| Tim Taylor | |
| Birth Name: | Frederick Mark Taylor |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
| Death Place: | Leicester, England |
| Occupation: | Solicitor's Managing Clerk |
| Spouse: | Taylor m Elsie Matilda Markham at Oadby Baptist Church, Leicester on 17 April 1913. She was the eldest child of Tom & Sarah Ann (nee Sturgess) |
| Children: | Margaret (Peggy) and Gordon Frederick |
| Ru Position: | Fly Half |
| Years1: | 1907 - 1923 |
| Apps1: | 294 |
| Points1: | 295 |
| Repyears1: | 1914 |
| Repteam1: | England |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Frederick Mark Taylor known as Tim Taylor (18 March 1888 – 2 March 1966)[1] was a rugby union fly half who played 294 games for Leicester Tigers between 1907 - 1923 and once for England in 1914.
Taylor made his Leicester debut on 5 October 1907 at Welford Road against Manchester in a 32-6 win for Leicester. Taylor also played the next match against Bristol but did not feature again in the 1907/08 season. For the next two season's Taylor was the back up to Tigers captain Jamie Watson before forcing Watson to centre in the second half of the 1909/10 season. Taylor started the Midlands Counties Cup final in 1910 against Coventry which Leicester won. Taylor also played as Leicester won the cup in 1912 and 1913.[2]
Taylor formed a long lasting half back partnership with Pedlar Wood playing 188 games together for Leicester, this is the third most selected half back partnership in the club's history.[3]
Taylor played his only international for England on 17 January 1914 against Wales at Twickenham.[4] Taylor played with his regular Leicester partner Wood and despite winning the game both players were dropped for the next game in the 1914 Five Nations Championship against Scotland.
Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation)