Jack Taylor (footballer)

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Jack Taylor (born Barnsley, Yorkshire, February 1914, died Barnsley, 22 February 1978) was an English footballer and manager.

Jack Taylor was a full-back who started his playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1931. He stayed until 1938 when he was transferred to Norwich City. After guesting for Barnsley and Watford during the war, in July 1947 he joined Hull City who at the time were managed by former Sunderland and England inside-forward, Raich Carter. He was part of the side that won the Third Division North championship in 1948-49. From May 1950 to June 1952 he was the player-manager of non-league Weymouth. June 1952 saw him replace Dave Mangnall at QPR who had been recently relegated from the Second Division. The 1950s were a pretty bleak decade for QPR after relegation in 1952 and under Jack Taylor they never managed to finish higher in the league than 10th. In addition to this they suffered two humiliating FA Cup defeats to non-league opposition including a 6-1 thrashing by Hereford United in the 2nd round in December 1957. Taylor left Rangers in May 1959 to take over at Leeds United but within a year Leeds were relegated to the Second Division and he resigned in March 1961 to be succeeded by Don Revie. He was never to manage in league football again.

He died in his home town of Barnsley in February 1978.

Preceded by Dave Mangnall	QPR Manager 1952-1959	Succeeded by Alec Stock
Preceded by Willis Edwards (caretaker)	Leeds United Manager 1959-1961	Succeeded by Don Revie

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• Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers - A Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-873626-40-5.