Jack Taylor

Everton signed Jack Taylor from St Mirren in July 1896 and he was an ever present in his first season at the club as a right-sided forward.

Later in his Everton career he would convert to the half-back position but wherever he played he was an inspirational figure to his team mates, getting the best out of them with his leadership qualities.

He was a regular in the Everton side for fourteen seasons and was the first Everton player to make 400 appearances for the club, totalling 456 in all and contributing 80 goals.

He was a losing FA Cup finalist with Everton in 1897 and was the only member of that team still in the side when Everton won the trophy in 1906. He added a second runners-up medal the following season.

In all he made 56 FA Cup appearances for Everton, a total bettered only by Neville Southall and Kevin Ratcliffe.

His career ended tragically. Captaining Everton in the 1910 FA Cup semi-final replay against Barnsley, he was struck in the throat by the ball, suffered severe damage to his larynx and never played professionally again.

The stats:

	League			FA Cup			Total
	Starts		Gls	Starts		Gls	Starts		Gls
1896-97	30		13	5		2	35		15
1897-98	30		3	5		3	35		6
1898-99	34		3	2		1	36		4
1899-00	32		7	1		0	33		7
1900-01	25		11	2		1	27		12
1901-02	26		8	2		0	28		8
1902-03	33		3	3		1	36		4
1903-04	22		6	1		1	23		7
1904-05	34		4	6		0	40		4
1905-06	36		4	6		2	42		6
1906-07	34		1	8		2	42		3
1907-08	23		2	7		0	30		2
1908-09	27		1	1		0	28		1
1909-10	14		0	7		1	21		1
Total	400		66	56		14	456		80