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Personal information | |
Date of Birth |
18 September 1917 |
Place of Birth |
Bristol, England |
Date of Death |
1 December 2012 |
Position |
Wing Half |
Liverpool statistics | |
Years |
1936-54 (player) 1954-56 (coach) 1956-59 (manager) |
Appearances |
343 |
Goals |
32 |
Philip Henry Taylor (18 September 1917 - 1 December 2012) was English professional footballer and manager. He played for Liverpool from 1936 to 1954 and managed the club from 1956 to 1959. He played as a wing half, making a total of 343 appearances and scoring 32 goals.
Liverpool career[]
Taylor joined Liverpool as a young inside-forward with a lot of potential but was reverted to wing-half by George Kay where he developed into a stylish, composed defender. Taylor was a member of Liverpool's 1946–47 Championship winning team making 35 league appearances scoring once.
Taylor was handed the captaincy during the 1949/50 season and led the side to the FA Cup final on 29 April 1950; he appeared 7 times in the cup run. Arsenal ruined the day for the Reds by beating them 2–0.