George Alexander Taylor (9 June 1915 – June 1982) was a Scottish football player and coach, who played for Aberdeen and Plymouth Argyle. He appeared for Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup finals during the 1946–47 season. After retiring as a player in 1952, he joined the Plymouth Argyle coaching staff.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Alexander Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | King Edward, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1982 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Plymouth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hall Russell's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1948 | Aberdeen | 63 | (6) |
| 1948–1950 | Plymouth Argyle | 48 | (2) |
| Total | 111 | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
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editAppearances and goals by club, season and competition
edit| Club[2][3] | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1937-38 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 1938-39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1939-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940-41 | Competitive Football
Cancelled Due to WW2 | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | ||||||||||
| 1942-43 | ||||||||||
| 1943-44 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | Scottish Division One | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 1947-48 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1948-49 | Second Division | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1949-50 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 130 | 8 | ||
References
edit- ^ "George Taylor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
External links
edit- George Taylor at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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