Career
Taylor played for local Staffordshire teams Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes. He then had spells with Newcastle United and Fulham before joining Stoke City. He signed with Huddersfield Town in 1911 and played fifteen league games, scoring five goals.
He joined Portuguese Vale for £30 in May 1912, but was reported to have been sold on to Manchester City for £300 the following month without having taken to the field for the "Valiants".