Roy Taylor (11 April 1896 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.872.
Family The son of William David Taylor (1858-1905),In Memoriam: Taylor, The (Adelaide) Express and Telegraph, (Thursday, 13 December 1906), p.1. and Elizabeth Taylor (1862-1915), née Robertson,Deaths: Taylor, The Argus, (Monday, 5 July 1915), p.1. Roy Taylor was born at Norwood, South Australia on 11 April 1896.
He married Margaret "Maggie" Davey (1983-1964) in 1919.Personal, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 11 January 1919), p.2.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration No.3913/1919.
Football Richmond (VFL) Recruited from Beverley Juniors,To-Day’s Game at Richmond Ground, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 10 April 1915), p.3. he made his debut for Richmond, against Collingwood, at Punt Road, on 6 May 1916,'Pivot', "Football: Opening of the Season", The Age, (Friday, 5 May 1916), p.9. and went on to play in all of the season's 12 home-and-away matches, as well as in Richmond's Semi-Final loss to Carlton, 9.11 (65) to 12.10 (82).Football: Second Semi-Final: Carlton v. Richmond: Carlton Wins, (Saturday, 19 August 1916), p.3.
Although he did not play in the 1917 season's first game, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 12 May 1917, he played in each of remaining 14 home-and-away games.
He played in seven of Richmond's fourteen home-and-away matches in 1918.
Brunswick (VFA) He was cleared from Richmond to Brunswick in 1919.Victorian Association, The Argus, (Thursday, 8 May 1919), p.4.Brunswick v. Hawthorn, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 10 May 1919), p.3.Brunswick Unbeaten, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1919), p.3.Northcote v. Brunswick, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 24 May 1919), p.2.
Notes
References Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
Roy Taylor, at The VFA Project.