Steve Taylor (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Jeffrey Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Royton, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | (16) |
| 1975 | → Port Vale (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 1977–1979 | Oldham Athletic | 47 | (25) |
| 1979 | Luton Town | 20 | (1) |
| 1979–1980 | Mansfield Town | 37 | (7) |
| 1980–1983 | Burnley | 86 | (37) |
| 1983–1984 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | (7) |
| 1984 | 26 | (8) | |
| 1984–1986 | Rochdale | 84 | (42) |
| 1986–1987 | Preston North End | 5 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Burnley | 45 | (6) |
| 1988–1989 | Rochdale | 17 | (4) |
| 1993 | Mossley | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 445 | (158) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993 | Mossley | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steven Jeffrey Taylor (born 18 October 1955) is an English former footballer. A forward, he scored 157 goals in 441 league games in a 15-year career in the Football League.
He began his career at Bolton Wanderers, turning professional in October 1973. He was loaned out to Port Vale in October 1975, before signing with Oldham Athletic in October 1977 for £38,000. He transferred to Luton Town in January 1979 for a £75,000 fee, before moving on to Mansfield Town for the same fee a few months later. He signed with Burnley in 1980, and helped the "Clarets" to the Third Division title in 1981–82. He switched to Wigan Athletic in 1983, before spending a brief spell with the following year. He was signed by Rochdale in November 1984, and had a prolific two-year spell at the club, before he was bought by Preston North End for £20,000. He quickly returned to Burnley, and featured in the 1988 Football League Trophy final. He returned to Rochdale for the 1988–89 campaign, before he retired from professional football. He later had an unsuccessful time as manager of Northern Premier League club Mossley in 1993.
Taylor was an apprentice with Bolton Wanderers, and turned professional in October 1973, with the "Trotters" lying in the Second Division under the stewardship of Jimmy Armfield. He joined Roy Sproson's Port Vale on loan in October 1975. It took until 1 November for him to earn his Third Division debut for the "Valiants"; a 1–0 win over Rotherham United at Vale Park. Seven days later he scored a brace past Sheffield Wednesday in a 3–0 victory at Hillsborough Stadium. Upon his return to Burnden Park, he helped new boss Ian Greaves to take Wanderers to a fourth-place finish in 1975–76 – they were just one point off Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion, who were both promoted. Bolton again finished fourth in 1976–77, lying just one point behind promoted Nottingham Forest.
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