FORMER Blackburn Rovers defender Ken Taylor has died - aged 85.

A statement on the rovers.co.uk website said: "The club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Rovers defender Ken Taylor, aged 85.

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"The full-back made exactly 200 league appearances for Rovers between 1950 and 1964, before joining Morecambe.

"The club would like to offer its sincere condolences to Ken’s family and friends at this sad time."