 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekwa musi wa19 January 1949 muCoalisland, kuNorthern Ireland, Taylor aiva mwanakomana womutyairi werori, uye aiva nevanununa vatanhatu. Somunhu asina ruzivo, akakunda 1968 British Junior Billiards Championship. Taylor akava nyanzvi muna 1972. Mwaka iwoyo akaita kutanga kwake muWorld Snooker Championship pachiitiko cha1973, achirasikirwa ne89 naCliff Thorburn mumutambo wekutanga. Mumakore mashomanene akatevera, Taylor akasvika kumasemi-fainari pachiitiko muna 1975uko akarasikirwa ne1219 kuna Eddie Charlton, uye muna 1977, akarasikirwa naThorburn 1816. Makore maviri gare gare akasvika pakupedzisira muna 1979, asi akarasikirwa ne16 × 24 kune akakodzera Terry Griffiths. Akawana nzvimbo yake yepamusoro-soro yepasirese mwaka unotevera, wechipiri kuseri kwaSteve Davis. 