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Stuart Taylor
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| Stuart Taylor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 28, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Romford, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Arsenal | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2005 1999 2000 2001 2004-2005 2005- |
Arsenal → Bristol Rovers (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) → Peterborough (loan) → Leicester City (loan) Aston Villa |
18 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0) 6 (0) 10 (0) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stuart James 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.
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.
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.
- Stuart Taylor: The Arsenal Verdict
- Stuart Taylor career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
| Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill |
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