Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1881)

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Harry Taylor
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)
0000–1903 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[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "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.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b "Henry Taylor – Player Statistics". The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 124. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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