Brian Taylor (footballer, born 1954)
English association football player
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Hodthorpe, Bolsover, England | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
