James Guy Taylor (5 November 1917 – 6 March 2001) was an

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born in

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civ ...

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. He played at centre half. During his career, he played for Fulham in 261 league matches between 1945 and 1952 and spent two seasons at

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

, for whom he appeared on 41 occasions.http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/jimtaylor.html He then moved into non-league football as player–manager of Tunbridge Wells United from 1954 to 1958 moving then to

Yiewsley Yiewsley ( ) is a large suburban village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England, 2 miles (3 km) south of Uxbridge, the borough's commercial and administrative centre. Yiewsley was a chapelry in the ancient parish of Hillingdon, Middl ...

. He also played twice for the

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, and was part of England's team for the

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, although he did not play in the tournament.

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* 1917 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Hillingdon English footballers England international footballers Association football defenders Fulham F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Tunbridge Wells F.C. players Hillingdon Borough F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players 1950 FIFA World Cup players English football managers {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub