- Martin Taylor (footballer born 1966)
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For other people named Martin Taylor, see Martin Taylor (disambiguation).
Martin Taylor Personal information Full name Martin Taylor Date of birth 9 December 1966 Place of birth Tamworth, England Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Derby County (Goalkeeping coach) 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) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:03, 16 July 2010 (UTC) (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Martin Taylor (born 9 December 1966 in Tamworth, England) is a goalkeeping coach at Derby County and 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. He later played for Barnsley, Telford United and Burton Albion, where he went on to work as goalkeeping coach before joining Derby County.
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Awards and achievements Preceded by
Marco GabbiadiniDerby County Player of the Year
1993–1994Succeeded by
Craig ShortDerby County F.C. – Player of the Year 1969: McFarland • 1970: O'Hare • 1971: Mackay • 1972: Todd • 1973: Hector • 1974: Webster • 1975: Daniel • 1976: George • 1977: James • 1978: Langan • 1979: S. Powell • 1980: Buckley • 1981: Jones • 1982: Buckley • 1983: Cherry • 1984: Gemmill • 1985: Davison • 1986: MacLaren • 1987: Williams • 1988: Forsyth • 1989: Wright • 1990: Wright • 1991: Saunders • 1992: McMinn • 1993: Gabbiadini • 1994: Taylor • 1995: Short • 1996: Yates • 1997: C. Powell • 1998: Baiano • 1999: Laursen • 2000: Poom • 2001: Riggott • 2002: Higginbotham • 2003: Kinkladze • 2004: Mawéné • 2005: Idiakez • 2006: Smith • 2007: Howard • 2008: The Fans • 2009: Hulse • 2010: Barker • 2011: Brayford
Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Tamworth
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Mile Oak Rovers F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. non-playing staff
- The Football League players
- Premier League players
- Conference National players
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