Joseph Taylor (footballer, born 1850)

Scottish footballer

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Joseph Taylor
Personal information

Date of birth	(1850-12-16)16 December 1850
Place of birth	Dunoon, Scotland
Date of death	4 October 1888(1888-10-04) (aged 37)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Fullback
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1870–1877	Queen's Park
International career
1872–1876	Scotland	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Taylor (16 December 1850 – 4 October 1888) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played for Scotland in the first ever international football match against England in 1872.

Taylor is regarded as an important figure in early international football, playing in all of Scotland's first six international games, and captaining them on two occasions. A fullback, Taylor played for Queen's Park with whom he won the Scottish Cup in 1874, 1875 and 1876.

His final international appearance came in the first international match against Wales on 25 March 1876. After retirement from football in 1877, Taylor was appointed Club President of Queen's Park.

Honours

Scottish Cup: 1874, 1875, 1876

References

Friends of Cathcart presents Footballers of Cathcart: one of Glasgow's Footballing Graveyards, Football Makes Glasgow via YouTube, 11 January 2022
(Scotland player) Joseph Taylor, London Hearts Supporters Club
Name: Taylor, Joseph, QPFC.com
Scottish football pioneer Joseph Taylor's grave restored, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 17 April 2024

External links

Joseph Taylor at the Scottish Football Association

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