Ian Taylor (footballer, born 1968)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Kenneth Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Moor Green | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Port Vale | 83 | (28) |
| 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | (1) |
| 1994–2003 | Aston Villa | 233 | (28) |
| 2003–2005 | Derby County | 81 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | Northampton Town | 66 | (8) |
| Total | 477 | (79) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian Kenneth Taylor (born 4 June 1968) is an English former footballer, best known for his time at Aston Villa. A midfielder, he had a fifteen-year career in the Football League and Premier League, scoring 103 goals in 577 league and cup competitions.
He made the move from non-league Moor Green to Port Vale in 1992. With Vale he lifted the Football League Trophy in 1993. His impressive performances earned him a place on the Second Division PFA Team of the Year in 1992–93 & 1993–94, as well as the club's Player of the Year award in 1993. He made a million pound move to Sheffield Wednesday in June 1994, and he was sold on for another million to Aston Villa later in the year. He lifted the League Cup and reached the FA Cup final with the club he had supported as a boy. In 2003, he signed with Derby County, helping the club to the Championship play-offs before signing with Northampton Town in June 2005. He helped the club to win promotion out of League Two in 2005–06, before he announced his retirement in April 2007.
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