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Phil Taylor

Phil Taylor

Defender · Liverpool 1936–⁠1954

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 1936. Taylor scored a last-minute goal at Derby on his debut on 28 March 1936 to save a point in a 2-2 draw and made a further six first division appearances...

343 Appearances
32 Goals

2026-2027

Premier League

Vitality Stadium | Sunday 20 Sept 2026

Bournemouth   Liverpool
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Last match Bournemouth – Sunday, 20 September 2026
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