Matt Taylor (footballer, born 1982)

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Matt Taylor

Taylor warming up for Charlton Athletic in 2013
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Taylor
Date of birth (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982
Place of birth Chorley, England[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender, Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bath City
Youth career
1999–2000 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2003 Burscough 107 (0)
2003 Rossendale United
2003–2004 Matlock Town
2004–2005 Hucknall Town
2005 Halifax Town 0 (0)
2005–2006 Guiseley 33 (0)
2006–2007 Team Bath
2007–2011 Exeter City 147 (17)
2011–2013 Charlton Athletic 53 (0)
2013–2014 Bradford City 2 (0)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2015 Cheltenham Town 33 (1)
2015–2016 Newport County 4 (0)
2016 Bath City 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 1 Feb 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Matthew James "Matt" Taylor (born 30 January 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League South side Bath City as a player-coach.

Career

Early career as a goalkeeper

1999–2003

Taylor began his career as a goalkeeper playing for Preston North End Boys before being a member of the Everton U17 Academy.[2] He joined Burscough and, alongside brother Joe,[3] played in the club's finest hour – their 2003 FA Trophy final win 2–1 over Tamworth. The game was played at Aston Villa’s Villa Park in front of more than 14,000 spectators and was televised live on Sky; the club had started their FA Trophy campaign that year rated at 400–1 to win the silverware. However, it would be his final game for the club as he and a number of other senior players left the club following the departure of the manager Shaun Teale.[2]

2003–2005

After an unsuccessful trial with Lincoln City in July 2003,[4] he joined Rossendale United before moving to Matlock Town, a club his uncle Neil Fairclough had previously played for, at the end of September.[5] He debuted for the club in the 4–0 victory at Ossett Town on 27 September 2003.[6] and his signing coincided with the club going on a run that took them to the top of the Northern Premier League Premier Division table before eventually finishing as runners-up to Hucknall Town;[7] Taylor was named the club's player of the season.[8]

In June 2004, Matlock Town's manager Ernie Moss moved to Hucknall Town[7] and he swiftly returned to his former club to sign Taylor and also his brother Joe who had been with Worksop Town.[3][8] On 31 March 2005 he joined Halifax Town until the end of the season[9] but did not make an appearance for the club.

In August 2005 he joined Guiseley on trial,[10] eventually joining the club permanently for the season.

Conversion to a centre back

Taylor combined his playing career with life as a student at Sheffield Hallam University where he played as a centre back, representing the university in the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) championship games, catching the eye of the Team Bath manager Ged Roddy, who picked him to play as a defender in the England Universities team at the 2006 British Universities Games.[11] He joined Team Bath in the summer of 2006 to play as a centre back whilst studying for a Diploma in Fitness Excellence at the University of Bath. Taylor enjoyed a successful season at the heart of the team's defence being named Players’ Player of the Year as the team finished runners-up in the Southern League Premier Division, missing out on promotion to the Conference South after losing 1–0 to Maidenhead United in the play-off final.[12]

Exeter City

In June 2007 he completed a move to Exeter City.[13][14] He signed a new contract with the club in December, which would expire in 2010.[15] He featured in the Conference play-off final for Exeter, which was won 1–0 and finished the season with 46 appearances and scored nine goals.[16][17] He played in the club's first game on their return to the Football League, which finished as a 1–1 draw with Darlington.[18]

Charlton Athletic

Taylor signed a two-year contract for Charlton Athletic on 1 July 2011, moving on a free transfer from Exeter City.[19] In August 2011 he was appointed vice-captain by manager Chris Powell. He quickly established himself in the centre of defence alongside Michael Morrison, and scored his first goal for the club in FA Cup 4–0 away win at FC Halifax, in November 2011. He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[20]

Bradford City

On 1 August 2013, Taylor signed for Bradford City on a two-year deal.[21] After three appearances for the Bantams and just one league game under his belt, Taylor joined fellow League One club Colchester United on a one-month loan deal on 20 September.[22]

Cheltenham Town

On 25 July 2014, Taylor joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[23]

Newport County

On 6 July 2015 Taylor joined League Two Newport County. he made his debut for Newport on 26 September 2015 as a second-half substitute in the 1-0 win over Carlisle United. He was released by Newport on 1 February 2016.

Bath City

On 8 February 2016, Taylor signed for National League South side Bath City as a player-coach.

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. 1 2 "Gladiators in transfer coup". Matlock Mercury. 26 September 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 "New boss Moss makes first signings". Hucknall Dispatch. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Boston Town v Lincoln City – Match Review". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Moss bags Taylor". NonLeagueDaily.com. 26 September 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Gladiators rediscover their form". Matlock Mercury. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Moss heads to Hucknall". Matlock Mercury. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Holland completes Hucknall switch". Matlock Mercury. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Transfer News". Halifax Town A.F.C. Official Website. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "Guiseley taking shape". NonLeagueDaily.com. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Trophy winner hopes to kick-start Team Bath's season". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "Awards for Taylor, Saunders and Marc Canham". TeamBath.com. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "Centre back snapped up by Exeter City". TeamBath.com. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  14. ↑ "Exeter bring in Marriott & Taylor". BBC Sport. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  15. ↑ "Taylor extends contract at Exeter". BBC Sport. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  16. ↑ Whyatt, Chris (18 May 2008). "Exeter 1–0 Cambridge Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  17. ↑ "Exeter 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  18. ↑ "Darlington 1–1 Exeter". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  19. ↑ "I'm Taylor-made for Addicks". Charlton Athletic F.C. Official Website. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  20. ↑ "Wagstaff heads released list". Charlton Athletic. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  21. ↑ http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/taylor-961011.aspx
  22. ↑ "Colchester United: Jamie Sendles-White and Matt Taylor join on loan". BBC Sport. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "Cheltenham Town sign Matt Taylor and Koby Arthur". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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