Brian Taylor (footballer, born 1954)

Brian Taylor
Personal information
Full name Brian Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1954-02-12) 12 February 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Hodthorpe, Bolsover, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 Middlesbrough 18 (1)
1975–1978 Doncaster Rovers 119 (12)
1978–1983 Rochdale 154 (10)
1983 Bolton St. Thomas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Taylor (born 12 February 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

He started as a trainee with Middlesbrough in 1969[1] but after 18 league appearances he transferred to Doncaster Rovers in 1975, making his debut on 6 December 1975 against Torquay United.[3]

After making 131 senior appearances for Rovers he transferred to Rochdale, and made over 150 league appearances for them.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b allfootballers.com stats (subscription required)
  2. ^ Brian Taylor at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ a b Stats and photo at doncasterrovers.co.uk


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