Matthew Taylor (footballer, born 1981)
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Taylor playing for West Ham United in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Simon Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Solihull Moors (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Luton Town | 129 | (16) |
| 2002–2008 | Portsmouth | 178 | (23) |
| 2008–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 123 | (23) |
| 2011–2014 | West Ham United | 76 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Burnley | 37 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Northampton Town | 44 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Swindon Town | 71 | (9) |
| Total | 658 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Swindon Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Walsall | ||
| 2023–2024 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 2024–2025 | Wealdstone | ||
| 2025– | Solihull Moors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Simon Taylor (born 27 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer, who most notably played for Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers. He is the head coach of National League club Solihull Moors.
As a player, Taylor was a full-back, wing-back and midfielder in the Premier League for Portsmouth, Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United, and Burnley and in the Football League for Luton Town, Northampton Town and Swindon Town. He scored 84 goals in 658 league games in a 20-year career in English football.
Taylor began his coaching career while still a player at Swindon Town and, upon retiring from playing in 2019, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur to coach their U18s. He landed his first Football League management job in May 2021, taking over as head coach of Walsall. He was dismissed in February 2022 and hired at Shrewsbury Town in League One in June 2023. He was then sacked in January 2024. He was appointed as Wealdstone manager in May 2024.