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Phil
Taylor |
Liverpool FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 2 D
1 L 0 F 9: A 4
83% successful
1947-50
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Philip Henry Taylor |
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Birth |
18 September 1917 at 2 College Road, Bristol,
Gloucestershire [registered in
Bristol, December 1917]. |
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Baptism |
21 November 1917 at the United Methodist
Chapel 'Salem' in Baptist Mills area of Bristol
to Arthur Leslie and Lilian Daisy (née Carter) |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register, probaly a closed record.
Taylor appeared on several passenger lists. He was on the Queen Mary,
that had left Southampton, bound for New York under the mastership of C.M.
Ford, on 4 May 1946, along with other members of Liverpool FC.
Again,
Taylor was on board the Queen Elizabeth, leaving Southampton for New York,
under the mastership of G.E. Care, on 7 May 1948, along with other members
of Liverpool FC.
Finally, Taylor was back on the Queen Mary, leaving
Southampton for New York on 6 May 1953, under the mastership of C.I.
Thompson, along with other members of Liverpool FC. His address was stated
as 6 Westfield Avenue in Liverpool. |
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Marriage |
to Lilian
Marjorie 'Maisie' Danby, on 5 October 1940 at The Emmanuel Church in
Everton, Liverpool [registered in
Liverpool, December 1940]. Philip was living at Aldringham,
Suffolk as a Coroporal in the King's Regiment, Maisie lived at 66 Phoebe
Ann Street in Liverpool. |
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Death |
30 November 2012
in Hertfordshire, aged
95 years 73 days
[no registration found].
Family
sources states Taylor died a day before the majority of media reports. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
From his hometown club Bristol
Rovers, Taylor's association with Liverpool FC began in
March 1936 when he was signed for £5,000. He scored on his debut against
Derby County and went on to net 32 times in 343 appearances
over the next 18 years. Having started off as a centre-forward he was
turned into a half-back and made three appearances for England in 1947. He
took over the captaincy from the 1949/50 season. Taylor hung up his boots
in 1954.
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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Height/Weight |
5' 9¾", 11st. 2lbs [1949]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Managerial Career |
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Club(s) |
Taylor hung up his boots in 1954 and served as a
coach before replacing Don Welsh as manager in May 1956. His task was to
lead Liverpool back into the top flight but they narrowly missed out on
promotion in three successive seasons and he resigned in November 1959.
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Club honours |
x |
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England Career |
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Player number |
669th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 236, 18 October 1947, Wales 0 England 3,
a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
30 years
30 days. |
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Last match |
No. 238, 19 November 1947, England 4 Sweden
2, an friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged 30 years
62 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1950 (provisional squad);
British Championship 1947-48; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1947-48; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(three appearances, 1947-50) |
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Distinctions |
The eight
Gloucesterian to represent England.
The third longest-living Ex-England
player at the time of his death. |
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Beyond England |
|
x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
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captain |
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9 |
3 |
2 |
five |
270 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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All matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+2 |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1947-48 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+2 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+2 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+2 |
Match History
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Club:
Liverpool F.C. - three full
appearances (270 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - three appearances (270 min)x |
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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England's selectors
announced
on May 9, two squads (A and B) of 14 players each, for two separate
tours. Of the 28 names, twelve did not make it to the final World Cup
squad, including Phil Taylor. |
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