| Kevin Taylor | |
| Fullname: | Kevin Taylor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Youthclubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Years1: | 1978–1984 |
| Caps1: | 125 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs2: | Derby County |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1985–1987 |
| Clubs3: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps3: | 87 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 1987–1991 |
| Caps4: | 157 |
| Goals4: | 25 |
| Years5: | – |
Kevin Taylor (born 22 January 1961) is an English, retired professional footballer who scored 62 goals from 391 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County, Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe United.[2]
Taylor was born in Wakefield, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career as an apprentice with Sheffield Wednesday, made his first-team debut in January 1979, and stayed with the club for six years.[3] [2] In his last season with the club, he helped them to runners-up spot in the Second Division and promotion to the First, but was then sold to Derby County, then a Third Division team.[4] After only a few months he moved on to Crystal Palace, where he spent two-and-a-half years and played 99 games in all competitions.[5] In October 1987 he signed for Scunthorpe United, his last professional club, where his passing ability contributed to their reaching the play-offs three times in four years.[6] He went on to play non-league football for Fryston Colliery Welfare.[2]
After retiring, Taylor played into his late 40s playing for local teams such as Royston Ship (in which he won the Sheffield Cup scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 win) and Royston WMC both of the Barnsley League.
Taylor also played for Royston Cross over 35s.