Sam Taylor (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel James T. Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | January qtr, 1973 (Aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlas & Norfolk Works | |||
| Silverwood Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Huddersfield Town | 61 | (39) |
| 1921–1925 | Sheffield Wednesday | 120 | (36) |
| 1925–1926 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 1926–1928 | Southampton | 69 | (17) |
| 1928–1929 | Halifax Town | 13 | (3) |
| 1929 | Grantham | ||
| 1929–1930 | Chesterfield | 24 | (8) |
| 1930–???? | Llanelli | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Samuel James T. "Sam" Taylor (17 September 1893 – 1973) was an English professional footballer, who played at inside forward for various clubs in the 1920s, including Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton.
Taylor was born in Sheffield and as a youth played for various works teams in the area, including Atlas & Norfolk Works and Silverwood Colliery. During the First World War, he played as a guest for Rotherham County and Bradford Park Avenue.
In May 1919, he signed for Huddersfield Town of the Football League Second Division. In his first season, he was ever-present scoring 35 goals from 42 league appearances as Huddersfield finished as runners-up and were promoted to the First Division for the first time. This made Taylor the top scorer in the Second Division for 1919–20. Taylor also held the record for the highest number of goals scored in one season by a Huddersfield player (later equalled by George Brown) until this was beaten by Jordan Rhodes in April 2012.
Taylor also scored six goals in Huddersfield's run to the 1921 FA Cup Final, during which they defeated First Division sides Newcastle United and Liverpool. In the final, they met another First Division side, Aston Villa; Villa's "form and pedigree" were too much for Huddersfield who, despite dogged defending, were beaten in extra time by a header from Billy Kirton.
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