Frank Taylor (footballer, born 1901)

Francis Edward Taylor (16 July 1901 – 1973) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s.

Frank Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Frank Edward Taylor
Date of birth	(1901-07-16)16 July 1901
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Date of death	1973 (aged 71–72)
Playing position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1921	Sunbeam Motors
1921–1922	Port Vale	0	(0)
1922–1923	Sunbeam Motors
1923–1936	Newport County	34	(12)
1926–1928	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	61	(21)
1928–1929	Gillingham	29	(8)
1929–19??	Shrewsbury Town
Total		124	(41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1][2] He later played for Shrewsbury Town in the Birmingham & District League.

Statistics

Source:[3]

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

References

1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 30. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
2. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 126. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
3. Frank Taylor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)