Stuart Taylor

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Stuart Taylor
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Date of birth	November 28, 1980
Place of birth	Romford, England
Height	193cm
Position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Aston Villa
Number	13
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997-05 1999-99 2000-00 2001-01 2004-05 2005-	Arsenal Bristol Rovers (Loan) Crystal Palace (Loan) Peterborough (Loan) Leicester City (Loan) Aston Villa	30 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0) 6 (0) 10 (0) 2 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 26, 2006.

Stuart Taylor (born November 28, 1980 in Romford) is an English football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Aston Villa, having joined them in the summer of 2005 from Arsenal.

[edit] Football career

Taylor had been at Arsenal since joining the club in 1997 as a youth player, though he was loaned out several times – to Bristol Rovers (September 23-October 23, 1999), Crystal Palace (August 9-October 1, 2000), Peterborough United (February 15-March 15, 2001) and Leicester City (November 18, 2004-January 23, 2005). He played only 30 times in eight years for Arsenal's first team, as he was often the club's second or third-choice keeper. However, this included ten League appearances in Arsenal's 2001-02 Premiership-winning season, thus qualifying him for a winner's medal.

During his time at Arsenal he was tipped to become David Seaman's successor. However, although he saw off competition from Alex Manninger and Richard Wright, the signings of Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia in 2003 and 2004 respectively led to his decision to seek opportunities elsewhere. In 2005 Taylor moved to Aston Villa, where he became second-choice goalkeeper, behind Thomas Sørensen. During the 2005-06 season he made just two appearances for the club.

[edit] International career

Taylor played for the England U-20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch and Andy Johnson. He has been capped three times for the England U-21 team.

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Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad
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