Tommy Taylor 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,
Inside Right and
Centre Forward for his country.
Tommy Taylor - 19 caps (16 goals)
- Full Name: Thomas Taylor
- Born: 29th January 1932, Barnsley
- Died: 6th February 1958, Munich, Germany aged 26
- England Career: 1953 - 1957
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Left, Inside Right and Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Manchester United (19)
- FA Legacy Number: 719
- 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- Withdrawn: 1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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Away
- 12
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 6
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 12
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Left
- 6
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 19
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 19
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 19 Matches
- 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)
- 44 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.