Stuart Taylor (footballer, born 1974)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | St Mirren | 79 | (8) |
| 1998–2002 | Airdrieonians | 85 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Drogheda United | 22 | (2) |
| 2003 | Falkirk | 13 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Partick Thistle | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | St Johnstone | 9 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Ross County | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Airdrie United | 36 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Hamilton Academical | 16 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2011 | Hamilton Academical (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Khor Sports Club (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Limerick | ||
| 2018 | Stoke City (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Ipswich Town (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Hamilton Academical | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Stuart Taylor (born 26 November 1974 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football former player and coach, who is currently the head coach of Hamilton Academical. Taylor played for several clubs in Scotland, and Drogheda United in Ireland, between 1992 and 2009. He then became a coach, and was manager of League of Ireland side Limerick. He was appointed head coach of Hamilton Academical in August 2021.
Club career[]
In July 2002 Taylor signed for Drogheda United[1] and made his League of Ireland debut on the opening day of the 2002–03 League of Ireland season. In his next game he scored his first goal at Tolka Park.
Coaching career[]
Taylor began his coaching career at Hamilton Academical, where he joined as assistant manager to Billy Reid from 2007 to 2011, when the club won the Scottish First Division and promotion to the Scottish Premier League.
In August 2012, he joined Al-Khor Sports Club in Qatar as assistant manager to László Bölöni.[2]
In January 2013, Taylor was appointed manager of Limerick on a three-year deal.[3][4] [5] Taylor resigned as the manager of Limerick in July 2014.[6] Taylor then joined Aston Villa in July 2014 as Under-23 head coach.
He joined Paul Lambert as first team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2016. Taylor and most of Lambert's back-room staff left the club in May 2017. He once again joined up with Lambert as his assistant manager at Stoke City in January 2018. He left Stoke at the end of the 2017–18 season as Lambert also left the club.[7] Taylor joined up with Lambert for the third time as his assistant manager at Ipswich Town in October 2018. He left Ipswich along with manager Paul Lambert in February 2021.[8]
After a short spell with Ross County, Taylor became head coach of Hamilton Academical in August 2021.[9]
Career statistics[]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 15 January 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Limerick | 11 January 2013 | 7 July 2014 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 31.4 |
| Hamilton Academical | 20 August 2021 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30.4 | |
| Total | 74 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 31.1 | ||
Honours[]
- Airdrieonians
References[]
- ^ "Drogheda News | Latest Local Drogheda News | Drogheda Independent - Independent.ie". www.independent.ie.
- ^ "Stuart Taylor: 'My family were distraught to be leaving Limerick - but it was the right time to resign'". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "Limerick boss takes inspiration from Barca". Irish Independent. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Limerick announce Stuart Taylor as new manager". Goal.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Limerick looking for new manager as Taylor departs". Irish Independent. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Introducing Paul Lambert's back room team: Who's who at new-look Stoke City". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Paul Lambert Leaves Town". Ipswich Town F.C. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Stuart Taylor returns to Hamilton Accies as head coach". STV Sport. STV. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Airdrie retain Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
External links[]
- Stuart Taylor at Soccerbase
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Scottish football managers
- Limerick F.C. managers
- League of Ireland managers
- Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff
- Ipswich Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Ross County F.C. non-playing staff
- Hamilton Academical F.C. managers
- Scottish Professional Football League managers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff