Paul Taylor (footballer)

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Paul Taylor
Personal information
Full name Paul Taylor
Date of birth December 3, 1949 (1949-12-03) (age 58)
Place of birth    Sheffield, England
Playing position Midfielder
Youth clubs
1969-1971 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1971-1973
1973-1974
1974
1974
1974-1977
?
?
?
?		 Sheffield Wednesday
York City
→ Hereford United (loan)
→ Colchester United (loan)
Southport
San Jose Earthquakes
Los Angeles Skyhawks
Team Hawaii
Columbus Magic		 0006 0(0)[1]
0004 0(0)[2]
0001 0(0)[3]
0009 0(0)[4]
0095 (16)[5]
000? 0(?)
000? 0(?)
000? 0(?)
000? 0(?)   
Teams managed
1987-1988
1990		 Gillingham
Walsall

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Paul Taylor (born December 3, 1949 in Sheffield, England) is a former football (soccer) player and manager. Currently he holds the position of Director of Football for Walsall.[6]

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[edit] Playing career

Taylor began his playing career with his hometown team, Sheffield Wednesday, turning professional in 1971, but only made six first-team appearances before being sold to York City in 1973. He again failed to establish himself as a regular at Bootham Crescent and was loaned out to Hereford United and Colchester United. In 1974 he was sold to Southport, where he finally established himself as a first-team regular, making over 100 appearances in total.[6]

In 1977 Taylor left England to play in the United States.[6]

[edit] Managerial career

In 1981, Taylor returned to England as assistant manager of Gillingham after the appointment as manager of Keith Peacock, with whom he had worked in America. He remained in this role until Peacock was sacked in December 1987, whereupon he was promoted to manager. His reign was unsuccessful, however, and he was himself sacked less than a year later.[6]

After leaving Priestfield Stadium, Taylor joined Walsall, where he served as coach and assistant manager and also had a very brief spell as manager. In 1994 he became Director of Football, a post he holds to this day.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY : 1946/47 - 2005/06. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  2. ^ YORK CITY : 1946/47 - 2003/04. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  3. ^ HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 - 1996/97. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  4. ^ COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2006/07. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  5. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books, p374. ISBN 0-6003-7318-5. 
  6. ^ a b c d e Past Managers. Walsall F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.

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