Matt Taylor (footballer, born 1982)

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Matt Taylor
Taylor warming up for Charlton Athletic in 2013
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Chorley, England[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)
Centre back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers (manager)
Youth career
1999–2000 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Burscough
2003 Rossendale United
2003–2004 Matlock Town
2004–2005 Hucknall Town
2005 Halifax Town 0 (0)
2005–2006 Guiseley
2006–2007 Team Bath
2007–2011 Exeter City 160 (17)
2011–2013 Charlton Athletic 53 (0)
2013–2014 Bradford City 2 (0)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2015 Cheltenham Town 33 (1)
2015–2016 Newport County 4 (0)
2016 Bath City 3 (0)
Total 260 (19)
Managerial career
2018–2022 Exeter City
2022–2023 Rotherham United
2023– Bristol Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew James Taylor (born 30 January 1982) is an English professional

centre back. He is currently the manager of EFL League One club Bristol Rovers
.

Playing career

Early career as a goalkeeper

1999–2003

Taylor began his career as a goalkeeper playing for Preston North End Boys before being a member of the Everton U17 Academy.[4] He joined Burscough and, alongside brother Joe,[5] played in the club's finest hour – their 2003 FA Trophy final win 2–1 over Tamworth. The game was played at Aston Villa's Villa Park in front of more than 14,000 spectators and was televised live on Sky; the club had started their FA Trophy campaign that year rated at 400–1 to win the silverware. However, it would be his final game for the club as he and a number of other senior players left the club following the departure of the manager Shaun Teale.[4]

2003–2005

After an unsuccessful trial with

Northern Premier League Premier Division table before eventually finishing as runners-up to Hucknall Town;[9] Taylor was named the club's player of the season.[10]

In June 2004, Matlock Town's manager Ernie Moss moved to Hucknall Town[9] and he swiftly returned to his former club to sign Taylor and also his brother Joe who had been with Worksop Town.[5][10]

On 31 March 2005, he joined Halifax Town until the end of the season[11] but did not make an appearance for the club.

In August 2005 he joined

Guiseley on trial,[12]
eventually joining the club permanently for the season.

Conversion to a centre back

Taylor combined his playing career with life as a student at

Conference South after losing 1–0 to Maidenhead United in the play-off final.[14]

Exeter City

In June 2007 he completed a move to

the Football League, which finished as a 1–1 draw with Darlington.[20]

Charlton Athletic

Taylor signed a two-year contract for Charlton Athletic on 1 July 2011, moving on a free transfer from Exeter City.[21] In August 2011 he was appointed vice-captain by manager Chris Powell. He quickly established himself in the centre of defence alongside Michael Morrison, and scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup 4–0 away win at FC Halifax, in November 2011.[22] He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[23]

Bradford City

On 1 August 2013, Taylor signed for Bradford City on a two-year deal. He was substituted at half-time on his debut, and later suffered a foot injury.[24]

Bristol City.[27]

Cheltenham Town

On 25 July 2014, Taylor joined

League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal,[28] and was made club captain.[29] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with AFC Wimbledon.[30]

Newport County

On 6 July 2015, Taylor joined League Two Newport County. He made his debut for Newport on 26 September 2015 as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 win over Carlisle United. He was released by Newport on 1 February 2016.

Bath City

On 8 February 2016, Taylor signed for National League South side Bath City as a player-coach.

Managerial career

Exeter City

Taylor was appointed manager of League Two club Exeter City, who he had previously captained, on 1 June 2018 replacing Paul Tisdale.[31] A bright start led to Taylor being nominated for the August 2018 EFL League Two Manager of the Month award.[32] Taylor voiced his disappointment at missing out on the EFL League Two promotion play-offs, the side missing out on a third successive top 7 finish by a single point.[33][34]

Taylor won the August 2019 EFL League Two Manager of the Month award following a strong start to Exeter's 2019–20 season, with the side winning four and drawing two of their opening six matches.[35] A strong set of results over the festive period meant Exeter finished 2019 in second place,[36] with Taylor himself being named EFL League Two Manager of the Month for December 2019.[37]

With his side ending the month in fourth position after achieving thirteen points from an unbeaten five matches, Taylor was again awarded the League Two Manager of the Month award for February 2022.[38]

Under Taylor, Exeter City won promotion to League One for the 2022–23 season after finishing second in the 2021–22 League Two table.[39]

On 1 October 2022, following a 2–2 draw with Bristol Rovers, Exeter confirmed that they had given Taylor permission to speak to Rotherham United regarding the vacant managerial position.[40]

Rotherham United

On 3 October 2022, Taylor was confirmed as the new Rotherham United manager, pending talks.[41] The appointment was made official the following day, Taylor signing a contract with the EFL Championship club until 2026[42] and was joined by his assistant, Wayne Carlisle, on the same contract terms.

On 13 November 2023, Taylor was sacked with the club sitting in 22nd position.[43]

Bristol Rovers

On 1 December 2023, Taylor was appointed manager of League One club Bristol Rovers on a three-and-a-half year contract.[44] A successful first month in charge, including wins over high-flying Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth, saw him nominated for the League One Manager of the Month for December 2023. [45]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024[46]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Exeter City 1 June 2018 4 October 2022 227 99 68 60 043.61
Rotherham United 4 October 2022 13 November 2023 55 10 18 27 018.18
Bristol Rovers 1 December 2023 Present 31 11 4 16 035.48
Total 313 120 90 103 038.34

Honours

Exeter City

Individual

References

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  13. ^ "Trophy winner hopes to kick-start Team Bath's season". Non League Daily. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  14. ^ "Awards for Taylor, Saunders and Marc Canham". TeamBath.com. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  15. ^ "Centre back snapped up by Exeter City". TeamBath.com. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  16. ^ "Exeter bring in Marriott & Taylor". BBC Sport. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
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  35. ^ a b "Matt Taylor: Exeter City boss wins August's League Two Manager of the Month award". BBC Sport. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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  41. ^ "Matt Taylor: Rotherham United set to appoint Exeter City boss as new manager". BBC Sport. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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  47. ^ James, Stuart (10 January 2020). "Exeter City's Matt Taylor lands SECOND Manager of the Month award in 2019/20". Devon Live. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  48. ^ "Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month April winners!". www.efl.com. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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