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Kenny Taylor

Biography

Kenny was signed from Montrose in late-November 1982 by Ian Stewart after being given a free transfer by Montrose. He struggled for game time initially, however a change of manager saw him playing regularly in midfield during the second half of the 1983-84 season. The following campaign he made a transfer request in late autumn due to a lack of game time but again a change of manager saw him return to the starting 11, this time Jimmy Bone being the man to restore Kenny to the team towards the end of the 1984-85 season. He continued to play under…Read moreRead less
Kenny was signed from Montrose in late-November 1982 by Ian Stewart after being given a free transfer by Montrose. He struggled for game time initially, however a change of manager saw him playing regularly in midfield during the second half of the 1983-84 season. The following campaign he made a transfer request in late autumn due to a lack of game time but again a change of manager saw him return to the starting 11, this time Jimmy Bone being the man to restore Kenny to the team towards the end of the 1984-85 season. He continued to play under Bone throughout the following campaign before being sold to Brechin City in July 1986.

Statistics

Apps
65 (11)
Goals
3
Yellow cards
21
Red cards
2
Goals/game
0.04
Minutes
5622
Seasons
4
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1985-86271111
1984-858 (5)120
1983-8424 (4)171
1982-836 (2)010

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 26 Nov 1982 · Left: 27 Jul 1986

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Ian Stewart4 Dec 198219 Nov 198313 (4)
John Smith3 Dec 198310 Dec 19831 (1)
George Fleming17 Dec 198315 Dec 198419 (4)
Jimmy Bone23 Feb 198519 Apr 198632 (2)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Aberdeen

  2. Signed

  7. Recorded contract end

Appearances (76)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
19 Apr 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Queen of South Second Division1985-86 L
15 Apr 1986 Meadowbank 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
12 Apr 1986 Stirling 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
29 Mar 1986 St Johnstone 4–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
22 Mar 1986 Dunfermline 0–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 D
1 Mar 1986 Arbroath 5–1 Berwick Rangers Second Division1985-86 W
15 Feb 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Aberdeen Scottish Cup1985-86 L
3 Feb 1986 Clyde 1–2 Arbroath Scottish Cup1985-86 W
25 Jan 1986 Arbroath 0–0 Clyde Scottish Cup1985-86 D
18 Jan 1986 Stirling 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
11 Jan 1986 Peterhead 1–2 Arbroath Scottish Cup1985-86 W
16 Nov 1985 Cowdenbeath 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
9 Nov 1985 Arbroath 1–4 Stenhousemuir Second Division1985-86 L
2 Nov 1985 Queen of South 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
26 Oct 1985 Arbroath 1–0 Queen's Park Second Division1985-86 W
19 Oct 1985 Arbroath 1–0 Stirling Second Division1985-86 W
12 Oct 1985 Albion Rovers 0–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 D
5 Oct 1985 Raith Rovers 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
28 Sep 1985 Arbroath 1–0 Stranraer Second Division1985-86 W
14 Sep 1985 Arbroath 0–5 Cowdenbeath Second Division1985-86 L
7 Sep 1985 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 D
31 Aug 1985 Arbroath 1–0 St Johnstone Second Division1985-86 W
24 Aug 1985 Berwick Rangers 0–2 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
17 Aug 1985 Arbroath 3–0 Meadowbank Second Division1985-86 W
13 Aug 1985 Queen of South 3–0 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1985-86 L
10 Aug 1985 Arbroath 3–3 Dunfermline Second Division1985-86 D
31 Jul 1985 Arbroath 1–2 Montrose Forfarshire Cup1985-86 L
11 May 1985 Arbroath 0–1 Alloa Second Division1984-85 L
4 May 1985 Queen of South 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
27 Apr 1985 Arbroath 3–0 East Stirling Second Division1984-85 W

Goals scored (3)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
31 Aug 1985 Arbroath 1–0 St Johnstone Second Division1985-86 W 88′
27 Apr 1985 Arbroath 3–0 East Stirling Second Division1984-85 W 13′
28 Sep 1983 Montrose 0–4 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 W 3′