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{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
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|birth_place = South Hiendley
|birth_place = [[South Hiendley]], [[Wakefield]], England
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'''Joseph Taylor''' was a professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1900s and 1910s playing at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage № 153]]), as a {{rlp|PR|LF-LK}}, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 13, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrums]].<ref>Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289</ref>
'''Joseph Taylor''' was an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played as a [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|forward]] in the 1900s and 1910s.

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He played at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]].<ref>Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1901347289}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
===County honours===
Joseph Taylor won [[Cap (sport)|cap]](s) for [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]] while at Wakefield Trinity, including against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] at [[Belle Vue (Wakefield)|Belle Vue]], [[Wakefield]] on Wednesday 18 December 1907.


===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
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===Novelty Race===
Joseph Taylor played as a [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|forward]] in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 17-0 victory over [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1909 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season#Challenge Cup|1908–09 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.<ref>Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>
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On 23 March 1907, Joseph Taylor on his debut, took part in a mile foot race for £100 prize money against Oliver Littlewood, of Outwood, the veteran amateur long distance runner. 2,287 people paid for admission with receipts of £54 12s 2d. Littlewood started the race bandaged and was to retire after 3/4 of a mile, leaving Taylor untested, as he finished alone amidst great excitement and cheering.


===Challenge Cup final appearances===
===County Cup Final appearances===
Joseph Taylor played Right-{{rlp|PR}}, i.e. number 10, in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 17-0 victory over [[Hull F.C.|Hull]] in the [[1909 Challenge Cup|1909]] [[Challenge Cup]] final during the [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season#Challenge Cup|1908–09 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.<ref>Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9</ref>
Joseph Taylor played as a [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|forward]] in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 8-2 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in the [[1910 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1910–11 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 3 December 1910.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}


===County Cup final appearances===
===Club career===
Joseph Taylor made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1906, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] all goals, whether; [[Try (rugby)|conversion]]s, [[Penalty (rugby)#Penalties in rugby league|penalties]], or [[Drop goal#Rugby league|drop-goal]]s, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season|1949–50 season]], the archaic [[Field goal (rugby)#Rugby league|field-goal]] was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Joseph Taylor played {{rlp|LF-LK}} in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 8-2 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in the [[1910 Yorkshire Cup|1910]] [[Rugby league county cups|Yorkshire Cup]] final during the [[1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1910–11 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 3 December 1910.

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===Novelty Race===
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On Saturday 23 March 1907, Joseph Taylor on his début, took part in a mile foot race for £100 prize money against Oliver Littlewood, of Outwood, the veteran amateur long distance runner. 2,287 people paid for admission with receipts of £54 12s 2d (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £20,390 in 2016).<ref name="Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> Littlewood started the race bandaged and was to retire after 3/4 of a mile, leaving Taylor untested, as he finished alone amidst great excitement and cheering.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Taylor Search for "Taylor" at rugbyleagueproject.org]


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{{Wakefield Trinity - 1909 Challenge Cup Final winners}}

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Latest revision as of 20:10, 24 October 2024

For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s, see Joe Taylor (rugby league, born 1975). For the rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s, see Joe Taylor (rugby league, born 1991).

Joseph Taylor
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Taylor
BornSouth Hiendley, Wakefield, England
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1906–13 Wakefield Trinity 217 44 5 0 142
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1907–≥07 Yorkshire ≥1

Joseph Taylor was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a forward in the 1900s and 1910s.

He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity.[1]

Playing career

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County honours

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Joseph Taylor won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity, including against New Zealand at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 18 December 1907.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

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Joseph Taylor played as a forward in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

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Joseph Taylor played as a forward in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.[citation needed]

Club career

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Joseph Taylor made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1906, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Novelty Race

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On Saturday 23 March 1907, Joseph Taylor on his début, took part in a mile foot race for £100 prize money against Oliver Littlewood, of Outwood, the veteran amateur long distance runner. 2,287 people paid for admission with receipts of £54 12s 2d (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £20,390 in 2016).[3] Littlewood started the race bandaged and was to retire after 3/4 of a mile, leaving Taylor untested, as he finished alone amidst great excitement and cheering.

References

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  1. ^ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
  2. ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  3. ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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