George Taylor (footballer, born 1900)

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George Taylor
Taylor while with Millwall in 1921.
Personal information
Full name George Hector Taylor[1]
Date of birth 3 June 1900
Place of birth Brentford, England
Date of death September 1982 (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Devizes, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Brentford Thursday
1920–1921 Brentford 23 (0)
1921–1923 Millwall 23 (0)
1923 Clapton Orient 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Hector Taylor (3 June 1900 – September 1982) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Brentford and Millwall.

Career[edit]

An outside forward, Taylor joined hometown Third Division club Brentford for the club's debut season in the Football League in 1920–21.[2] He broke into the team in November 1920 and took over the outside right position from George Smith.[3] Taylor held onto his place until the end of the season, making 23 appearances, before being released.[3] Taylor moved to Third Division South rivals Millwall in 1921 and later joined Clapton Orient,[3] for whom he failed to make an appearance.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1920–21[4] Third Division 23 0 0 0 23 0
Millwall 1921–22[5] Third Division South 20 0 5 1 25 1
1922–23[6] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 23 0 5 1 28 1
Career total 46 0 5 1 51 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 283. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Taylor George Image 1 Millwall 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 158. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ "Millwall Season 21/22 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.


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