Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1971)

Robert Taylor
Personal information
Full name Robert Anthony Taylor
Date of birth (1971-04-30) 30 April 1971
Place of birth Norwich, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Watton United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Norwich City 0 (0)
1990Mjølner (loan) 5 (1)
1991Leyton Orient (loan) 3 (1)
1991 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1991–1994 Leyton Orient 73 (20)
1994–1998 Brentford 183 (58)
1998–1999 Gillingham 61 (33)
1999–2000 Manchester City 12 (5)
2000–2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 (0)
2001Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2001–2002Gillingham (loan) 11 (0)
2002Grimsby Town (loan) 4 (1)
2002–2003 Grimsby Town 1 (0)
2003 Scunthorpe United 8 (0)
2004 Gorleston 3 (1)
2008–2012 Diss Town 3 (0)
Total 379 (120)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Watton United
2004 King's Lynn (caretaker)
2004–2008 Dereham Town
2008–2012 Diss Town
2013 Mundford
2016 Swaffham Town
2017 Acle United
2019–2021 Watton United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Anthony Taylor (born 30 April 1971) is an English former professional footballer, licensed football agent and manager.

As a player he was a forward and was active as a professional between 1990 and 2003. Although featuring for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City, he notably had lengthy and prolific spells with Leyton Orient, Brentford and Gillingham. He notably scored for the Gills at Wembley Stadium in the 1999 Division Two Play-off final against Manchester City, only months before he would join The Blues. Taylor also played professionally for Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United. He retired in 2003 following a brief spell with non-League side Gorleston, although whilst manager of Diss Town he did make three more senior appearances between 2008 and 2012. Since retiring Taylor has managed at non-League level for Watton United, King's Lynn Town, Dereham Town, Diss Town, Mundford, Swaffham Town and Acle United.