years death_place death_date clubs birth_place nationalteam position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
1870-1877 glasgow , scotland 04 october 1888 queen 's park dunoon , scotland scotland fullback 6 1872-1876 16 december 1850 joseph taylor -lrb- footballer -rrb-
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joseph taylor -lrb- footballer -rrb-

joseph taylor -lrb- 16 december 1850 -- 4 october 1888 -rrb- was a scottish footballer who played for scotland in the first ever international football match against england in 1872 .
taylor is regarded as an important figure in early international football , playing in all of scotland 's first six international games , and captaining them on two occasions .
a fullback , taylor played for amateur club queen 's park with whom he won the scottish cup in 1874 , 1875 and 1876 .
his final international appearance came in the first international match against wales on 25 march 1876 .
after retirement from football in 1877 , taylor was appointed club president of queen 's park .
