Tommy Taylor (719) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Thomas Taylor
Born:: 29th January 1932, Barnsley
Died:: 6th February 1958, Munich, Germany aged 26
England Career:: 1953 - 1957
Positions:: Inside Left, Centre Forward and Inside Right
Clubs (and caps):: Manchester United (19)
FA Legacy Number:: 719
Career Summary:: Tommy Taylor (29th January 1932 - 6th February 1958) was an international footballer who represented England 19 times scoring 16 goals. His first cap was against Argentina on 17th May 1953 at 21 years old, and his last was vs France on 27th November 1957 aged 25. Taylor, born on 29th January 1932, in Barnsley, has a FA Legacy Number of 719 and played as a Inside Left, Centre Forward and Inside Right for his country.

Notes:: Died in the Munich Air Crash.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Argentina (FR) on 17th May 1953 aged 21 years, 3 months, 19 days
Last Cap:: v France (FR) on 27th November 1957 aged 25 years, 9 months, 29 days
First Goal:: v Chile (FR) on 24th May 1953 aged 21 years, 3 months, 26 days
Career Length:: 4 years, 194 days
Starts:: 18
Substitute:: 1
Withdrawn:: 1
Full Games:: 17

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 9 8 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 2 0 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 4 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 4 8 0 0 0
Competitive 10 8 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 12 4 0 0 0
Neutral 1 0 0 0 0
Home 6 12 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Abandoned 1 0 0 0 0
Won 11 15 0 0 0
Lost 2 1 0 0 0
Drawn 5 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Forward 13 12 0 0 0
Inside Left 5 4 0 0 0
Inside Right 1 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 19 16 0 0 0

Totals
19
16
0
0
0

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Roger Byrne
16 Matches

Ronnie Clayton
13 Matches

Duncan Edwards
13 Matches

Tom Finney
13 Matches

Johnny Haynes
12 Matches

Jeff Hall
11 Matches

Jimmy Dickinson
8 Matches

Stanley Matthews
7 Matches

Nat Lofthouse
6 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
46 sources from 19 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

FRA, 4 - 0, 27th Nov 1957 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 19.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 29 days.
NIR, 2 - 3, 6th Nov 1957 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 18.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 8 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 19th Oct 1957 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 17.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 21 day.
IRL, 1 - 1, 19th May 1957 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 16.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 21 day.
DEN, 4 - 1, 15th May 1957 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 15.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 17 days.
IRL, 5 - 1, 8th May 1957 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 14.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 10 days.
DEN, 5 - 2, 5th Dec 1956 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 13.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 7 days.
YUG, 3 - 0, 28th Nov 1956 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 12.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 30 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 6th Oct 1956 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 11.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 8 days.
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 28 days.
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 22 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 16th May 1956 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 18 days.
BRA, 4 - 2, 9th May 1956 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 11 day.
SCO, 1 - 1, 14th Apr 1956 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 16 days.
SUI, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1954 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 5.
Age: 22 years, 4 months, 22 days.
BEL, 4 - 4, 17th Jun 1954 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 4 months, 19 days.
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 4 months, 2 days.
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 26 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 19 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.