Brian Taylor - Player Profile
| Full Name: | Brian John Taylor |
| Born: | 02/07/1949 (age 75) |
| Place of Birth: | Gateshead |
| Nationality: | England |
| First Team Debut: | 27/03/1982 v Hereford United (A) - Football League Division Four |
| Signed: | 26/08/1982 (Loan - Preston North End) |
Full back Brian arrived at Springfield Park after being signed by Larry Lloyd on loan from Preston North End, in March 1982 to shore up Latics’ promotion charge following a short term injury to Alex Cribley. He made his Latics League debut on 27th March 1982 against Hereford United at Edgar Street and the game resulted in a 0-3 defeat. In total he made 7+1 League appearances without scoring before returning to Deepdale.
Brian sadly died in 1993 when he was just 44 years old.
