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Thomas Taylor, commonly known as Tommy Taylor, is an Irish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and briefly as a centre-forward, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Tommy Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Taylor
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper, centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1955	Home Farm
1955–1958	Waterford
1959–1964	Valletta
1964–1967	Waterford
National team
1958	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Taylor made his first and only international appearance for the Republic of Ireland on 5 October 1958 in a friendly against Poland, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Jimmy O'Neill. The home match, which was played at Dalymount Park in Dublin, finished as a 2–2 draw with Taylor not conceding while in goal.[2]

In early 1959, Taylor moved to Malta for his job with an Irish construction firm, and subsequently joined Valletta. He began his career at Valletta as a centre-forward, but shortly later returned to his usual position as goalkeeper, playing for the club until mid-1974 when he returned to Ireland.[3]

Career statistics

International

Republic of Ireland[2]
Year	Apps	Goals
1958	1	0
Total	1	0

Honours

Waterford

• League of Ireland: 1965–66[4]
• Munster Senior Cup: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67[5]

Valletta

• Maltese First Division: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63[3]
• Maltese FA Trophy: 1959–60, 1963–64[3]
• Cassar Cup: 1958–59[3]
• Scicluna Cup: 1961, 1964[3]

References

External links

• Tommy Taylor at WorldFootball.net

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