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Which team did the player Brian Taylor (footballer, born 1937) belong to from 1954 to 1958?
Brian Taylor ( footballer , born 1937 ) Brian Joseph Taylor ( 24 March 1937 – 10 June 2015 ) was an English footballer who played as a winger . In a career spanning over sixteen years he made 316 league appearances in the Football League . He turned professional with Walsall in September 1954 , before winning a £10,000 move to Birmingham City in June 1958 . He played in the top flight , as well as in Europe , for the Blues , before he was struck down with a broken leg . He moved down a division to join Rotherham United in October 1961 , before dropping down another division to play for Shrewsbury Town two years later . His descent to the basement division was complete when he was signed by Port Vale for £3,000 in July 1965 . He transferred to Barnsley in May 1967 , and helped the club to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1967–68 . He later played non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers , Bromsgrove Rovers , Welshpool Town , Oswestry Town and Darlaston . Playing career . Taylor started his career as an amateur with Walsall , and turned professional in September 1954 . He made more than 70 appearances for the Saddlers in the Third Division South . Frank Buckley failed to keep Walsall out of the re-election zone in the 1954–55 season , and the Fellows Park outfit continued to struggle in the lower half of the table in 1955–56 and 1956–57 under the stewardship of John Love . Despite the introduction of new boss Bill Moore , a 20th-place finish in 1957–58 left the club to become founder members of the Fourth Division . He moved to First Division club Birmingham City in June 1958 in exchange for £10,000 and the inside-forward Jimmy Cochrane . Manager Arthur Turner described him as a wonderful prospect . He scored six goals from 30 appearances in the 1958–59 season . Each of the six was the last goal of its match : his first top-flight goal , tearing through straight from the second-half kick-off , helped earn his club a draw at Portsmouth , the other five all came in comfortable wins . Having come into the first team early in the 1959–60 season when Gordon Astall was injured in the home defeat of Newcastle United , Taylor suffered double vision in the reverse fixture a week later and was out for a month . He was selected regularly during October by manager Pat Beasley until a broken leg , sustained in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup semi-final win over Union Saint-Gilloise in mid-November , kept him out for a year . Though he returned to the first team , the injury had robbed him of much of his pace . He scored on his return , against Manchester United , and made 24 appearances during the remainder of the season , sharing the outside-left position with Billy Rudd : Taylor was preferred on a heavy pitch . After the removal of the maximum wage in 1961 , Taylor was unable to agree terms for the coming season , so Birmingham circulated other clubs inviting offers for him . By mid-September , it became clear that the remaining few contract rebels , Taylor included , would get no help from the League in settling their disputes with their clubs , and the Professional Footballers Association advised them to submit transfer requests . Taylor played four first-team matches during September , then signed for Rotherham United on 13 October for a £10,000 fee . Rotherham were competing in the Second Division under the stewardship of Tom Johnston . Taylor quickly became an established member of the team at Millmoor with his good crossing ability , making a total of 26 appearances in the 1961–62 season . In the following season he was in and out of the team under new boss Danny Williams , but still managed another 20 appearances for the Millers . He moved to Shrewsbury Town for the 1963–64 season . Arthur Rowleys Shrews posted 11th and 16th-place finishes in the Third Division in 1963–64 and 1964–65 . Taylor played 73 league games in his two seasons at the Gay Meadow . Taylor was sold to Jackie Mudies Port Vale for £3,000 in July 1965 . He scored three goals in 42 appearances in the 1965–66 campaign , but made just 11 appearances at Vale Park in the 1966–67 season . He was given a free transfer to Fourth Division rivals Barnsley in May 1967 . Taylor played 24 games , and helped Johnny Steeles Tykes to win promotion with a second-place finish in 1967–68 , five points behind champions Luton Town . Despite this success , he left Oakwell and entered non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers ( West Midlands ( Regional ) League ) , Bromsgrove Rovers , Welshpool Town , Oswestry Town and Darlaston . Later life . Taylor died suddenly when on holiday in Menorca on 10 June 2015 . His wife Joan had predeceased him and he was survived by one son . His funeral took place at Shrewsbury Crematorium on 3 July 2015 . Statistics . Source : Honours . - Barnsley - Football League Fourth Division runner-up : 1967–68