Willie Taylor
Personal information
Full name William Taylor
Date of birth c. 1870
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 23 July 1949 (aged 78–79)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Dalry Primrose
1889–1910 Heart of Midlothian 117 (63)
1893[1] → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 10 (1)
1900–1901 Leith Athletic 10 (1)
International career
1892 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Taylor (c. 1870 – 23 July 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Heart of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers, Leith Athletic and the Scotland national team.[2][3][4]

Taylor finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1896–97 season with 12 goals[5] as Hearts won the championship. He also won the Scottish Cup with the Edinburgh club in 1891 and 1896, but only played once in their other title-winning campaign of 1894–95.[6]

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (2009). Blackburn Rovers – The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-709-2.
  2. ^ Willie Taylor at the Scottish Football Association
  3. ^ (Scotland player) Willie Taylor, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Scotland – List of Topscorers, RSSSF
  6. ^ (Hearts player) Willie Taylor, London Hearts Supporters Club


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