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Jim
Taylor |
Fulham FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 2 D
0 L 0 F 7: A 3
100% successful
1950-51
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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James Guy Taylor |
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Birth |
5 November 1917 in Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [registered in
Uxbridge, December 1917]. |
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Baptism |
20 January 1918 at St. Laurence Church in
Cowley. His father is a sailor |
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According to the 1939 register, James G. a professional
footballer, is the second of four children to Robert and Ada, living at 5
Meadow View in Cowley, Uxbridge. His father is a builders storekeeper.
According to London electoral Registers, James Guy was living at 5
Meadow View, on the High Road in Cowley in 1945. |
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Marriage |
possibly to
Marguerite L. Stephens
[registered in Uxbridge, March 1949]. |
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According
to passenger lists, Taylor was part
of a group of Fulham FC footballers that left Liverpool, bound for Quebec, on
15 May 1951, on board the Empress of Scotland, under the mastership of
E.A. Shergold. |
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Death |
6 March 2001
in Reading, aged
83 years 121 days
[registered in Reading, Berkshire, March 2001]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
football with Hillingdon Town FC, from where he joined Fulham FC as a
youngster on 11 March 1938. After 229 league appearances and five
goals, Taylor signed for Queen's Park Rangers FC on 28
April 1953 for a substantial fee. As their new club captain, he
played just 42 times for QPR before moving into management with
Tunbridge Wells Rangers FC, of the Kent League, on 10 May 1954, still
keeping his playing boots on until June 1958. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two winners
1948-49; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (three appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
10lbs [1951]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
Taylor's
career as a manager began on 10 May 1954 when Tunbridge Wells Rangers FC,
employed him as their player-manager. Became the manager at Yiewsley FC
between June 1958 and May 1959, afterwhich he had a brief spell coaching
the Uxbridge FC players. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who
became the 704th players (704) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No. 263, 9 May 1951, England 2 Argentina
1, a Festival of Britain match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged
33 years
185 days. |
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Last match |
No. 264, 19 May 1951, England 5 Portugal 2, a Festival of
Britain match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged
33 years 195 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1950; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
The fortieth
Middlesexian to represent England.
Died seven days after Stan Cullis
and twelve days after Les Medley. |
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Beyond England |
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Served with the Royal Navy during
World War II. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.244. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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captain |
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3 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
100 |
+2 |
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both at a home venue & both friendly matches |
Shirt Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Red |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WCF 1950 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
=0 |
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WCF
All |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
=0 |
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Match History
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Club:
Fulham F.C. -
two full appearances
(540 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - two full appearances (180 min)x |
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