Michael Taylor (born 21 November 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

, Taylor started his career with

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

. He was sent on loan to Carlisle United on 28 September 2002, and made his debut the same day in a 3–1 defeat away to

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. He made a total of 12 appearances for ''the Cumbrians'' in the 2002–03 season, before returning to Blackburn. He spent time on loan with

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, before moving to

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

. Since then Taylor has played in

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for

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...

, Halifax Town, Lancaster City, and Hyde United. He then moved to

Welsh Premier League The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. It was found ...

side The New Saints before joining

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side Fleetwood Town in January 2009. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Fleetwood Town manager,

Micky Mellon Michael Joseph Mellon (born 18 March 1972) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is the manager of club Oldham Athletic. As a player, he was a midfielder for clubs including Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion, Blackp ...

praised Taylor for his contribution to the side. On 9 July 2010 he signed again for Hyde after having a spell with them from 2006 to 2007. He made his second debut for the club in the club's 2010–11 opening league game on 14 August 2010 against AFC Telford United which Hyde lost 5–0. He made a total of 17 games scoring no goals in his second spell at Ewen Fields before leaving in December 2010. On 29 December 2010, after leaving Hyde he joined newly reformed

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

in the

Northern Premier League Division One North The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system. Geographically, the league c ...

. He made his debut for Chester in a 2–2

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draw to Warrington Town. In 2012, he went on loan to AFC Fylde and in November he joined the club permanently. In 2013, he left AFC Fylde and in October he joined Evo-stik Northern premier side Marine FC

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at Hyde FC

at Chester FC

at Marine FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Michael 1982 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players AFC Fylde players Marine A.F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen