Gordon Taylor (footballer)
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| Gordon Taylor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Alexander Taylor | |
| Date of birth | 28 December 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1959–1960 1960–1962 |
Curzon Ashton Bolton Wanderers |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1962–1970 1970–1976 1976–1978 1977 1978–1980 |
Bolton Wanderers Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) Bury |
258 (41) 166 (9) 64 (3) 16 (1) 60 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gordon Alexander Taylor OBE (born 28 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He became chief executive of the English footballers' trades union, the Professional Footballers Association. He is reputed to be the highest paid union official in the world.[1]
Taylor was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He, alongside Harry Clapstick and Chalkie White, founded Curzon Ashton Football Club in 1963. They raised money for their first kit by selling firewood door-to-door. He played over 250 games for Bolton Wanderers and scored more than 50 goals before being transferred to Birmingham City in 1970. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1976 and spent the 1977 close season playing in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He returned to play for Blackburn and finally Bury before retiring in 1980 to work full-time for the PFA.
He has a degree in economics and is a member of FIFA's football committee.[1]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.[2]
[edit] References
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- "Gordon Taylor". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/gordontaylor.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- "North American Soccer League Rosters Vancouver Whitecaps". NASL Jerseys, Rosters, Player Statistics and Photos. Dave Morrison. http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Whitecaps/Whitecaps_Rosters.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b (French) "Ils font le foot anglais" (They make English football), France Football, 28 September 2007: Le syndicaliste le mieux payé au monde (1,6 M€ annuels !). … Diplômé en économie, membre du comité du football de la FIFA, Taylor est un interlocuteur clé des instances dirigeantes du football anglais.
- ^ "New Year Honours: full list". The Times. 2007-12-29. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3105734.ece. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
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