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 Scottish national team.[2][3][4]
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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) |
National team | |||
1892 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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