| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaun Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-02-26)26 February 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torquay United (Head of Academy) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | St Blazey | ||
| – | Bideford | ||
| 1986–1991 | Exeter City | 200 | (17) |
| 1991–1996 | Swindon Town | 212 | (30) |
| 1996–2000 | Bristol City | 105 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shaun Taylor (born 26 February 1963) is an English former professionalfootballer who made more than 500 appearances inthe Football League andPremier League, playing forExeter City,[2]Swindon Town[3] andBristol City.[4]
Taylor was born inPlymouth. A hard-tackling no-nonsense defender, he playednon-league football for clubs including Holsworthy FC,St Blazey[5] andBideford before moving toExeter City in December 1986 at the age of 23.[6] He captained Exeter to theFourth Division championship in 1989–90, and played 200 league games for the club before moving toSwindon Town in July 1991 for a £200,000 fee.[6] He was an ever-present as Swindon gained promotion to thePremier League in 1992–93, a season when he scored 13 goals including one in the play-off final,[7] a high total for a defender, and played every game in their only season in the top flight. After a second relegation, he captained Swindon to theSecond Division title, and became the first player to win the club's Player of the Year award three times. He played 259 games in all competitions for the club before joiningBristol City in September 1996 for £50,000.[1]
After a further 105 league games for Bristol City, helping the club to promotion toDivision One in 1998,[8] Taylor retired as a player.
He joined the club's coaching staff at Bristol City. Released in May 2005,[9] he moved toConference National clubForest Green Rovers in June as assistant to managerGary Owers;[10] their contracts were terminated by mutual consent after a poor start to the 2006–07 season.[11] In July 2009 Taylor rejoinedExeter City as youth coach.[6] He then became Assistant manager at Exeter City's Devon rivals Torquay United until he was dismissed in May 2013.[12]
Taylor's younger brotherCraig was also a professional footballer.[13]
On 12 July 2013, Shaun was appointed Professional Development Coach with his hometown clubPlymouth Argyle youth academy.[14]In January 2018 Shaun Taylor returned to Torquay United as their new Head of Academy Coaching.
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