[1] Although he made his debut for Chester against Peterborough United on 31 October 1970, Taylor managed just seven league appearances in his first two seasons at the club as he acted as reserve to Terry Carling and then Gordon Livsey.
He played in the opening 18 games of the following season, but the signing of Grenville Millington led to Taylor losing his place and he managed just five more league starts.
In the 1974–75 season (when Chester won promotion from the Football League Fourth Division and reached the semi–finals of the Football League Cup), Taylor was restricted to a solitary Welsh Cup outing against Oswestry Town as he brought his Chester career to a close.
John took off for the North American Soccer League in 1975 playing 15 games for the LA Aztecs in total including a 5-1 over New York Cosmos which featured Pele.
[1] After a spell with non-league side Bangor City, Taylor returned to The Football League with Stockport County in November 1975.