Harold Taylor (footballer, born 1912)

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Harry Taylor
Personal information
Full name Harold Taylor [1]
Date of birth 1912 [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Stoke St Peter's
1929–1931 Stoke City 24 (11)
1932–1936 Liverpool 70 (6)
Total94(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Taylor (born 1912) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool and Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Taylor joined Stoke City from local feeder club Stoke St Peter's in 1929. [1] And after a slow start to his Stoke career he had a decent 1931–32 season where he scored nine goals in 17 league matches. [1] At the end of the season he left for Liverpool where he became a useful back-up player making 72 appearances in five years at Anfield. [1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City [1] 1929–30 Second Division 400040
1930–31 Second Division320032
1931–32 Second Division17920199
Total2411202611
Liverpool [2] 1932–33 First Division 22000220
1933–34 First Division19220212
1934–35 First Division14300143
1935–36 First Division14100141
1936–37 First Division100010
Total70620726
Career Total9417409817

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "Harold Taylor". LFC History. Retrieved 18 May 2012.