David Taylor (17 September 1940 – 12 March 2017) was an English

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who played as an

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. Taylor started his career at Gillingham where he played 21 appearances in

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scoring 3 goals, before leaving for

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where he made a further two Football League appearances. At the end of the 1959–60 season, Taylor dropped into non-league football joining

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side

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town L.F.C. Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...

. In nine seasons with Yeovil, Taylor scored 284 goals in 436 matches setting a post-war club record as top scorer. Taylor left Yeovil in April 1969, signing for their local rivals

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scoring a further 46 goals in 149 appearances before his departure in November 1971 for

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. Taylor died in March 2017 aged 76.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Dave 1940 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Rochester, Kent English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Gillingham F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Kent