Little Book Of Manchester United - Plot & Excerpts
He was a talented youngster who had deputised for his uncle in a local pub team as centre-forward at the age of 16. He had started playing football some years earlier as left-back, playing only further forward when the school team was short of players. He signed amateur forms at Barnsley in 1948, signing professionally for the club a year later. He made his debut in the first team in the Paisley Charity Football Cup in 1950 with his first League game against Grimsby later that same year. During national service, Taylor’s football career was in jeopardy when he cracked a bone, tore ligaments and suffered severe cartilage damage. But a year out of the game and two operations later, Taylor was able to return to Barnsley. *Tommy Taylor, an international striker struck down in his prime. Tommy opted to play for United rather than Cardiff City after 26 goals and 44 appearances for Barnsley when the Second Division team needed to sell him for financial reasons. United was not too far away from his Barnsley home and Taylor, described by Alfredo di Stefano as ‘Magnifico’, used his lightning speed, thunderous shots and powerful headers to become one of United’s greatest goalscorers of all time.
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