Brian Taylor - Player Profile

Brian Taylor
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.

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