Steve Taylor

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 Stockport County 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.

Playing career Taylor was an apprentice with Bolton Wanderers and turned professional in October 1973, 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. He then finished as the Fourth Division's joint-top scorer (with Southend United's Richard Cadette) in 1985–86 with 25 league goals. He left after just one win in 13 games. While manager of Mossley, he played four times, scoring once.

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1974–75 Second Division

1975–76 Second Division

1976–77 Second Division

1977–78 Second Division

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1977–78 Second Division

1978–79 Second Division

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Mansfield Town 1979–80 Third Division

1980–81 Third Division

1981–82 Third Division

1982–83 Second Division

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1983–84 Fourth Division

1984–85 Fourth Division

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1984–85 Fourth Division

1985–86 Fourth Division

1986–87 Fourth Division

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1987–88 Fourth Division

1988–89 Fourth Division

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Honours Burnley Football League Third Division: 1981–82 Football League Trophy runner-up: 1988

Preston North End Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1986–87