David Taylor (footballer, born 1884) explained

David Taylor
Birth Date:5 August 1884[1] [2]
Birth Place:St. Ninians, Scotland
Death Date:[3]
Death Place:Bridge of Allan, Scotland
Height:[4]
Position:Left back, Centre half
Clubs1:Bannockburn Juniors
Years2:–1906
Clubs2:Ashfield
Years3:1906–1910
Clubs3:Rangers
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Years4:1909–1910
Clubs4:Motherwell (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:4
Years5:1910–1911
Clubs5:Bradford City
Caps5:45
Goals5:1
Years6:1911–1924
Clubs6:Burnley
Caps6:221
Goals6:5
Years7:1916
Clubs7:Ayr United (guest)
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:1916
Clubs8:Rangers (guest)
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:1916
Clubs9:Chelsea (guest)
Years10:1918
Clubs10:Falkirk (guest)
Caps10:2
Goals10:0
Years11:1919
Clubs11:Celtic (guest)
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Manageryears1:1924–1931
Managerclubs1:St Johnstone
Manageryears2:1936–1938
Managerclubs2:Dunfermline Athletic
Manageryears3:1938–1940

David Taylor (5 August 1884 – 6 August 1949) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. As a player he was a defender, and won the FA Cup in 1911 with Bradford City and in 1914 with Burnley.

Career

Moving from Rangers to Bradford City in September 1910, Taylor signed for Burnley in November 1911.[5] With Bradford he won the 1911 FA Cup Final, and with Burnley he won the 1914 FA Cup Final and the 1920–21 Football League title.[6] He was known for his pace.[6]

Taylor guested for both Old Firm clubs during the First World War.[7] [8] He only featured for Celtic in five league matches but could be considered to have played an important part in their 1918–19 Scottish Football League title win, as in his debut on 1 January 1919 the Hoops held his old club Rangers to a 1–1 draw at Ibrox thanks to what was described in the press as "magnificent rearguard tactics",[9] going on to win the championship from the same rivals by one point. At the end of that season, he suffered from serious heart trouble which put his career and health at risk,[10] but was later able to continue with Burnley.

He played in two Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trials just prior to the war, but never gained a full cap for Scotland.[3]

He later moved back to Scotland to manage St Johnstone and Dunfermline Athletic, before returning to England to manage Carlisle United.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About David Taylor. Play Up Liverpool.
  2. Web site: Statutory registers - Births - Search results. .
  3. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  4. News: First Division prospects. Burnley . Centaurus . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 5.
  5. Book: Smith, Mike . The Road to Glory – Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914 . 10 March 2014 . Grosvenor House Publishing . 9781781482605 . en.
  6. Web site: CITY TEAM-MATES: The 1911 FA Cup winners. Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  7. Ferrier, Bob & McElroy, Robert – Rangers: The Complete Record, 2004, Breedon Books, p.425
  8. Web site: Rangers Player David Taylor Details . www.fitbastats.com . 25 July 2018.
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1M9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6615%2C145669 Association Football Holiday Matches
  10. https://theceltmag.tumblr.com/post/622257451707875328/eamacbrides-war-diaries-aug-1918-may-1919 E.A.MacBride's War Diaries  (Aug 1918-May 1919)