John Daniel Taylor (27 January 1872 – 21 February 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer.

Career

Born in

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in 1872, Taylor started off his career at local club

He signed for St Mirren in 1894. In 1896 Taylor was signed by English club Everton where he played in a number of positions. He was the only Everton player to feature in the

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, finishing on the winning side in 1906. In the 1910 FA Cup semi-final against Barnsley Taylor was struck by the ball in the throat, damaging his larynx. This effectively ended his professional career and he was transferred to amateurs South Liverpool. Taylor is currently one of only 6 players to make 400 Football League appearances for Everton, making 456 in all competitions, 7th in the club's all-time appearance chart.

Honours

;Dumbarton * Scottish League: Champions 1890-1891; 1891-1892 * Scottish Cup: Runners Up 1890-1891 *

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: Winners 1890-1891; 1891-1892; 1892-1893 * League Charity Cup: Winners 1890–91 * 3

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for Scotland between 1891 and 1893, scoring one goal; * 4

for the Scottish League between 1891 and 1894, scoring two goals * 1 international trial for Scotland in 1892 * 1 representative cap for Dumbartonshire in 1892, scoring one goal.

References

External links

Everton Legends at www.evertonfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jack 1872 births 1949 deaths Footballers from Dumbarton Scottish men's footballers Everton F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players South Liverpool F.C. players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players English Football League players Place of death missing Men's association football utility players