Taylor missed just one game of the 1938–39 season that saw Wolves reach the 1939 FA Cup Final, where they lost 4–1 to Portsmouth at Wembley.
The suspension of league football in September 1939 due to the outbreak of World War II effectively ended Taylor's playing career.
[1] Taylor had the tough task of taking over from the long-serving Bob McGrory who had been at Stoke for 31 years as a player and manager.
[1] The first act Taylor did was to erect a sign above the players dressing room which read: Are you 90 minutes fit?
[1] Taylor's main task now was to gain a return to the top tier but narrowly missed out in 1954–55, 1956–57 and 1958–59 finishing 5th three times.