George Taylor (rugby league)
# George Taylor (rugby league)

George G. Taylor was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 170), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

## Playing career

George Taylor made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1907, 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.

### County Cup Final appearances

George Taylor played as a forward, i.e. number 12, in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.

### Notable tour matches

George Taylor played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in Wakefield Trinity's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.

### Testimonial match

George Taylor's Testimonial match for Wakefield Trinity took place against Batley at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 12 February 1921, it was a joint Testimonial match with Herbert Kershaw.

