Australian rules footballer
| Jim Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | (1893-10-27)27 October 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1969(1969-12-15) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Hamilton, Victoria | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1918 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Taylor (27 October 1893 – 15 December 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of James Taylor, J.P. (1949-1902), the secretary of McCracken's City Brewery, and Mary Taylor (1849-1927), née Russell, James Taylor was born at Essendon, Victoria on 27 October 1893.
Football
He played in one senior match for Essendon, against St Kilda, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 18 May 1918, at a time when Essendon was having great difficulty fielding teams — having not contested either the 1916 or 1917 VFL season.
Military service
At the age of 48, Taylor, a grocer, enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps, and served in the 9th Battalion of VDC during World War II.
Death
He died at Hamilton, Victoria on 15 December 1969.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.870.
- Deaths: Taylor, The Argus, (Wednesday, 8 October 1902), p1.
- News in Brief, The Argus, (Wednesday, 8 October 1902), p.6.
- Marriages: Taylor—Russell, The Australasian, (Saturday, 14 March 1874), p.20.
- Births: Taylor, The Age, (Monday, 6 November 1893), p.1.
- Service Record; Nominal Roll.
- Deaths: Taylor, The Age, (Tuesday, 16 December 1969), p.18.
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private James Taylor (V351663), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Private James Taylor (V351663), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Jim Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Taylor at AustralianFootball.com
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