Frank Taylor (footballer, born 1901)
British association football player
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| Intro | British association football player | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 July 1901 |
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Biography
Francis Edward "Frank" Taylor (16 July 1901 – 1973) was an English professional association football player of the 1920s.
Playing career
Born in Wolverhampton, he played at inside forward. He played non-league football for Sunbeam Motors, and was briefly on the books at Port Vale. He joined Newport County for a three year spell in 1923. He joined Gillingham from Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1928 and went on to make 29 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring eight goals. He later played for Shrewsbury Town in the Birmingham & District League.
Statistics
- Sourced from Frank Taylor profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | Second Division | 1921–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport County | Third Division South | 1923–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Third Division South | 1924–25 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | |
| Third Division South | 1925–26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 13 | ||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Third Division South | 1926–27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 14 |
| Third Division South | 1927–28 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | |
| Total | 61 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 26 | ||
| Gillingham | Third Division South | 1928–29 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| Career total | 124 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 137 | 47 | ||