- Ernie Taylor
Football player infobox
playername = Ernie Taylor
fullname = Ernest Taylor
nickname =
height = 5 ft 4 in
dateofbirth = birth date|1925|9|2|df=y
cityofbirth =Sunderland
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1985|4|9|1925|9|2|df=y
cityofdeath =Birkenhead
countryofdeath =England
currentclub =
clubnumber = `
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 19??-1942
1942-1951
1951-1958
1958-1959
1959-1961
1961-1962
1962-19??
clubs = Hylton Colliery
Newcastle United
Blackpool
Manchester United
Sunderland
Altrincham
Derry
Career
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
107 (19)
217 (53)
022 0(2)
068 (11)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
414 (85)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
nationalyears = 1953
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Ernest "Ernie" Taylor (
2 September 1925 —9 April 1985 ) was a footballer who played for four clubs in a nineteen-year professional career.After Blackpool's defeat by Newcastle United in the 1951 FA Cup Final, it is said that
Stanley Matthews told his manager, Joe Smith, that he would like the Magpies' inside-right in the Blackpool team.Calley, Roy (1992). "Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992", p.119] OnOctober 10 that year, Taylor signed for Blackpool for £25,000.Born in
Sunderland in 1925, Taylor was a naval submariner when he joined Newcastle in 1942. At only 5 ft 4 in, he was one of the shortest players in the game, but his defence-splitting passes caused problems amongst the opposition. It was his cheeky back-heel that set up one ofJackie Milburn 's goals in the '51 Final.Taylor signed for Blackpool on
October 10 1951 and made his debut three days later in a 2-1 home loss to Charlton. When Matthews had recovered from an injury, the pair created a well-respected right-wing partnership.Calley, Roy (1992). "Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992", p.119] OnNovember 25 1953 ,Walter Winterbottom employed the same partnership in England's match against against Hungary. England lost 6-3 in what was Taylor's only appearance for his country.Earlier in 1953, he had been a member of Blackpool's famous
FA Cup -winning side that beat Bolton Wanderers. In the same competition in 1958, he helped the devastated Manchester United to an albeit unsuccessful appearance in theFA Cup Final soon after theMunich air disaster .In 1959 signed for Sunderland for £6,000, and later played for Altrincham and Derry before emigrating to
New Zealand , where he coached New Brighton and also played for Auckland club East Coast Bays.Notes
References
*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X
External links
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ernietaylor.htm Independent site profile]
* [http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/?pf=p&i=1841&]
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=956 Profile at EnglandFC.com]
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