[1] Taylor played in 195 league games for Crystal Palace between then and 1974, scoring eight goals.
[3] His debut came on 9 November 1968 in a 2–0 away win against Oxford United and Taylor was ever present for the remainder of that season (25 appearances) which saw Palace reach the top tier for the first time.
[4] In Crystal Palace's subsequent four seasons in the top flight, Taylor made 30, 36, 41 and 40 appearances respectively.
[7][8] The high point with this team was playing in a tournament against Benfica, Toronto First Portuguese and Partizan Belgrade.
He also served as the (senior) national team manager during an unsuccessful bid to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.