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Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)

Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager

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Born
September 26, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1951

About Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)

Thomas Frederick Taylor is an English football manager and former footballer. As a footballer, he played as a defender. He won 13 caps for the England Under-23 team, but never made a senior appearance. Taylor joined West Ham United in October 1970 and was a member of the team that won the FA Cup in 1975. Taylor became youth team manager at Cambridge United in 1993 and went on to manage the first team in 1995.

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Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951) timeline

  1. Taylor joined West Ham United in October 1970 and was a member of the team that won the FA Cup in 1975.
  2. Taylor became youth team manager at Cambridge United in 1993 and went on to manage the first team in 1995.

The world when Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951) was born

Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951) was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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