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Peter Thomas Taylor (2 July 1928 – 4 October 1990) was an English football goalkeeper and manager. His name is closely associated with that of Brian Clough, with whom he served as assistant manager at various clubs from the 1960s to the 1980s. Playing 20 years of professional football, he started in the Nottingham Forest reserves, before making his name at Coventry City from 1950 to 1955. He then spent six years as Middlesbrough's first choice 'keeper, making 140 league appearances for the side. He saw out his career with Port Vale in 1961–62. His first management position was at non-league Burton Albion from 1962 to 1965. Following this he spent nine years as Brian Clough's number two at Hartlepools United, Derby County and Brighton & Hove Albion. From 1974 to 1976 he was Brighton manager, choosing not to team up again with Clough until 1976, at Nottingham Forest. The pair enjoyed a highly successful partnership, and were going strong at Forest until Taylor retired in May 1982. Six months later he took the top job at Derby County, where he remained until his permanent retirement in 1984. ==Playing career== A Nottingham local, Taylor started his career with Nottingham Forest, though never made a first team league appearance. In 1950 he joined Coventry City. Under the stewardship of Harry Storer, Jr., the "Sky Blues" finished seventh in the Second Division in 1950–51, before suffering relegation in 1951–52. They finished sixth in the Third Division South in 1952–53, before dropping to 14th place under Jack Fairbrother in 1953–54, then ninth in 1954–55. Taylor kept goal in 86 league games in his five years at Highfield Road. He was sold to Middlesbrough in the Summer of 1955 by Jesse Carver the new Coventry manager, following an assessment of the playing staff by Carver and new coach George Raynor. In Ashley Hyne's biography of George Raynor this transfer is deemed one 'that changed the course of British football history' for it was at Middlesbrough that Taylor first met Brian Clough, an up-and-coming young striker. Spotting Clough's potential he helped him achieve a first team place. Manager Bob Dennison led "Boro" to 14th in the Second Division in 1955–56, then sixth in 1956–57, seventh in 1957–58, 13th in 1958–59, and fifth in 1959–60 and 1960–61. In his six years at Ayresome Park, he made a total of 140 league appearances. In June 1961, Port Vale manager Norman Low paid £750 for Taylor's services. Largely unneeded at Vale Park, Ken Hancock being a virtual ever-present from 1960 to 1964, his only appearance was in a 2–1 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue in a Third Division clash on 3 February 1962.〔 He left on a free transfer for Burton Albion in May 1962, where he began his management career.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1928)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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