William "Lady" Taylor

William "Lady, Billy" Taylor (May 15, 1880 – April 24, 1942) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 96 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the International Professional Hockey League. He was born in Paris, Ontario.
==Career==
Amongst the teams Taylor played with were the Canadian Soo Algonquins and the Michigan Soo Indians of the IPHL.SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org Taylor also represented the Brantford Indians, St. Catharines Pros and Berlin Dutchmen of the Ontario Professional Hockey League. Prior to his exploits in professional ice hockey Taylor played with Brantford and Paris clubs in the Ontario Hockey Association. He was also a lacrosse player.
In the 1906–07 IPHL season Taylor led the league with 46 goals and 64 points in 24 games. In the three-year history of the IPHL only Lorne Campbell of the Pittsburgh Professionals scored more goals than Taylor, with 108 and 99 goals respectively, but in 15 more games played.
In the 1908 OPHL season Taylor scored 28 goals in 12 games for the Brantford Indians which placed him second in the league only behind Newsy Lalonde of the Toronto Professionals who scored 32 goals in 9 games.
==Military duty==
After his ice hockey career had ended Taylor enlisted with the Black Watch Regiment in Montreal and served with the 42nd Battalion during World War I in England and France between 1915–1917.The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada – Regimental Museum blackwatchcanada.com He returned wounded to Canada with both a bullet and shrapnel in his body, and also had a silver plate inserted in his skull.
==Statistics==
Fit-Ref = Fit-Reform Trophy, SPHL = Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League, EOPHL = Eastern Ontario Professional Hockey League, NOHL = New Ontario Hockey League
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1904–05 	Canadian Soo Algonquins 	IPHL 	 	24 	35 	0 	35 	21 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1905–06 	Canadian Soo Algonquins 	IPHL 	 	10 	13 	0 	13 	22 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	Michigan Soo Indians 	IPHL 	 	4 	5 	0 	5 	12 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1906–07 	Canadian Soo Algonquins 	IPHL 	 	24 	46 	18 	64 	50 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	Cobalt Silver Kings 	TPHL 	 	3 	7 	0 	7 	3 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1907–08 	Portage Plains Cities 	Fit-Ref 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1908 	Brantford Indians 	OPHL 	 	12 	28 	0 	28 	12 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1908–09 	Pittsburgh Athletic Club	WPHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	New Liskeard 	TPHL 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	0 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	Regina Shamrocks 	SPHL 	 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1909 	St. Catharines Pros 	OPHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	Berlin Dutchmen 	OPHL 	 	2 	4 	0 	4 	7 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1909–10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1910–11 	Port Arthur Athletics 	EOPHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	Port Arthur Thunder Bays	NOHL 	 	5 	4 	0 	4 	3 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
IPHL totals	IPHL totals 	IPHL totals	 	62 	99 	18 	117 	105 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
OPHL totals	OPHL totals 	OPHL totals	 	15 	32 	0 	32 	19 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org
==References==
*The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America Daniel Scott Mason, University of British Columbia, 1992, p. 144–145.
===Notes===
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros players
Category:Michigan Soo Indians players
Category:Pittsburgh Athletic Club players
Category:Cobalt Silver Kings players
Category:1880 births
Category:1942 deaths