Tommy Taylor (Irish footballer)

Tommy Taylor
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Taylor
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland[ citation needed ]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper, centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1955	Home Farm
1955–1958	Waterford
1959–1964	Valletta
1964–1967	Waterford
International career
1958	Republic of Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated March 09, 2025

Thomas Taylor, commonly known as Tommy Taylor, is an Irish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and briefly as a centre-forward, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Career

Taylor made his first and only international appearance for the Republic of Ireland on 5 October 1958 in a friendly against Poland, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Jimmy O'Neill. The home match, which was played at Dalymount Park in Dublin, finished as a 2–2 draw with Taylor not conceding while in goal.^[1]

In early 1959, Taylor moved to Malta for his job with an Irish construction firm, and subsequently joined Valletta. He began his career at Valletta as a centre-forward, but shortly later returned to his usual position as goalkeeper, playing for the club until mid-1974 when he returned to Ireland.^[2]

Career statistics

International

Republic of Ireland ^[1]
Year	Apps	Goals
1958	1	0
Total	1	0

Honours

Waterford

League of Ireland: 1965–66 ^[3]
Munster Senior Cup: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67^[4]

Valletta

Maltese First Division: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63 ^[2]
Maltese FA Trophy: 1959–60, 1963–64^[2]
Cassar Cup: 1958–59^[2]
Scicluna Cup: 1961, 1964^[2]

References

1 2 "Tommy Taylor". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 Baldacchino, Carmel (2012). "Tommy Taylor". Valletta F.C. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
↑ Hodgson, Malcolm; Doesburg, Allard (21 November 2013). "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
↑ "Munster Football Association – Previous Winners". Munster Football Association . Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

External links

Tommy Taylor at WorldFootball.net

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[EUF-1] 1 2 "Tommy Taylor". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[Valletta-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Baldacchino, Carmel (2012). "Tommy Taylor". Valletta F.C. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[3] Hodgson, Malcolm; Doesburg, Allard (21 November 2013). "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[4] "Munster Football Association – Previous Winners". Munster Football Association . Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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