Willie Taylor (footballer)

Willie Taylor
Personal information
Full name William Kay Taylor
Date of birth (1869-11-30)30 November 1869
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 24 December 1948(1948-12-24) (aged 79)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
–1888 Dalry Primrose
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1900 Heart of Midlothian 119 (62)
1890St Bernard's (guest)
1893Blackburn Rovers (loan) 10 (1)
1900–1901 Leith Athletic 10 (1)
1902–1903 Barholm Rovers
International career
1892 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Kay Taylor (30 November 1869 – 24 December 1948), also known as Cocky Taylor, was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Heart of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers, Leith Athletic and the Scotland national team.

Taylor finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1896–97 season with 12 goals as Hearts won the championship. He also won the Scottish Cup with the Edinburgh club in 1891 and 1896, but only played once in their other title-winning campaign of 1894–95.