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. 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. 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. He went on to play
non-league football for
Fryston Colliery Welfare. 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. ==References==