Thomas Sylvester Taylor (4 December 1880 – 15 August 1945) was a Canadian amateur

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player who competed in the

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as a member of a Canadian team made-up of

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players. In

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he was the soccer tournament's joint top scorer with three goals as his side won the gold medal.

Biography

He was born in

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. In 1904 he was part of

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's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team, in which he played in all two matches as a

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and scored three goals against

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's Christian Brothers College (1) and St. Rose Parish (2), finishing the tournament as the joint-top scorer alongside fellow teammate

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, thus contributing decisively in his side's triumph. After the 1904 Games, Tom moved to Winnipeg and became Assistant Manager of the A.R. Williams Machine Company to at least 1936. He should not be confused with Thomas G. Taylor who was a coach of the U.S. Naval Academy's soccer team.

Career statistics

Honours

International

Canada Olympic *

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Individual

* Summer Olympic Games top-scorer: 1904 (3 goals)

References

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* * * 1880 births 1945 deaths Canadian men's soccer players Canadian people of British descent Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic soccer players for Canada Soccer people from Ontario Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{Canada-footy-bio-stub