David Taylor (17 September 1940 – 12 March 2017) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 2017 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Yeovil, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gillingham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | Gillingham | 21 | (3) |
| 1959–1960 | Portsmouth | 2 | (0) |
| 1960–1969 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1969–1971 | Bath City | ||
| 1971–? | Cheltenham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Taylor started his career at Gillingham where he played 21 appearances in the Football League scoring 3 goals, before leaving for Portsmouth where he made a further two Football League appearances.[1] At the end of the 1959–60 season, Taylor dropped into non-league football joining Southern Football League side Yeovil Town. In nine seasons with Yeovil, Taylor scored 284 goals in 436 matches setting a post-war club record as top scorer.[2] Taylor left Yeovil in April 1969, signing for their local rivals Bath City scoring a further 46 goals in 149 appearances before his departure in November 1971 for Cheltenham Town.[3]
Taylor died in March 2017 aged 76.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Dave Taylor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Goalscorers Between 01/06/1945 and 29/02/2016". Ciderspace (the Independent Yeovil Town FC website). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Past players - T". Official Bath City FC website. Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Dave Taylor 1940–2017". Yeovil Town F.C. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.