We recently had a email from Eck Taylor who said he had a couple of medals he had which belonged to his great ,great grandfather Alex Taylor.
Before we look at the history of the medals Eck himself was a very successful professional player with nearly 400 games at Dundee United , Hamilton Accies , Walsall
Falkirk , Partick Thistle , Raith Rovers , Ross County and Forfar. He also owned the Pisces fish shop on the corner of King Street and Union Street.
His great , great , grandfather also Alex played in the Jags team that won the double of the Scottish Junior Cup and the Lanarkshire League in 1913-1914 . The first medal in the photos is Alex’s winning medal from the Scottish Triumph. The second photo is Alex’s winner’s medal from Thistle’s Lanarkshire Central Cup win in 1915-1916.
There is also a picture of young Eck and the 1913/14 winning team.
When we get to some kind of normality we will have Eck up to Gasworks Park for a game so we can see the medals. Naturally Eck wants to retain them in the family but it will be good to see them.
