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was told that his contract would not be renewed for 1942. Club
Chairman William Turner reshuffled the remaining staff and Eric Taylor was given the additional job of part-time manager of team affairs. It seems that Taylor’s rise to team manager was only to be a temporary appointment until the end of
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Sheffield Wednesday ground. He rapidly gained a lifelong love of the club, slipping into the ground to see the final few minutes of games when the gates were opened. Taylor started his working life in a law office but In 1929, at the age of 17, he was appointed by Wednesday as
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as a prolific goalscorer. During this time they were
Division Two champions in 1951-52 and then spent three consecutive seasons in Division one, but with little success. After another relegation back to Division Two in 1958, the board of directors and Taylor agreed that he should step down and
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for ground redevelopment including the complete rebuilding of the
Leppings Lane end. At the end of the World Cup Hillsborough was voted the best provincial venue in the competition. As a result of his efforts, Taylor was offered the post of Executive Secretary by the fledgling
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to organise the new professional soccer league in the U.S.A. at the then very high salary of £11,000 per annum. After much thought, Taylor stayed with
Wednesday. In 1967 Taylor was involved in a serious car accident but recovered to return to his duties with Wednesday.
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championship in the 1928-29 season and it is said the appointment was a reward to the manager for this. In
November 1934 Taylor was promoted to the post of assistant secretary when Joe McClelland departed and he remained in this role until 1942.
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with Taylor involved in watching potential signings and negotiating transfers. In Taylor’s first full season as manager after the war, Wednesday struggled and narrowly avoided relegation to
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