David Taylor (footballer, born 1884)

David Taylor (5 August 1884 – 6 August 1949) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. As a player he was a defender, and won the FA Cup in 1911 with Bradford City and in 1914 with Burnley.

David Taylor
Personal information
Date of birth 5 August 1884[1][2]
Place of birth St. Ninians, Scotland
Date of death 6 August 1949(1949-08-06) (aged 65)[3]
Place of death Bridge of Allan, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[4]
Position(s) Left back, Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bannockburn Juniors
0000–1906 Ashfield
1906–1910 Rangers 28 (0)
1909–1910 → Motherwell (loan) 34 (4)
1910–1911 Bradford City 45 (1)
1911–1924 Burnley 221 (5)
1916 → Ayr United (guest) 1 (0)
1916 → Rangers (guest) 1 (0)
1916 → Chelsea (guest)
1918 → Falkirk (guest) 2 (0)
1919 → Celtic (guest) 5 (0)
Managerial career
1924–1931 St Johnstone
1936–1938 Dunfermline Athletic
1938–1940 Carlisle United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Moving from Rangers to Bradford City in September 1910, Taylor signed for Burnley in November 1911.[5] With Bradford he won the 1911 FA Cup Final, and with Burnley he won the 1914 FA Cup Final and the 1920–21 Football League title.[6] He was known for his pace.[6]

Taylor guested for both Old Firm clubs during the First World War.[7][8] He only featured for Celtic in five league matches but could be considered to have played an important part in their 1918–19 Scottish Football League title win, as in his debut on 1 January 1919 the Hoops held his old club Rangers to a 1–1 draw at Ibrox thanks to what was described in the press as "magnificent rearguard tactics",[9] going on to win the championship from the same rivals by one point. At the end of that season, he suffered from serious heart trouble which put his career and health at risk,[10] but was later able to continue with Burnley.

He played in two Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trials just prior to the war, but never gained a full cap for Scotland.[3]

He later moved back to Scotland to manage St Johnstone and Dunfermline Athletic, before returning to England to manage Carlisle United.[5]

See also

References
  1. "About David Taylor". Play Up Liverpool.
  2. "Statutory registers - Births - Search results". ScotlandsPeople.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. Centaurus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Burnley". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  5. Smith, Mike (10 March 2014). The Road to Glory – Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914. Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 9781781482605.
  6. "CITY TEAM-MATES: The 1911 FA Cup winners". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  7. Ferrier, Bob & McElroy, Robert – Rangers: The Complete Record, 2004, Breedon Books, p.425
  8. "Rangers Player David Taylor Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. Association Football | Holiday Matches, The Glasgow Herald, 2 January 1919
  10. E.A.MacBride’s War Diaries  (Aug 1918-May 1919), The Celt Mag on Tumblr
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