Roy Taylor (footballer) explained

Roy Taylor
Fullname:	Roy Taylor
Birth Date:	11 April 1896
Birth Place:	Norwood, South Australia
Death Place:	Coburg North, Victoria
Originalteam:	Beverley
Statsend:	1919
Years1:	1913–14
Club1:	Richmond City
Years2:	1915
Club2:	Beverley
Years3:	1916–18
Games Goals3:	33 (13)
Years4:	1919

Roy Taylor (11 April 1896 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of William David Taylor (1858-1905),^[2] and Elizabeth Taylor (1862-1915), née Robertson,^[3] Roy Taylor was born at Norwood, South Australia on 11 April 1896.

He married Margaret "Maggie" Davey (1983-1964) in 1919.^{[4] [5]}

Football

Richmond (VFL)

Recruited from Beverley Juniors,^[6] he made his debut for Richmond, against Collingwood, at Punt Road, on 6 May 1916,^[7] and went on tp play in all of the season's 12 home-and-away matches, as well as in Richmond's Semi-Final loss to Carlton, 9.11 (65) to 12.10 (82).^[8]

Although he did not play in the 1917 season's first game, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 12 May 1917, he played in each of remaining 14 home-and-away games.

He played in seven of Richmond's fourteen home-and-away matches in 1918.

Brunswick (VFA)

He was cleared from Richmond to Brunswick in 1919.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
• Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.

External links

• • • Roy Taylor, at The VFA Project.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.872.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209117470 In Memoriam: Taylor, The (Adelaide) Express and Telegraph, (Thursday, 13 December 1906), p.1.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1532587 Deaths: Taylor, The Argus, (Monday, 5 July 1915), p.1.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255876528 Personal, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 11 January 1919), p.2.
5. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration No.3913/1919.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254628722 To-Day’s Game at Richmond Ground, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 10 April 1915), p.3.
7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155083943 'Pivot', "Football: Opening of the Season", The Age, (Friday, 5 May 1916), p.9.
8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242381063 Football: Second Semi-Final: Carlton v. Richmond: Carlton Wins, (Saturday, 19 August 1916), p.3.
9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1465276 Victorian Association, The Argus, (Thursday, 8 May 1919), p.4.
10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243484961 Brunswick v. Hawthorn, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 10 May 1919), p.3.
11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1469331 Brunswick Unbeaten, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1919), p.3.
12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243489536 Northcote v. Brunswick, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 24 May 1919), p.2.