Steven Taylor

Steven Vincent Taylor (born 23 January 1986) is an English former professional footballer and Head Coach who played as a defender. He played over 200 games and 13 seasons in the Premier League with Newcastle United.

Steven Taylor

Taylor with Portland Timbers in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Steven Vincent Taylor
Date of birth	(1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Greenwich, London, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Wallsend Boys Club
1995–2003	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2016	Newcastle United	215	(13)
2003–2004	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	6	(0)
2016	Portland Timbers	9	(1)
2016	→ Portland Timbers 2	2	(1)
2017	Ipswich Town	3	(0)
2017–2018	Peterborough United	44	(3)
2018–2020	Wellington Phoenix	49	(3)
2020–2021	Odisha	17	(2)
2021	Wellington Phoenix	12	(0)
Total		357	(23)
International career
2001–2002	England U16	7	(0)
2002–2003	England U17	12	(0)
2003–2005	England U20	9	(0)
2004–2009	England U21	29	(4)
2007	England B	1	(0)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Gulf United
2024-	Al Qabila
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Statistics

Career statistics

Taylor training with Newcastle United in 2007

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2003–04[2]	Second Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Newcastle United	2003–04[2]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	2	0
	2004–05[2]	Premier League	13	0	2	0	0	0	7[c]	0	22	0
	2005–06[2]	Premier League	12	0	0	0	1	0	4[d]	0	17	0
	2006–07[2]	Premier League	27	2	2	1	3	0	12[e]	1	44	4
	2007–08[2]	Premier League	31	1	3	0	2	0	—		36	1
	2008–09[2]	Premier League	27	4	1	0	1	0	—		29	4
	2009–10[2]	Championship	21	1	1	0	1	0	—		23	1
	2010–11[2]	Premier League	14	3	0	0	0	0	—		14	3
	2011–12[2]	Premier League	14	0	0	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2012–13[2]	Premier League	25	0	0	0	0	0	8[f]	0	33	0
	2013–14[2]	Premier League	10	1	1	0	0	0	—		11	1
	2014–15[2]	Premier League	10	1	0	0	2	0	—		12	1
	2015–16[2]	Premier League	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		215	13	10	1	11	0	32	1	268	15
Portland Timbers	2016[3]	Major League Soccer	9	1	0	0	—		3[g]	0	12	1
Portland Timbers 2	2016[3]	MLS Reserve League	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
Ipswich Town	2016–17[2]	Championship	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Peterborough United	2017–18[2]	League One	44	3	6	0	0	0	1[h]	1	51	4
Wellington Phoenix	2018–19[3]	A-League	22	1	1	0	—		—		23	1
	2019–20[3]	A-League	27	2	0	0	—		—		27	2
	Total		49	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	50	3
Odisha	2020–21[3]	Indian Super League	17	2	0	0	—		—		17	2
Wellington Phoenix	2020–21[3]	A-League	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Career total			357	23	17	1	11	0	36	2	421	26

1. Includes FA Cup, Australia Cup
2. Includes Football League Cup
3. Appearance in the UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
5. Two appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup; Ten appearances, one goal in the UEFA Cup
6. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
7. Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
8. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Gulf United FC	23 January 2022	31 January 2023	13	10	2	1	076.92
Total			13	10	2	1	076.92

Honours

Player

Newcastle United

• Football League Championship: 2009–10
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

Individual

• PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2019–20^[4]

Manager

Gulf United

• UAE Third Division: 2021–22^[5]