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Frank Taylor (footballer, born 1901)

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Frank Taylor
Personal information
Full name Frank Edward Taylor
Date of birth (1901-07-16)16 July 1901
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 1973 (aged 71–72)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Sunbeam Motors
1921–1922 Port Vale 0 (0)
1922–1923 Sunbeam Motors
1923–1936 Newport County 34 (12)
1926–1928 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 61 (21)
1928–1929 Gillingham 29 (8)
1929–19?? Shrewsbury Town
Total 124 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Edward Taylor (16 July 1901 – 1973) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s.

Career

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Born in Wolverhampton, he played at inside forward. He played non-League football for Sunbeam Motors and was briefly on the books at Port Vale. He joined Newport County for three years in 1923. He joined Gillingham from Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1928. He made 29 appearances for the club in the Football League, scoring eight goals.[2][3] He later played for Shrewsbury Town in the Birmingham & District League.

Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Club Division Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale Second Division 1921–22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newport County Third Division South 1923–24 2 0 0 0 2 0
Third Division South 1924–25 19 11 0 0 19 11
Third Division South 1925–26 13 1 2 1 15 2
Total 34 12 2 1 36 13
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Third Division South 1926–27 27 11 5 3 32 14
Third Division South 1927–28 34 10 4 2 38 12
Total 61 21 9 5 70 26
Gillingham Third Division South 1928–29 29 8 2 0 31 8
Career total 124 41 13 6 137 47

References

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  1. ^ "Football's advent. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  2. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 30. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 126. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
  4. ^ Frank Taylor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)