Jack Taylor was an English football manager who had a brief and unsuccessful spell at Leeds United from 1959 to 1961. He was born in Barnsley in 1914 and played as a full-back for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City and Hull City before becoming a player-manager at Weymouth in 1950. He then moved to Queens Park Rangers in 1952, where he stayed for seven years, but failed to achieve promotion or avoid embarrassing cup defeats.
Taylor joined Leeds United in May 1959, after being the third choice for the job. He inherited a team that was struggling in the First Division and had lost its star player John Charles a few years earlier. Taylor tried to rebuild the squad with some signings from the Leeds area, but could not prevent the club from being relegated to the Second Division in 1960. He resigned in March 1961, after a poor run of results and growing discontent among the fans and the board. He was replaced by Don Revie, who would go on to transform Leeds into one of the most successful clubs in England.
Taylor never managed in the league again and died in 19781. He is widely regarded as one of the worst managers in Leeds United’s history.