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Updated on March 02, 2026

Explore Phil Taylor net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! British dart champion nicknamed “The Power” who was twice nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year (2006 and 2010). From 1995-2002, he won eight consecutive World Championships. In this article, we will discover how old is Phil Taylor? Who is Phil Taylor dating now & how much money does Phil Taylor have?

NamePhil Taylor
First NamePhil
Last NameTaylor
OccupationDarts Player
BirthdayAugust 13
Birth Year1960
Place of BirthBurslem
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignLeo
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseYvonne Taylor
Children(s)Natalie Taylor, Lisa Taylor, Kelly Taylor, Chris Taylor

Phil Taylor Biography

Phil Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on August 13, 1960 in Burslem, England, United Kingdom. In the 2010 Premier League Darts Finals against James Wade, he became the first person to hit two nine-dart finishes in the same match.

Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is a retired English professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. Taylor dominated darts for over two decades and won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. In 2015, the BBC rated him among the ten greatest British sportsmen of the last 35 years. He is the richest and most successful darts player in history.

Taylor and his former wife Yvonne (born 1963) have four children: Lisa (born 1983), Chris (born 1984), Kelly (born 1989) and Natalie (born 1992). He has written an autobiography with the late Sky TV darts commentator Sid Waddell. He supports his hometown football club, Port Vale. He was also inducted into the Stoke-on-Trent Hall of Fame when it was opened in January 2011. Taylor was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year honours. Taylor’s father Douglas died from bowel cancer in 1997 and his mother Elizabeth died in 2015.

He divorced Yvonne Taylor after twenty years of marriage. He has four children: Lisa, Natalie, Kelly and Chris.

He won sixteen World Championships, which is a record for all professional dart players.

Taylor was born to Doug and Liz Taylor on 13 August 1960 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. He left school at the age of 16, and after holding a few jobs including as a sheet metal worker, he would spend most of his early working days making ceramic toilet roll handles, for which he earned £52 a week. Although he liked to play darts and football as a child, he never took up the games seriously until 1986 when he moved into a terraced house in Burslem, living near to Eric Bristow’s pub the Crafty Cockney.

Phil Taylor Net Worth

Phil is one of the richest Darts Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Taylor's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He won his first professional dart competition at the Canadian Open in 1988.

Net Worth$10 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeDarts Player
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

A few months later, his wife Yvonne bought him a set of darts for his birthday and he started playing weekly, occasionally at Bristow’s pub. By 1986, he was selected for the county team and playing at Super League level. Bristow started sponsoring him by loaning him £10,000 later that year to help him get started as a professional darts player, to take care of his family and on the condition that he give up his job in the ceramic industry.

Taylor’s first title came at the Canadian Open in 1988, defeating then World Champion Bob Anderson in the final. After reaching the quarter-final of the British Open and the semi-final of the Winmau World Masters in 1989, he qualified for the World Championship for the first time in 1990. Although he had achieved some success in Open events, he went into the 1990 World Championship as a 125–1 unseeded outsider. He beat number six seed Russell Stewart 3–1 in the first round, Dennis Hickling 3–0 in the second round, Ronnie Sharp 4–2 in the quarter finals and Cliff Lazarenko 5–0 to reach the final. He would then meet his mentor, Eric Bristow.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Bristow had been suffering with dartitis since 1986 but had recovered his world number one ranking to be the top seed in the event. After sharing the first two sets, Taylor beat Bristow 6–1 in sets to claim his first world title. For the rest of 1990, Taylor dominated the Open events taking the titles in the Isle of Man, Finland, North America, Denmark as well as the British Pentathlon, British Masters, Europe Cup and the game’s second major tournament at the time, the Winmau World Masters.

Who is Phil Taylor Dating?

According to our records, Phil Taylor married to Yvonne Taylor . As of January 13, 2024, Phil Taylor’s is not dating anyone.

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Taylor had the nickname “The Crafty Potter” in the early 1990s, reflecting his status as the protégé of Eric Bristow (who was nicknamed “The Crafty Cockney”). However, Taylor soon achieved success in his own right. In July 1995, Taylor was given the nickname “The Power” by Sky Sports production manager, Peter Judge, during the 1995 World Matchplay in Blackpool. Judge told Taylor that he should have a nickname and “The Power” became the serendipitous choice after Judge stepped on an empty CD case of Snap!’s “The Power”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Phil Taylor height 5 ft 8 in Phil weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 8 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

From a peak during the 1980s, the game of darts had lost many sponsors and almost all television coverage. Players felt that the BDO was no longer serving the interests of the game at the top level. In 1993, Taylor was among a group of top players, which included every previous world champion, who broke away from the game’s ruling body, the British Darts Organisation, and formed their own organisation, the World Darts Council (WDC), later renamed the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Taylor and Priestley first met in major competition in the 1990 World Masters. Taylor won that semi-final encounter en route to the title. Priestley then assumed the upper hand in their rivalry, however, with victories over Taylor in the quarter finals of the 1991 World Championship, and in the British Matchplay final later that year. Their early meetings in the WDC were also won by Priestley, who defeated Taylor in the final of the 1994 World Championship, and in the Last 16 of the 1995 UK Matchplay.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Phil Taylor celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.

Taylor’s defence of the World Championship in 1991 ended at the quarter-final stage with a loss to Dennis Priestley, who went on to win his first world title. He picked up fewer titles in 1991 losing both his Danish Open and World Masters titles in finals to Rod Harrington. Taylor regained the World Championship title the following year beating Mike Gregory 6–5 in the final in a deciding leg. Gregory had missed six darts to win the title himself. Taylor has described the win as one of the favourites of his career. In 1993, Taylor became the landlord at the Cricketers Arms in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

What's happened to Phil Taylor?

Taylor retired from professional darts after the 2018 World Championship. In 2022 he entered into the inaugural 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship, but lost to Kevin Painter in the quarter-finals.

How much is Phil Taylor the dart player worth?

Net Worth:$10 Million
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Profession:Darts Player
Nationality:England

Who is the greatest dart player of all time?

1. Phil Taylor. You guessed it – Phil “The Power” Taylor is officially the greatest darts player of all time.

What happened to the original drummer of Motorhead?

Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, who played drums on Motörhead’s iconic early catalog, has died. Guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke, who played in the same lineup with Taylor, announced the news on Facebook, claiming the drummer had been suffering from an unspecified illness “for some time.” Taylor was 61.

Is Phil Taylor coming back?

Phil Taylor set to make darts return in 2022 at star-studded event featuring John Part, Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams, and Andy ‘the Viking’ Fordham. Phil Taylor is expected to come out of retirement next year and feature at the inaugural World Senior Darts Championship.

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