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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

46

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

17

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Stuart Taylor

First Team
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Goalkeeper

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Stuart James Taylor

Role

GK Stuart Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #788 |

Position

Born

Goalkeeper

28 November 1980

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

London ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 6 in) 1.98ย m

Right

Transfer Notes

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Aston Villa Crest 2025

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2005-06

Arsenal ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 July 2005

24

David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2008-09

Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

30 June 2009

28

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Stuart Taylor

Previous Clubs:

1997 Wimbledon FC Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League

1997-00 Arsenal Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League

2000-05 Arsenal ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 30 | 26 (4) | โšฝ 0 |

2000 Bristol Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2000 Crystal Palace ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | 10 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2001 Peterborough United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 6 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2004-05 Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | 10 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Loans Out

Stuart Taylor

Loans Out:

2009 Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
13 Mar 2009 to 1 May 2009
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | 8 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Stuart Taylor

Subsequent Clubs:

2009-12 Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 1 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2012-14 Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League, Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2014-15 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | 5 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2015-16 Without Club

2016-18 Southampton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | 0 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2018 Retired aged 37

Career Progression

Stuart Taylor

2005-09 Aston Villa First Team

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Stuart Taylor

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Stuart Taylor

46

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

2008-09 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2007-08 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 20 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

First Team Career

Stuart Taylor

17

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

GK Stuart Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2005-09 | Free |
๐Ÿ•’ 17 | 14 (3) | ๐Ÿฅ… 24 | โ›” 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 112 | #788 |
๐ŸŸฉ 4 | ๐ŸŸจ 8 | ๐ŸŸฅ 5 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Stuart Taylor

๐Ÿ† 2007-08 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2008-09 FA Premier Reserve League Champion

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Stuart Taylor

๐ŸŸจ 9 Aug 2005 Boro 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Aug 2005 Villa 1-0 Albion
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 2005 Birmingham 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Sep 2005 Villa 2-1 Wigan
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Sep 2005 Manchester City 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 2005 Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Oct 2005 Leeds 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 2005 Albion 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Dec 2005 Villa 1-2 Boro
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 2006 Wigan 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 2006 Villa 3-1 Birmingham
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 2006 Villa 5-2 Manchester City
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Feb 2006 Blackburn 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Feb 2006 Villa 0-0 Bolton
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 2006 Sunderland 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 2006 Villa 2-1 Everton
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 2006 Villa 3-0 Newcastle
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Wolves
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Aug 2006 Reading 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 2006 Portsmouth 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2006 Charlton 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Nov 2006 Watford 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 2007 Villa 2-2 Portsmouth
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2007 Villa 7-1 Fulham
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Feb 2007 Fulham 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Feb 2007 Villa 3-1 Charlton
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Mar 2007 Villa 2-0 West Ham
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Mar 2007 Villa 3-0 Arsenal
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 2007 Villa 3-0 Reading
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Sep 2007 Villa 4-1 Derby
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Oct 2007 Reading 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Dec 2007 Birmingham 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 2008 Villa 2-1 West Ham
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Feb 2008 Derby 0-6 Villa
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Feb 2008 Villa 1-1 Reading
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Mar 2008 Villa 1-0 Birmingham
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Apr 2008 Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Apr 2008 Chelsea 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 2008 Villa 1-1 Arsenal
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 May 2008 Liverpool 3-0 Villa
Reserves

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League Play-Off Final

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Nov 2008 Fulham 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2009 Villa 0-0 West Ham
Reserves

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Mar 2009 Villa 4-3 Chelsea
Reserves

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Mar 2009 Villa 6-1 Portsmouth
Reserves

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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