| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1917 (aged 35–36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | near Rœux, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1903 | Cowie Wanderers | ||
| 1903–1910 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | King's Park | ||
| 1911 | Dundee Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Falkirk | 2 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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][3][4][5]
Personal life
Taylor worked as a brakesman for the Callandar Coal Company.[1] He served as a private in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War and was killed near Rœux on 27 May 1917.[1][3] He was buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Rœux.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee Hibernian | 1911–12[4] | Scottish Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Falkirk | 1911–12[6] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup
References
- 1 2 3 4 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 McCrery, Nigel (18 June 2015). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Penguin Random House. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-09-959466-6.
- 1 2 "Henry Taylor – Player Statistics". The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 124. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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