Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1979)

Martin Taylor

Taylor playing for Watford in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Martin Taylor[1]
Date of birth	(1979-11-09) 9 November 1979 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth	Ashington, Northumberland, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–1997	Cramlington Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2004	Blackburn Rovers	88	(5)
2000	→ Darlington (loan)	4	(0)
2000	→ Stockport County (loan)	7	(0)
2004–2010	Birmingham City	99	(2)
2007	→ Norwich City (loan)	8	(1)
2010–2012	Watford	90	(10)
2012–2014	Sheffield Wednesday	11	(0)
2013	→ Brentford (loan)	5	(2)
Total		312	(20)
International career
1998	England U18	3	(0)
2001	England U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Taylor (born 9 November 1979) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender.

Taylor began his career with Blackburn Rovers, for whom he made more than 100 appearances, and also spent time on loan at Darlington and Stockport County. While a Blackburn player, he was capped once for the England under-21 team and played on the winning side in the 2002 Football League Cup final. Taylor moved to Birmingham City in 2004, where he spent six seasons, and played for Norwich City on loan. He was involved in an incident in 2008 in which Arsenal player Eduardo da Silva suffered a badly broken leg. Unable to force his way into Birmingham's first team after their return to the Premier League, he joined Watford in January 2010. Taylor quickly established himself in Watford's first team, starting every league game in the 2010–11 season, but injury disrupted his next season, and he joined Sheffield Wednesday in August 2012. He played infrequently for Wednesday, spent time on loan at Brentford, and was released at the end of the 2013–14 season, and subsequently retired.