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Andy Taylor (footballer, born 1986)

Andrew Taylor (born 14 March 1986) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the Assistant Manager at Barrow.

Andy Taylor
Taylor playing for Sheffield United in 2010
Personal information
Full name Andrew Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barrow (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2006 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2006 → Blackpool (loan) 3 (0)
2006 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 4 (0)
2007 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 10 (1)
2008–2009 Tranmere Rovers 59 (2)
2009–2012 Sheffield United 39 (0)
2012–2016 Walsall 140 (4)
2016–2018 Blackpool 45 (2)
2018–2019 Oldham Athletic 15 (0)
2019–2020 AFC Fylde 13 (1)
Total 339 (10)
International career
2002 England U16 4 (0)
2002–2003 England U17 6 (0)
2004 England U18 3 (0)
2004–2005 England U19 10 (0)
2005 England U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2022 AFC Fylde (interim manager)
2024–2026 Bolton Wanderers B Team
2025 Bolton Wanderers (joint caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:41, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Early life

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Born in Blackburn, Lancashire,[1] Taylor attended St Paul's RC Primary and St Bede's RC High School in Blackburn and is a product of Blackburn Rovers Youth Academy. Having represented England at both under-19 and under-20 level. Taylor then turned professional in 2004[2] and Taylor signed a new three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers in September 2005[citation needed].

Club career

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Blackburn Rovers

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Whilst at Blackburn, Taylor has had loan spells at Queens Park Rangers, Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town (from 31 January 2007 to 5 April 2007) and Tranmere Rovers.

Tranmere Rovers

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Tranmere decided to make his loan move permanent, signing him on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee in the January 2008 transfer window.[3] Taylor made 30 league appearances in total for Tranmere during the 2007–08 season, scoring a single goal, a half volley against Crewe on New Year's Day 2008. His only goal of the 2008–09 season came at home to Colchester, he curled in a long range free kick.

Sheffield United

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Taylor was transferred to Sheffield United in July 2009 for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his full debut for The Blades came in the opening game of the season in August 2009; a 0–0 draw with Middlesbrough.[5] After an initial run of games Taylor sustained an injury on Boxing Day 2010 which eventually kept him sidelined for fourteen months.[6] On his return to fitness,[7] he was unable to break back into the side and made only four more appearances for United during the 2011–12 season[6] and was subsequently released by The Blades in May 2012 when his contract expired.[8]

Walsall

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After being released by Sheffield United, Taylor signed for Walsall on non-contract terms on 28 August.[9] He played against Queens Park Rangers and had an excellent debut for the Saddlers. After the match, Taylor told the club's official website that he is happy to join Walsall, insisting he wanted to play regularly .[10] Having made twenty-two appearances for the club, Taylor signed a new 18-month contract at the club.[11]

On 12 October 2013 he scored a memorable free-kick in the sixth minute of injury time in a 1–1 game away to Colchester. The goal proved especially lucrative for a family in the Swedish city of Malmö who won 10.103.752 SEK (approximately £929,793) on the national football betting called Stryktipset.[12][13]

Blackpool

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He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14]

International career

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Taylor has represented England at international level being capped by both the England under-19 under-20 teams respectively.

Coaching career

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In July 2020, Taylor became a coach at AFC Fylde following his retirement.[15] In September 2022, following the resignation of James Rowe, Taylor was appointed interim manager.[16]

Taylor left his role at AFC Fylde in January 2024 in order to pursue a career in youth development.[17]

On 12 January 2024, he agreed to become the new the head coach of the Bolton Wanderers B Team.[18] On 22 January 2025, after manager Ian Evatt left the club by mutual consent; Taylor, Andrew Tutte, and Julian Darby were named as joint caretaker managers.[19] Their first game in charge was a 1–0 away win against Huddersfield Town, which brought an end to Huddersfield 16 match unbeaten run.[20] They took charge of one more match, a 3–1 home win against Northampton Town,[21] before Steven Schumacher was hired as Evatt's replacement on 30 January.[22] They returned to their youth/B team roles with a 100% winning record as caretakers. Taylor's Bolton B team won the 2025 Lancashire Senior Cup final, with Bolton B beating Burnley's reserves.[23]

On 18 May 2026, it was announced that Taylor had left Bolton by mutual consent and later that day he became the new assistant manager at Barrow.[24]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2005–06[25] Championship 3000000030
Blackpool (loan) 2005–06[25] League One 3000000030
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2006–07[26] League One 4000101[a]060
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2006–07[26] League One 8000000080
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2007–08[27] League One 101300000131
Loans from Blackburn: Total 281301010331
Tranmere Rovers 2007–08[27] League One 201000000201
2008–09[28] League One 39140104[a]0481
Total 592401040682
Sheffield United 2009–10[29] Championship 260301000300
2010–11[30] Championship 90001000100
2011–12[31] League One 4000001[b]050
Total 390302010450
Walsall 2012–13[32] League One 34000001[a]0350
2013–14[33] League One 33120101[a]0371
2014–15[34] League One 39120205[a]0481
2015–16[35] League One 34230002[c]0392
Total 14047030901594
Blackpool 2016–17[36] League Two 38250002[d]0452
2017–18[37] League One 7010104[e]0130
Total 452601060582
Oldham Athletic 2018–19[38] League Two 15010003[e]0190
AFC Fylde 2019–20[39] National League 131200000151
Career total 339102608024039710
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy and one in League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  5. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 28 January 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
AFC Fylde (interim manager) 29 September 2022 14 November 2022 11443036.36 [40]
Bolton Wanderers (joint caretaker) 22 January 2025 30 January 2025 2200100.00
Total 13643046.15 —

Honours

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Player

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Manager

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Bolton Wanderers B

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Blackburn promote youth". BBC Sport. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Taylor makes Rovers move". Sky Sports. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Taylor signs". Sheffield United FC. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Andy Taylor rues bad luck as Lane boss Danny Wilson wields axe". The Sheffield Star. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Taylor making return from serious injury". The Star. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Trio offered new deals – 11 released". Sheffield United F.C. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Saddlers move is Taylor-made". Sky Sports. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Taylor walking tall at Walsall". Sky Sports. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Andy Taylor: Walsall full-back signs new Saddlers contract". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "BBC Sport – Colchester United 1–1 Walsall". Bbc.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Rasmus officiellt klar Läs MrMadhawk! (14 October 2013). "Vann över tio miljoner: "Chockad och skakig" | Kvällsposten". Expressen.se. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "ANDY TAYLOR JOINS COACHING STAFF". AFC Fylde. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT : JAMES ROWE". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Taylor Moves On". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  18. ↑ TAYLOR APPOINTED NEW B TEAM HEAD COACH, Bolton Wanderers FC, 12 January 2024
  19. ↑ Bolton Wanderers name interim trio for Huddersfield game
  20. ↑ BBC Sport: Managerless Bolton ended Huddersfield's unbeaten League One run at 16 games as Aaron Collins' second-half goal earned the visitors a win at the John Smith's Stadium.
  21. ↑ Bolton 3-1 Northampton | League One Highlights
  22. ↑ Bolton Wanderers appoint Steven Schumacher as the new boss
  23. 1 2 Bolton Wanderers B beat Burnley to lift LFA Senior Cup
  24. ↑ https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2026/may/18/murray-bolsters-backroom-staff/, Murray bolsters backroom staff, Barrow AFC, 18 May 2026
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Andy Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  40. ↑ "AFC Fylde: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  41. ↑ Chapman, Caroline (22 March 2015). "Bristol City 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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