Taylor changed from a promising centre-forward into a classy right-half who took over the captaincy from Jack Balmer in the 1949/50 season. Taylor harboured ambitions to become a county cricketer if his football career wouldn't work out. He played briefly for his hometown club Rovers before joining Liverpool in March...
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 312 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 |
| 1935-1936 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1936-1937 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1937-1938 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1938-1939 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1939-1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-1946 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946-1947 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 1947-1948 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1948-1949 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1949-1950 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1950-1951 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1951-1952 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1952-1953 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1953-1954 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1935-1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1936-1937 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1937-1938 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1938-1939 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1939-1940 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1945-1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-1947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947-1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948-1949 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949-1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950-1951 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951-1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952-1953 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953-1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 |
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