George Taylor (footballer, born 1909)

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George Taylor
Personal information
Full name George Taylor[1]
Date of birth 23 April 1909
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1945 Bolton Wanderers 220 (3)
1943Brentford (guest) 1 (0)
International career
England Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Taylor was an English professional football left half who made 220 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[1][2][3][4] He was a reserve for England's 7–0 British Home Championship win over Ireland on 16 November 1938.[5] After his retirement, he served Bolton Wanderers as head coach under Bill Ridding.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 283. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 377. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ^ "Page Title". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Taylor George Image 3 Bolton Wanderers 1934 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ "England Match No. 222 – Ireland – 16 November 1938 – Match Summary and Report". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ Seddon, Ian (2012). Ah'm Tellin' Thee – a Biography of Tommy Banks, Bolton Wanderers and England. Paragon Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 9781908341938.
  7. ^ Gradwell, John (July 2013). Legend, the Life of Roy 'Chopper' Hartle. Paragon Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-78222-089-3.