Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1966)

For other people named Martin Taylor, see Martin Taylor (disambiguation).

Martin Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Martin Taylor
Date of birth	(1966-12-09) 9 December 1966
Place of birth	Tamworth, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1985–1986	Mile Oak Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1997	Derby County	97	(0)
1987	→ Carlisle (loan)	10	(0)
1987	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	8	(0)
1996	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	6	(0)
1997	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	4	(0)
1997–2003	Wycombe Wanderers	234	(0)
2003	→ Barnsley (loan)	3	(0)
2003–2004	Telford United	3	(0)
2004–2008	Burton Albion	5	(0)
Total		370	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 16 July 2010 (UTC) (UTC)

Martin Taylor (born 9 December 1966 in Tamworth, England) former footballer. He was a goalkeeper.

Career

A one-time apprentice coal miner, Taylor was signed from Mile Oak Rovers as understudy to Peter Shilton. After several short-term loan deals at lower-league clubs he became the Rams number one between the posts but suffered a double leg break in a game versus Southend United in September 1994.

Taylor missed the promotion season to the Premier League and lost his place to Russell Hoult and Mart Poom. During his spell at Derby he also spent time on loan at Carlisle United, Scunthorpe United, Crewe Alexandra and Wycombe Wanderers.

Taylor moved to Wycombe Wanderers in 1997 (just after making his first Derby appearance in two and a half years) and soon became a firm fans' favourite with his excellent shot stopping and consistency in a sometimes struggling team. He scored a penalty in a shoot out (versus Wimbledon) on the way to a semi-final against Liverpool in the 2001 FA Cup.

During his time at Wycombe, Taylor won the club's official player of the season award, as voted for by the fans, three seasons running - the first and only player to do so.

Taylor later played for Barnsley, Telford United and Burton Albion, where he went on to work as goalkeeping coach, before joining Derby County. He left Derby after manager Nigel Clough departed at the end of September 2013.

External links

• Martin Taylor career statistics at Soccerbase