David Shaylor

David Shaylor

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	born c.1962 [1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Glasgow

David Shaylor (born c.1962) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Shaylor was based in Glasgow ^[2] and represented Scotland at international level. ^[3] He was named the most improved player in 1980 and made his international debut in November 1981 in the Thomas Cup. ^{[4] [5]}

Shaylor represented the Scottish team ^[6] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where he competed in the badminton events. ^[7] Four years later, he was named as the reserve for the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. ^[8]

He earned 19 caps for Scotland between 1981 and 1988. ^[9]

References

1. "Alan Gilliland (25) and David Shaylor (18)" . The Scotsman. 9 April 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton" . Inverness Courier. 18 January 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Select gathering" . Star Green 'un. 16 January 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Simple for Scots" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 November 1981. p. 21. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Two new caps in squad" . The Scotsman. 18 November 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Scots pick 100 for Australia" . Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
8. "Commonwealth Games surprise" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 7 May 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "International Caps". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 20 January 2026.