Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1881) explained

Harry Taylor
Fullname:Henry Taylor
Birth Date:1881
Birth Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Death Date:27
Death Place:near Rœux, France
Position:Right half
Years1:–1903
Clubs1:Cowie Wanderers
Years2:1903–1910
Clubs2:Dundee
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1910–1911
Clubs3:King's Park
Years4:1911
Clubs4:Dundee Hibernian
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:1911–1912
Clubs5:Falkirk
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:1912–1913
Clubs6:Stenhousemuir

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] [2] [3]

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.[4] He was buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Rœux.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueScottish CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee Hibernian1911–12Scottish Second Division301[5] 040
Falkirk1911–12[6] Scottish First Division200020
Career total50001060
  1. Book: McCrery, Nigel . The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War . 18 June 2015 . Penguin Random House . 978-0-09-959466-6 . 215 . en.
  2. Web site: Henry Taylor – Player Statistics . 18 September 2016 . The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive.
  3. Web site: Meffen . John . Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39 . 17 April 2021 . 124.
  4. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129082218/http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf . 29 November 2021 . 15 May 2018 . 13.
  5. Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup
  6. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.