| Roy Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Roy Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 1969 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Beverley | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913–14 | Richmond City Football Club | ||
| 1915 | Beverley Football Club | ||
| 1916–18 | Richmond (VFL) | 33 (13) | |
| 1919 | Brunswick (VFA) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Roy Taylor (6 August 1891 – 17 March 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of William Taylor (1862-), and Frances Louisa Anscombe (1862-1952),[2] Roy Taylor was born at Carlton, Victoria on 6 August 1891.
He married Ada Elizabeth Cowling (1893-1919) at Brunswick, Victoria on 7 February 1920.[3]
Football
Richmond (VFL)
Recruited from Beverley Juniors,[4] he made his debut for Richmond, against Collingwood, at Punt Road, on 6 May 1916,[5] 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).[6]
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.[7][8][9][10]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.872.
- ↑ Marriages: Taylor—Anscombe, The Argus, (Tuesday, 20 December 1887), p.1.
- ↑ Marriages: Taylor—Cowling, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 June 1920), p.13.
- ↑ To-Day’s Game at Richmond Ground, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 10 April 1915), p.3.
- ↑ 'Pivot', "Football: Opening of the Season", The Age, (Friday, 5 May 1916), p.9.
- ↑ Football: Second Semi-Final: Carlton v. Richmond: Carlton Wins, (Saturday, 19 August 1916), p.3.
- ↑ Victorian Association, The Argus, (Thursday, 8 May 1919), p.4.
- ↑ Brunswick v. Hawthorn, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 10 May 1919), p.3.
- ↑ Brunswick Unbeaten, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1919), p.3.
- ↑ Northcote v. Brunswick, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 24 May 1919), p.2.
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. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Roy Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Roy Taylor at AustralianFootball.com
- Roy Taylor, at The VFA Project.