Edward Taylor	Huddersfield Town AFC 8 appearances, 1 own goal, 10 goals against P 8 W 3 D 3 L 2 F 15: A 10 56% successful 1922-26 disciplined: none Captain: none minutes played: 720
Profile
Full Name	Edward Taylor
Notes	Edward is sometimes tagged with Hallows as a middle name. He was not born with this name, and he did not die with it. Hallows is in fact, his mother's maiden name. And he may have used as a tribute to his mother (who died aged 41 years), or indeed, his sporting cousins.
Born	7 March 1887 in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [One of two registered in West Derby, March 1887].
Census Notes	According to the 1891 census, the four year-old Edward, is the youngest of four sons, but the sixth of seven children. His parents, Irishman Robert and Sarah (née Hallows), all living at 121 Townsend Lane, West Derby. His father was a clerk for the Railways.
	According to the 1901 census, Edward was the youngest of six children to remain at the family home, 39 Osborne Road. His father still a clerk, his mother had died (1891).
	According to the 1911 census, Edward is now one of five children left in the family home, still at 39 Osborne Road. He is now a clerk at the Flour Mill.
	Cannot be found on the 1939 register.
Died	5 July 1956 in Huddersfield, aged 69 years 120 days [registered in Huddersfield, September 1956].
Height/Weight	5' 9", 12st. 7lbs [1922].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Started his career in Liverpool with the Marlborough Old Boys and Liverpool Balmoral FC. He also represented Lancashire and County Palatine. After a successful trial, he joined his first professional club, Oldham Athletic FC on 27 February 1912, before returning to Merseyside to guest for Liverpool FC during the wartime matches, he also guested for Fulham FC. Following 87 league appearances with the Latics, Taylor joined Huddersfield Town AFC on 1 June 1922 for £2,500. After another 119 league appearances - he missed the majority of the 1924-25 season because of a serious injury - another return to Merseyside ensued, this time when Everton FC signed him on 11 February 1927. He left after forty league appearances to join Ashton National FC in the Cheshire County League, on 7 September 1928. In his final season, he joined Wrexham AFC on 2 November 1928, retiring from football at the end of that season, after a final 25 league appearances.
Club honours	Football League Champions 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, runners-up 1926-27; FA Charity Shield winners 1922;
Individual honours	Football League (two appearances); FA Charity Shield winners with Professionals 1923, 1924;
Distinctions	None
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of five who became the 433rd players (433) to appear for England. 47th goalkeeper to play for England.
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
First match	No. 130, 21 October 1922, England 2 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at The Hawthorns, Sandwell, West Bromwich, aged 35 years 228 days.
Last match	No. 149, 17 April 1926, England 0 Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, aged 39 years 41 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	A cousin to Charlie Hallows, a Lancashire and England cricketer. 75th Lancastrian to represent England.
Beyond England
Taylor later went into the cotton trade in Manchester. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.243.

Edward Taylor - Match History
Club: Huddersfield Town A.F.C. - 8 full caps F.A. International Select Committee - 8 full capsx
Age 35
1	130	21 October 1922 - England 2 Ireland 0, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich	BC	HW	Start	gk
2	131	5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff		AD	Start	gk
Age 36
3	132	19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start	gk
4	133	14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AD	Start	gk
5	137	20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AL	Start	gk
Age 37
6	140	12 April 1924 - England 1 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HD	Start	gk
7	141	17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3, Stade Pershing, Paris	Fr	AW	Start	gk
-	142	22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	withdrew
Age 39
8	149	17 April 1926 - England 0 Scotland 1, Old Trafford, Manchester	BC	HL	Start	gk

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