Rod Taylor (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Victor Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Corfe Mullen, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2018 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Poole, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1966 | Gillingham | 11 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 30 | (0) |
| 1967–1971 | Poole Town | 128 | |
| 1971 | Andover | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodney Victor Taylor (9 September 1943 – 16 April 2018) was an English professional footballer of the 1960s. He played professionally for Portsmouth, Gillingham, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]
Taylor's career began at Portsmouth as a ground staff boy in 1958 and at the age of 17, he signed his first professional contract at Pompey, going on to play at Fratton Park for two seasons. He joined Gillingham in July 1963 and spent three years at Priestfield. In 1966, he returned to Dorset to play for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic under manager Freddie Cox, who had signed him at Gillingham. He made 30 appearances for the Cherries in the Fourth Division, before joining Poole Town in August 1967 followed by Andover in 1971.
