Stuart Taylor (footballer, born 1980)

Stuart Taylor
Taylor warming up for Aston Villa in 2008
Personal information
Full name Stuart James Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1980-11-28) 28 November 1980 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Romford, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Wimbledon
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 Arsenal 18 (0)
1999Bristol Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2000Crystal Palace (loan) 10 (0)
2001Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
2004–2005Leicester City (loan) 10 (0)
2005–2009 Aston Villa 12 (0)
2009Cardiff City (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2012 Manchester City 0 (0)
2012–2014 Reading 4 (0)
2013Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Leeds United 3 (0)
2016–2018 Southampton 0 (0)
Total 75 (0)
International career
1997 England U16 1 (0)
1998–1999 England U18 5 (0)
1999 England U20 2 (0)
2001 England U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart James Taylor (born 28 November 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Taylor began his career with Arsenal, winning the 2001–02 Premier League and 2002–03 FA Cup and representing England at under-16, under-18, under-20 and under-21 level. He was spoken of as a future replacement for Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman but after other goalkeepers were signed, he struggled to get playing time after 2003 and he joined Aston Villa in 2005.[4]

Initially second-choice behind Thomas Sørensen, Taylor was again supplanted by other keepers and pushed down the pecking order. He left Aston Villa in 2009, having played only 12 league matches in four seasons. He then joined Manchester City, before spells at Reading, Leeds United and Southampton. Taylor spent most of his career as a third-choice goalkeeper, only making 95 career appearances. He currently runs his own goalkeeping academy.[5]

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Stuart Taylor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "First team: Stuart Taylor". Southampton F.C. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ Rory Smith (13 December 2017). "This Premier League Player's Position? Left Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ "stuarttaylor_gka". Instagram. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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