| Jock Taylor | |
| Fullname: | John Taylor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1885[2] |
| Birth Place: | Elgin, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Somme, France |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Clubs1: | Parkhead |
| Clubs2: | Hull City |
| Years1: | –1907 |
| Years2: | 1908–1909 |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1909 |
| Years4: | 1909–1913 |
| Clubs3: | Tunbridge Wells Rangers |
| Clubs4: | Gillingham |
| Clubs5: | → Leith Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 123 |
| Goals4: | 37 |
| Years5: | 1910 |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1913–1914 |
| Clubs6: | Distillery |
| Years7: | 1914–1915 |
| Clubs7: | Leith Athletic |
| Goals7: | 20 |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Years8: | 1915–1916 |
| Clubs8: | St Bernard's |
John Taylor (12 December 1885 – 15 September 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 120 Southern League appearances as a inside right for Gillingham.[3] He also played in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic and in the Football League for Hull City.[4]
Taylor served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the Somme on 15 September 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hull City | 1907–08 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1908–09 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Gillingham | 1909–10[5] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | 39 | 20 | ||
| 1910–11 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | 41 | 15 | ||||
| 1911–12 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 1912–13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 37 | 14 | 8 | — | 137 | 45 | ||||
| Leith Athletic (loan) | 1910–11 | Scottish League Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Leith Athletic | 1914–15 | Scottish League Second Division | 27 | 20 | — | 1[6] | 0 | 28 | 20 | ||
| Total | 30 | 20 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20 | ||||
| Career total | 162 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 68 | |||