Profile

Kevin Taylor signed for Oldham shortly after his sixteenth birthday, having played for the Werneth club and having captained Oldham schoolboys to win the Lancashire Cup.

Originally understudy to Len McIntyre, he made his senior debut at Castleford in the harsh winter season of 1962-63.

The next couple of years were spent mostly in the “A” team, but once Kevin got an extended run in the senior side, he would hold down the Oldham hooking position for the next decade. He was also a good player in the loose, especially his support play which twice led to him being top try scorer, in 1966-67 and 1967-68.

Kevin was selected for the England Under 24 team against France in the match that was the first played under the new Watersheddings floodlights in October 1965, and went on to play for Lancashire and England. The full Great Britain international call up eluded him, yet week in and week out Kevin would rake out the ball on the Oldham side of the scrum against all his so-called peers.

A model of consistency, Kevin played his last game at Salford on January 2nd 1977 before moving on to Leigh. A great servant of the club and definitely one of the best hookers never to play for Great Britain!