Tom Taylor (soccer)
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Representing  Canada
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1904 St. Louis | Team competition |
Thomas Sylvester Taylor (4 December 1880 – 15 August 1945) was a Canadian amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics as a member of a Canadian team made-up of Galt F.C. players.[1] In St. Louis he was the soccer tournament's joint top scorer with three goals as his side won the gold medal.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Ontario. In 1904 he was part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team, in which he played in all two matches as a forward and scored three goals against U.S.'s Christian Brothers College (1) and St. Rose Parish (2),[2] finishing the tournament as the joint-top scorer alongside fellow teammate Alexander Hall,[3] thus contributing decisively in his side's triumph. After the 1904 Games, Tom moved to Winnipeg and became Assistant Manager of the A.R. Williams Machine Company to at least 1936.[4]
He should not be confused with Thomas G. Taylor who was a coach of the U.S. Naval Academy's soccer team.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | November 16, 1904 | World's Fair Stadium, St. Louis, United States |  Christian Brothers College
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?–0 | 7–0 | 1904 Summer Olympics |
| 2. | November 17, 1904 | World's Fair Stadium, St. Louis, United States | St. Rose Parish
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1–0 | 4–0 | 1904 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | ?–0 |
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]Canada Olympic
Individual
[edit]- Summer Olympic Games top-scorer: 1904 (3 goals)
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Taylor". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Games of the III. Olympiad". RSSSF. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Football Top Goalscorers". My Football Facts. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer History-Great Teams Galt FC 1904". www.canadiansoccerhistory.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Physical Training Instructors Group Photo (see T.G. Taylor)". cdm16099.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Tom Taylor at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Tom Taylor at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tom Taylor at the Canadian Soccer Association
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