princes Gardens Monkseaton Northumberland – via Ancestry Library Edition.
- ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "David William Taylor". England and Wales Birth Registration Index. Retrieved 10 April 2020 – via FamilySearch.org.
- ^ "David Taylor". England and Wales Census, 1891. RG12 4231/15. Retrieved 10 April 2020 – via FamilySearch.org.
- ^ "Local football". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 24 April 1919. p. 6.
- ^ "1911 England Census for David William Taylor". England and Wales Census, 1911. RG14 30678 447 – via Ancestry Library Edition.
- ^ "1911 England Census for Maggie Lamb". England and Wales Census, 1911. RG14 30668 447 – via Ancestry Library Edition.
- ^ "Marriages. Taylor—Lamb". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. 23 June 1913. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d "Who are 'The Quakers'?". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 February 1911. p. 1.
- ^ a b c ""Crofter"'s Notes. Even the mighty are checked". Blyth News. 11 February 1932. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Football fare for Yuletide. Dave Taylor's ill-luck". Blyth News. 23 December 1926. p. 6.
- ^ "The new men". Daily Mail. Hull. 20 August 1909. p. 2.
- ^ "Hull City Res. v. Rotherham County". Daily Mail. Hull. 2 April 1910. p. 3.
- ^ "The Football League". Derby Daily Telegraph. 5 September 1910. p. 3.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ "Club Honours and Records". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ "Swindon Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Players come and go". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 5 May 1911. p. 5.
- ^ a b c "History 1904–1914". Heart of Midlothian F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d "David Taylor Appearances". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Hearts disappointing". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 9 March 1914. p. 5.
Despite their previous shortcomings, it was never doubted but that Kilmarnock, who had only once taken a couple of points away from Rugby Park this season—that at Aberdeen, where so many other clubs have won—would have provided Hearts with a brace of points at Tynecastle. Yet in a game which never reached a high level Kilmarnock won on their merits by a goal scored by Goldie, who was let in by a blunder on the part of Taylor.
- ^ "Duncan Currie Appearances". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Everton's new secretary – Mr. Tom McIntosh". Athletic News. Manchester. 27 October 1919. p. 1 – via PlayUpLiverpool.com.
- ^ "Taylor goes south". Daily Record. Glasgow. 29 May 1914. p. 7.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers' capture". Western Daily Press. Bristol. 30 May 1914. p. 5.
- ISBN 978-1-445636474.
- ^ "Football without professionals. Suspension of League and Cup competitions". The Times. London. 20 July 1915. p. 3 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Local football". Blyth News. 19 May 1919. p. 3.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (10 September 2003). "Pub side that hit the big league". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. p. 6. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
The Ranger (27 August 1919). "North-Eastern League. Prospects of the competition". Sunderland Daily Echo. p. 4.
"English and Sheffield United". Star Green 'un. Sheffield. 7 June 1919. p. 2. - ^ "F.A. Management Committee". Daily Mail. Hull. 6 August 1921. p. 1.
- ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Untitled". Daily Mail. Hull. 6 July 1921. p. 3.
Dave Taylor, the Darlington full-back, denies that he is retiring from the game, but the club having entered the League proper Bristol Rovers have first claim upon him.
- ^ "Football's advent. Third Division Northern Section. Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
Many of last season's players have been dispensed with, notably Dave Taylor, left full-back, who has gone to Blyth Spartans. In his place the club have secured Barbour, of Derby County.
- ^ "Saturday football fare. Wind spoils play at Croft Park". Blyth News. 27 February 1922. p. 3.
- ^ "Blyth Spartans". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Miscellaneous". Blyth News. 19 October 1922. p. 3.
- ^ "Sports and pastimes. Poor display at Scotswood". Blyth News. 5 November 1923. p. 3.
- ^ "World sports. Topical notes on events and competitors. Newcastle in benefit match". Shields Daily News. 26 April 1932. p. 6.
- ^ "Benefit match at Walker". Shields Daily News. 3 May 1932. p. 6.