John Wilgar Taylor Explained

John Wilgar Taylor
Birth Date:30 June 1859
Birth Place:County Armagh, Ireland
Death Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1879–83
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:0

John Wilgar Taylor (30 June 1859 — 16 December 1924) was an Irish international rugby union player.

The son of a merchant, Taylor was raised in County Armagh and attended Queen's University Belfast.[1]

Taylor, a forward, captained Belfast club North of Ireland FC and was capped eight times for Ireland from 1879 to 1883, which included a stint as team captain.[2] He was also captain of the North of Ireland Cricket Club, leading two Northern Cricket Union Challenge Cup-winning sides.[3]

A Fellow of the Ulster Medical Society, Taylor had a medical practice on Ormeau Road in Belfast.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Remarkable Record in Cricket and Football Fields . . 18 December 1924.
  2. Web site: John Wilgar Taylor (1859 - 1924) . www.newulsterbiography.co.uk.
  3. News: Death of Dr John W. Taylor . Ballymena Weekly Telegraph . 27 December 1924.
  4. News: Dr John W. Taylor . . 18 December 1924.