Kevin Taylor | |
Fullname: | Kevin Taylor |
Birth Date: | 1 August 1947[1] |
Birth Place: | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Death Place: | Garden Suburb, Oldham, England |
Club1: | Oldham |
Year1start: | 1963 |
Year1end: | 77 |
Appearances1: | 429 |
Tries1: | 60 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 190 |
Club2: | Leigh |
Year2start: | 1977 |
Year2end: | 80 |
Appearances2: | 108 |
Tries2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 30 |
Club3: | St Helens[2] |
Year3start: | 1980 |
Year3end: | 81 |
Appearances3: | 7 |
Tries3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Teama: | Great Britain U-24 |
Yearastart: | 1965 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Teamb: | Lancashire |
Yearbstart: | 1968 |
Yearbend: | 69 |
Appearancesb: | 2 |
Triesb: | 0 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 0 |
Teamc: | England |
Yearcstart: | 1968 |
Appearancesc: | 1 |
Triesc: | 1 |
Goalsc: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
Pointsc: | 3 |
Retired: | yes |
Source: | [3] |
Kevin Taylor (1 August 1947 – March 2020) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, England (Under-24s) and Lancashire, at club level for Oldham and St Helens,[4] and Leigh,[5] [6] [7] as a .[3] [8]
Taylor was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, and he died aged in Garden Suburb, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.[8]
Taylor played in Oldham's 13–16 defeat by Wigan in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 29 October 1966,[9] and played in the 2–30 defeat by St Helens in the 1968 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968.
Taylor won a cap for England while at Oldham he played and scored a try in England's 17–24 defeat by Wales at The Willows, Salford on Thursday 7 November 1968.
Taylor won a cap(s) for Lancashire while at Oldham.
Taylor is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.[10]