Greg Taylor (English footballer)

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Greg Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Gregory Vaughan Taylor
Date of birth	(1990-01-15) 15 January 1990
Place of birth	Bedford, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Northampton Town	0	(0)
2009–2011	Kettering Town	45	(1)
2011	Darlington	35	(2)
2011–2012	→ Luton Town (loan)	5	(1)
2012–2013	Luton Town	29	(0)
2012	→ Tamworth (loan)	10	(0)
2013	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	8	(0)
2013–	Cambridge United	0	(0)
International career‡
2010–	England C	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:55 19 July 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Gregory 'Greg' Vaughan Taylor (born 15 January 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Conference Premier side Cambridge United. He is able to play in any defensive position, but has primarily played as a left back.

Club career

Taylor made his debut for Northampton Town, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, away to Premier League team Bolton Wanderers, in the 2–1 win in the League Cup on 26 August 2008. That was his only first-team appearance before Mark Cooper signed him for Conference Premier club Kettering Town before the 2009–10 season. In January 2011 he rejoined Cooper at fellow Conference club Darlington, where he signed an 18-month contract.

In November 2011, Taylor signed on loan at fellow Conference side Luton Town until January 2012, with the deal then becoming permanent. On signing for Luton Town manager Gary Brabin said of Taylor "he's a young lad who is ready for us now. He's got a real energy and that ability to get up and down the pitch." He played in 18 games for Luton during the 2011–12 season, scoring once in a 5–0 victory over his former club Kettering Town.

The following season saw Taylor dropped from the team after a mistake in a 3–0 defeat to Alfreton Town in early September. He was sent on loan to Conference club Tamworth on 27 September 2012, where he played 10 games over the course of two months. He was involved in Luton's FA Cup campaign to the Fifth Round in early 2013, playing at left-back in 1–0 wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Premier League side Norwich City, and also in the 3–0 defeat to Millwall that brought the run to an end. Taylor was publicly criticised by Luton manager Paul Buckle following an early error that led to a goal in a 1–0 defeat to Barrow on 2 February 2013. Buckle described Taylor's contribution as "dreadful" and he was dropped for the next game. Buckle left the club two weeks later to be replaced by John Still, who reinstated Taylor back to the first-team. However, following his giving away of a penalty in a 2–1 home defeat to Hyde, Taylor was dropped once again and then sent on loan to promotion-chasing Conference club Mansfield Town on 28 March 2013. Taylor played in Mansfield's final eight games of the season as they won six of them to achieve promotion to The Football League. He was not offered a new contract at Luton and was released by the club at the end of the season.

On 20 June 2013, Taylor signed a two-year contract with Cambridge United. This tied him to the Abbey Stadium outfit until the end of the 2014–15 season.

International career

In September 2010, Taylor made his debut for England C against the Wales under-23 selection.

Honours

• 2012–13: Conference Premier champions - Mansfield Town

External links

• Greg Taylor at Soccerbase
• Greg Taylor at Soccerbase - appearances at Tamworth in 2012–13 season categorised on Soccerbase under the name Rico Taylor.