Bob Taylor (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Easington, County Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Leeds United | 42 | (9) |
| 1989–1992 | Bristol City | 106 | (50) |
| 1992–1998 | West Bromwich Albion | 238 | (96) |
| 1998 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Bolton Wanderers | 65 | (18) |
| 2000–2003 | West Bromwich Albion | 86 | (17) |
| 2003–2004 | Cheltenham Town | 28 | (7) |
| 2004–2006 | Tamworth | 60 | (19) |
| 2006–2007 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 639 | (219) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Taylor (born 3 February 1967 in Easington, County Durham), better known as Bob Taylor, is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. Known by supporters as Super Bobby Taylor, Superbob or simply Super, Taylor scored more than 250 goals in a professional career that comprised almost 750 games in 20 years. He is West Bromwich Albion's eighth highest goalscorer of all-time.
He began his professional career at Leeds United, making his debut in 1986 at the age of 19. In 1989 he moved to Bristol City, before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1992. Taylor signed for Bolton Wanderers in 1998 following two successful loans spells at the club, but in 2000 returned to West Bromwich Albion, where he remained for a further three seasons. He then moved to Cheltenham Town before ending his career at non-league sides Tamworth and Kidderminster Harriers.
Taylor, the son of a miner, was born in Littlethorpe Hospital in Easington, and brought up in the small mining community of nearby Horden. He attended Dene House School in Peterlee, where he proved to be a useful cricketer. He was also a successful schoolboy footballer and captained his school team; he played initially at full-back, but later became a striker, the position he would go on to play for his entire professional career. Taylor had unsuccessful trials at both Hartlepool United and Newcastle United. At the age of 17 he joined his local non-league club, Horden Colliery Welfare. In March 1986, after only a few months there, Taylor turned professional by signing for Leeds United, at that time managed by Billy Bremner.
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