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Fullname: David Taylor
Born: 5 August 1884
Died: 6 August 1949, Bridge of Allan
Birthplace: St Ninians/Bannockburn (Stirlingshire)
Signed: 31 December 1918 (loan)
Position: Defence/Left-back
Debut: Rangers 1-1 Celtic, League, 1 January 1919
Internationals: none
Biog
Former Rangers player David Taylor came to Celtic after signing on loan as a wartime guest player from Burnley in 1918.
Prior to Celtic he had served in the war effort in the ‘Artillery’.
He played five times for Celtic in the championship winning campaign of 1918-19, and also played in a couple of games for Celtic in the post-war Victory Cup.
“Success attended the inclusion of Taylor (Burnley) on the visiting side,…the visitors by the magnificent rearguard tactics of Taylor and the incomparable McNair“.
In all his league games for Celtic, the first team did not lose a single game. These games as well as the above were against Clydebank (3-1), Hamilton Accies (4-1), Partick Thistle (2-1), and final game Clydebank (2-0).
The only game Celtic lost that he played in was a 1-0 defeat to St Mirren in the post-war celebratory Victory Cup. Regardless, in the league he had a very fine record to be proud of, and that’s what matters most.
He was generally a fill-in for the great Joe Dodds, who regained the position from David Taylor in the first team.
Twice an FA Cup winner with Bradford City the left back had even played against Celtic in 1916 while at loan to Rangers as a wartime guest (one match). He had previously been a Rangers player from 1906-10, but was rarely a regular first team player.
Despite having a heart attack in the summer of 1919, when his life hung in the balance, he recovered and returned to Burnley where he went on to captain the club. A great story.
When Celtic won the 1918-19 league, as a mark of respect Celtic manager Willie Maley gave David Taylor a League Winner’s Medal. This was an important championship win as Celtic regained the league title from Rangers, and David Taylor had played his small part in it all and thus was rightly rewarded for it.
He later moved back up north to Scotland, and managed St Johnstone, then moved onto Blackburn Rovers. He returned home to manage Dunfermline and then briefly managed Carlisle Utd for around 18 months.
He passed away in 1949.
Playing Career
| APPEARANCES | LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 1919 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Goals: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours with Celtic
Scottish League
Pictures
Notes
- ‘A-Z’ of the Celts stated birthdate of “29 Sep 1883”, but other resources such as “”Statutory registers – Births – Search results”. Scotlands People stated 5 August 1884, so above reflects the 1884 date.
Articles
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Another Scot; the left-back joined City from Glasgow Rangers in 1910. Taylor was at Valley Parade for barely a year; however, in that time City changed him from a forward to a top class defender.
He made 51 appearances for the Bantams, but only seven months after the Cup final he joined Burnley for a large fee. At Turf Moor he won the League Championship and another FA Cup in 1914.
Taylor returned to his native Scotland at the end of his playing career, where he became manager of St Johnstone and later Dunfermline. He came back to England to take charge of Carlisle United, before retiring to Perth in 1939. He died at Bridge of Allen in 1950.
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Born: August 5, 1884: Bannockburn (Stirlingshire), Scotland.
Passed away: August 6, 1949.: Bridge of Allan (Stirlingshire), Scotland.
** He lived in Perth towards the end of his life, but died while visiting his daughter at Bridge of Allan.
Position: Left back or centre half.
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Weight:
Career:
Bannockburn: 1904.
Falkirk: 1905.
Glasgow Ashfield: 1906.
Glasgow Rangers: Signed: September 19, 1906:
* 1906-07: 9-0 (Scottish League 1); 0-0 (FA Cup);
* 1907-08: 12-0 (Scottish League 1); 0-0 (FA Cup);
* 1908-09: 6-0 (Scottish League 1); 0-0 (FA Cup).
*** Motherwell: Loan: May 24, 1909; until: April 27, 1910.
*** 1909-10: 34-4 (Scottish League 1); 3-0 (FA Cup).
Bradford City: Signed: September 1, 1910.
* 1910-11: 33-1 (Football League 1); 6-0 (FA Cup);
* 1911-12: 12-0 (Football League 1); 0-0 (FA Cup).
Burnley.
* 1911-12: 21-0 (Football League 2); 1-0 (FA Cup);
* 1912-13: 30-1 (Football League 2); 6-0 (FA Cup);
* 11913-14: 30-1 (Football League 1); 8-0 (FA Cup);
* 1914-15: 34-1 (Football League 1); 3-0 (FA Cup);
*** War time guest: Ayr United: January, 1916.
*** 1915-16: 1-0 (Scottish League); 2-0 (FA Cup).
*** War time guest: Glasgow Rangers: April 27, 1916.
*** 1915-16: 1-0 (Scottish League); 2-0 (FA Cup).
*** War time guest: Chelsea: 1916.
*** War time guest: Falkirk: January, 1918.
*** 1917-18: 2-0 (Scottish League); 2-0 (FA Cup).
*** War time guest: Celtic: December 31, 1918.
*** 1918-19: 5-0 (Scottish League); 2-0 (FA Cup).
* 1919-20: 3-0 (Football League 1); 0-0 (FA Cup);
* 1920-21: 11-0 (Football League 1); 0-0 (FA Cup);
* 1921-22: 15-0 (Football League 1); 2-0 (FA Cup);
* 1922-23: 40-1 (Football League 1); 1-0 (FA Cup);
* 1923-24: 37-1 (Football League 1); 7-0 (FA Cup).
Manager: St. Johnstone: Appointed: May 6, 1924.
** Contract terminated: April 4, 1931.
Coach: Blackburn Rovers: Appointed: 1931.
Manager: Dunfermline Athletic: Appointed: 1937.
Manager: Carlisle United: Appointed: April 1, 1938.
** Contract terminated September 1, 1939.
Merits:
Scotland A Trial 2-0 (March 18, 1913; March 16, 1914).
Football League First Division Winner: 1920-21 (Burnley).
FA Cup winner: 1910-11 (Bradford City), 1913-14 (Burnley).
Lancashire Cup Winner: 1914-15 (Burnley).
Scottish League Winner: 1918-19 (Celtic).
Image(s):
Athletic News: January 28, 1907.