Archie Taylor (footballer, born 1879)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1879[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 1966 (aged 86) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee East Craigie | |||
| 1904–1905 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1906–1907 | Brentford | 28 | (0) |
| 1907–1909 | West Ham United | 60 | (0) |
| 1908 | Dundee | ||
| 1908–1909 | Falkirk | ||
| 1910–1911 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Barnsley | 57 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Archibald "Archie" Taylor (28 November 1879 – 14 March 1966) was a Scottish professional football full back, who played north and south of the border for Dundee, Falkirk, West Ham United,[2] Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.[1]
Club career
Taylor captained the Barnsley team who won the FA Cup in 1912,[3] beating West Bromwich Albion in a replay after the first match ended goalless.[4] The Manchester Guardian, when reporting on the first match noted that he kept Albion winger Jephcott in check.[4] In the replay his play was again praised.[5] Earlier in his career he won the FA Cup with Bolton Wanderers in 1904.[6]
Honours
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 282. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Archie Taylor". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- 1 2 "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- 1 2 "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, p. 3, 22 April 1912
- ↑ "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, p. 4, 25 April 1912
- 1 2 "Archie Taylor | Football Stats | No Club | Age 131 | 1903-1904 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History
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