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Career & Clubs
Taylor was born in Hinckley in Leicestershire but when he was a child, his family moved to Lancashire. His career in football started as a youth player at Preston North End but he was released in 1970 following the club's relegation. He then took up a job in car repairs while playing non-league football in Lancashire. Eventually his reputation with Morecambe as a goalscorer prompted Rochdale into making a move for him, taking Taylor into the full-time game for the first time.
- Club
- Norwich City F.C. (1988–1988)
- League
- North American Soccer League
- Club
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1980–1980)
- Club
- Hull City A.F.C. (1984–1984)
- Club
- West Ham United F.C. (1974–1979)
- Club
- Burnley F.C. (1984–1986)
- Club
- Rochdale A.F.C. (1973–1974)
- Club
- Norwich City F.C. (1979–1980)
- Club
- Cambridge United F.C. (1980–1981)
- Club
- Bury F.C. (1986–1988)
- Club
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1981–1984)
Legacy
It took eleven years before another player — Ian Rush in 1986 – scored two goals in the FA Cup Final, although two (Ricardo Villa in 1981 and Bryan Robson in 1983) had done so in replays in the interim.
West Ham United
FA Cup: 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1975–76 Hull City
Associate Members' Cup runner-up: 1983–84
Clubs
- Rochdale A.F.C.1973–1974
- West Ham United F.C.1974–1979
- Norwich City F.C.1979–1980
- Cambridge United F.C.1980–1981
- Vancouver Whitecaps1980–1980
- Vancouver Whitecaps1981–1984
- Burnley F.C.1984–1986
- Hull City A.F.C.1984–1984
- Bury F.C.1986–1988
- Norwich City F.C.1988–1988
Played together with
Aaron CresswellWest Ham United F.C. · 2014
Aaron GrundyBury F.C. · 2005–2008- Aaron GrundyCambridge United F.C. · 2009–2009
Aaron LennonBurnley F.C. · 2018–2020- Aaron LennonBurnley F.C. · 2021–2022
Aaron McCareyBury F.C. · 2015–2015
Aaron McLeanHull City A.F.C. · 2011–2014
Aaron MorleyRochdale A.F.C. · 2016–2022
Aaron PierreCambridge United F.C. · 2013–2014
Aaron Wan-BissakaWest Ham United F.C. · 2024- Aaron WilbrahamHull City A.F.C. · 2004–2005
- Aaron WilbrahamNorwich City F.C. · 2011–2011
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Identifiers & aliases
Alan David Taylor is an English former professional footballer best known for his goalscoring exploits with West Ham United in their FA Cup success of 1975, culminating in two goals in that season's final.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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