Teddy Taylor	Huddersfield Town AFC 8 appearances, 1 own goal, 10 goals against P 8 W 3 D 3 L 2 F 15: A 10 56% successful 1922-26 captain: none minutes played: 720
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	Edward Taylor
	Edward is sometimes tagged with Hallows as a middle name. He was not born with this name, and he did not die with it. Hallows is in fact, his mother's maiden name. And he may have used as a tribute to his mother (who died aged 41 years), or indeed, his sporting cousins.
Birth	Tuesday, 8 February 1887 in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [One of two registered in West Derby, March 1887]. - .Not 7 March 1887
	According to the 1891 census, the four year-old Edward, is the youngest of four sons, but the sixth of seven children. His parents, Irishman Robert and Sarah (née Hallows), all living at 121 Townsend Lane, West Derby. His father was a clerk for the Railways.
	According to the 1901 census, Edward was the youngest of six children to remain at the family home, 39 Osborne Road. His father still a clerk, his mother had died (1891).
	According to the 1911 census, Edward is now one of five children left in the family home, still at 39 Osborne Road. He is now a clerk at the Flour Mill.
Marriage	to Maggie Bickerstaff on Monday, 12 March 1917 at St. John the Divine Church, Fairfield, Lancashire [registered in West Derby, March 1917]. Stated as being a tobacconist, living at 17 Sandringham Road in The Brook. She was known as May. Two children, George Edward Bickerstaff (b.mid1921) and Sheila A. (b.mid.1925).
	According to the 1921 census, Edward, a cotton salesman, is now married to May, and they have one son, George Edward Bickerstaff, llve at16 Northway in Wavertree.
	According to the 1939 register, Edward, a raw cotton merchant, is married to May, and living with George (and probably Sheila) at 52 Westgate in Hale.
Death	Saturday, 5 March 1966 at Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove Street, in Stockport, Cheshire, aged 79 years 25 days [registered in Stockport, March 1966], after suffering with a heart-attack. Living at 7b Egerton Road South in Chorlton-cum-Hardy Notes: not 5 July 1956
Obituary
"TAYLOR.—On March 5, 1966, EDWARD, aged 79 years, of 7b Egerton Road South, Heaton Chapel, late of Hale, beloved husband of May and dear father of George and Sheila. Service at Stockport Crematorium this day (Tuesday) at 3 30 p.m. No flowers, please. Inquiries to Messrs George Meredith. Tel. STO 2065."
Funeral	3.30pm., Tuesday, 8 March 1966 at Stockport Crematorium, Buxton Road, Stockport
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] Gwyn Lloyd, Family History &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Started his career in Liverpool with the Marlborough Old Boys and Liverpool Balmoral FC. He also represented Lancashire and County Palatine. After a successful trial, he joined his first professional club, Oldham Athletic FC on 27 February 1912, before returning to Merseyside to guest for Liverpool FC during the wartime matches, he also guested for Fulham FC. Following 87 league appearances with the Latics, Taylor joined Huddersfield Town AFC on 1 June 1922 for £2,500. After another 119 league appearances - he missed the majority of the 1924-25 season because of a serious injury - another return to Merseyside ensued, this time when Everton FC signed him on 11 February 1927. He left after forty league appearances to join Ashton National FC in the Cheshire County League, on 7 September 1928. In his final season, he joined Wrexham AFC on 2 November 1928, retiring from football at the end of that season, after a final 25 league appearances.
Club honours	Football League Champions 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, runners-up 1926-27; FA Charity Shield winners 1922;
Individual honours	Football League (two appearances); FA Charity Shield winners with Professionals 1923, 1924;
Distinctions	None
Height/Weight	5' 9", 12st. 7lbs [1922].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of five who became the 433rd players (433) to appear for England. 47th goalkeeper to play for England.
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
First match	No. 130, 21 October 1922, England 2 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at The Hawthorns, Sandwell, West Bromwich, aged 35 years 255 days.
Last match	No. 149, 17 April 1926, England 0 Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, aged 39 years 68 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	A cousin to Charlie Hallows, a Lancashire and England cricketer. 75th Lancastrian to represent England.
Beyond England
Taylor later went into the cotton trade in Manchester. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.243.

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Match History

Age 35
1	130	21 October 1922 - England 2 Ireland 0, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich	BC	HW	Start	gk

Age 36
2	131	5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AD	Start	gk
3	132	19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start	gk
4	133	14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AD	Start	gk
5	137	20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AL	Start	gk

Age 37
6	140	12 April 1924 - England 1 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HD	Start ¹	gk
7	141	17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3, Stade Pershing, Paris	Fr	AW	Start	gk
142		22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	withdrew

Age 39
8	149	17 April 1926 - England 0 Scotland 1, Old Trafford, Manchester	BC	HL	Start	gk

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