Joseph Taylor (16 December 1850 – 4 October 1888) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played for Scotland in the first ever international football match against England in 1872.

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Joseph Taylor

Personal information
Date of birth	(1850-12-16)16 December 1850
Place of birth	Dunoon, Scotland
Date of death	4 October 1888(1888-10-04) (aged 37)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Fullback
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1870–1877	Queen's Park
International career
1872–1876	Scotland	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Taylor is regarded as an important figure in early international football, playing in all of Scotland's first six international games,^[2] and captaining them on two occasions. A fullback, Taylor played for Queen's Park with whom he won the Scottish Cup in 1874, 1875 and 1876.^[3]

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.

• Scottish Cup: 1874, 1875, 1876

• List of Scotland national football team captains