Roy Taylor (footballer)

Roy Taylor (11 April 1896 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Roy Taylor
Personal information
Full name Roy Taylor
Date of birth (1896-04-11)11 April 1896
Place of birth Norwood, South Australia
Date of death 11 June 1971(1971-06-11) (aged 75)
Place of death Coburg North, Victoria
Original team(s) Beverley
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913–14 Richmond City
1915 Beverley
1916–18 Richmond (VFL) 33 (13)
1919 Brunswick (VFA)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of William David Taylor (1858-1905),[2] and Elizabeth Taylor (1862-1915), née Robertson,[3] Roy Taylor was born at Norwood, South Australia on 11 April 1896.

He married Margaret "Maggie" Davey (1983-1964) in 1919.[4][5]

Football

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Richmond (VFL)

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Recruited from Beverley Juniors,[6] he made his debut for Richmond, against Collingwood, at Punt Road, on 6 May 1916,[7] and went on to play in all of the season's 12 home-and-away matches, as well as in Richmond's Semi-Final loss to Carlton, 9.11 (65) to 12.10 (82).[8]

Although he did not play in the 1917 season's first game, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 12 May 1917, he played in each of remaining 14 home-and-away games.

He played in seven of Richmond's fourteen home-and-away matches in 1918.

Brunswick (VFA)

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He was cleared from Richmond to Brunswick in 1919.[9][10][11][12]

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References

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  • Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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