Willie Taylor

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Willie Taylor
Personnel
Surname William Taylor
birthday December 10, 1869
place of birth Edinburgh ,  Scotland
date of death July 23, 1949
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1885-1899 Heart of Midlothian
1893 →  Blackburn Rovers  (loan) 10 (1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1892 Scotland 1 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

William "Willie" Taylor (born December 10, 1869 in Edinburgh , † July 23, 1949 ) was a Scottish football player . In his career, the attacker won the Scottish Championship and the Scottish Cup twice with his hometown club Heart of Midlothian .

Career

Willie Taylor played for Heart of Midlothian and Blackburn Rovers during his career . He started her career with the Hearts in his native Edinburgh in 1885 . He stayed with the club for a total of 15 years, interrupted by a six-month loan in the first half of 1893 to the Rovers in England. With the Hearts he won the championship and the cup in Scotland twice . In the 1896/97 season Taylor was the top scorer in the league with 12 goals.

On April 2, 1892 he made his debut for the Scottish national football team against England in Glasgow which ended with a 4-1 for the English. It remained for Taylor at this one international match.

successes

with Heart of Midlothian:

Individually:

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personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Willie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taylor, William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1949