Percy Allen Taylor (10 April 1919 – 28 December 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong, South Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Percy Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percy Allen Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Allansford, Victoria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1979 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong West | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1941 | Geelong | 25 (21) | |
| 1943 | South Melbourne | 7 (16) | |
| 1944–1945 | Melbourne | 9 (20) | |
| 1945–1946 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | ||
| Total | 41 (57) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Taylor was the joint second leading goalkicker for Melbourne in the 1944 VFL season, with 17 goals from only seven games.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "AFL Tables – 1944 Stats – Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
External links
edit- Percy Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Percy Taylor's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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