Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1872)

John Daniel Taylor (27 January 1872 – 21 February 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer.

For other people named Jack Taylor, see Jack Taylor (disambiguation).

Jack Taylor
Personal information
Full name John Daniel Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1872-01-27)27 January 1872
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 21 February 1949(1949-02-21) (aged 77)[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1894 Dumbarton[2][3] 58 (35)
1894–1896 St Mirren 27 (12)
1896–1910 Everton 400 (80)
1910–? South Liverpool
International career
1892–1895 Scotland[1] 4 (1)
1892–1895 Scottish League XI[4] 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Dumbarton in 1872, Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton[1] He signed for St Mirren in 1894.[5] In 1896 Taylor was signed by English club Everton where he played in a number of positions. He was the only Everton player to feature in the FA Cup Finals of 1897, 1906 and 1907, finishing on the winning side in 1906.

In the 1910 FA Cup semi-final against Barnsley Taylor was struck by the ball in the throat, damaging his larynx. This effectively ended his professional career and he was transferred to amateurs South Liverpool. Taylor is currently one of only 6 players to make 400 Football League appearances for Everton, making 456 in all competitions, 7th in the club's all-time appearance chart.[6]

Honours
Dumbarton[7]
  • Scottish League: Champions 1890-1891;1891-1892
  • Scottish Cup: Runners Up 1890-1891
  • Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1890-1891;1891-1892;1892-1893
  • League Charity Cup: Winners 1890–91
  • 3 caps for Scotland between 1891 and 1893, scoring one goal;
  • 4 caps for the Scottish League between 1891 and 1894, scoring two goals
  • 1 international trial for Scotland in 1892
  • 1 representative cap for Dumbartonshire in 1892, scoring one goal.

References
  1. Jack Taylor at the Scottish Football Association
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. "John Taylor - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. "John Taylor". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  6. Top Tens Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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