Carl Taylor

Life and career Taylor was born in Kirkby Stephen, which was then in Westmorland, in 1937. He represented the county at youth level, and played in the Westmorland League for his hometown club, from where, just after his 16th birthday, he was invited to join First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers. By 1954, he was back home and playing for Northern League club Penrith.

Taylor turned professional with Second Division Middlesbrough in January 1956. He made his first-team debut in November 1957, deputising for Lindy Delapenha away to Notts County, and scored on his second appearance five months later, in a 3–2 defeat at Sheffield United, but played only infrequently thereafter, Billy Day being preferred when his National Service commitments allowed.

Having played just once for Middlesbrough's first team in the 1959–60 season, Taylor moved on to Fourth Division club Aldershot. After leaving football, Taylor ran a building firm in his native Kirkby Stephen.