Cleveland Kenneth Wayne Taylor (born 9 September 1983) is a football manager and former professional player As a player he was a

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and winger. He played as a professional for

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

, Exeter City, Scarborough,

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, Burton Albion and Grimsby Town before moving into non-league football with

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

, Corby Town,

Barwell Barwell is a civil parish and large village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of 8,750 residents, Increasing to 9,022 at the 2011 census, the name literally translates as "Stream of the Boar" and is said to originate from a boar that ...

, Matlock Town, Coalville Town, Stamford and Quorn. Born in England, he represented Jamaica internationally at youth level U20 and U21.

Club career

Born in

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, Leicestershire, Taylor began his career at Premier League club

as a youngster in 2001, but his chances were limited and he made just two substitute appearances for them, both in the FA Cup. He was subsequently loaned out for spells at both Exeter City and Scarborough. He left Bolton Wanderers in 2003 and joined

permanently, he went on to make 96 appearances at The Iron, scoring 12 goals in the process. He played a part in Scunthorpe's success during the 2006–07 season when they won promotion to the Championship. Taylor was one of the scorers for Scunthorpe United as they comfortably beat

3–0 on the last day of the 2006–07 season. His chances were limited during the first half of the 2007–2008 season, and Taylor stated he would not sign any contract extension offered by Scunthorpe. This alerted several clubs, but it was the

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club that caught Taylor's eye. Taylor made his Carlisle United début against Walsall at

on 3 February 2008, a game that Carlisle came back from 1–0 down to win 2–1. Taylor then went on to score his first goal for the Blues against Southend United which turned out to be the winning goal as Carlisle ended up 2–1 winners. On 13 August 2009, Taylor was announced as a

player for an undisclosed fee, becoming Andy Scott's 12th signing of the summer. He scored his first and only goal for Brentford in a 1–1 draw with Southampton on 22 August 2009. Taylor joined Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season on 14 January 2010. On 1 July 2010, Taylor signed for Perth-based

. He scored his first and only goal for St Johnstone in a 1–1 draw with

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on 15 January 2011. Taylor joined Burton Albion on a two-year contract after his release from

. On 28 March 2013, Taylor joined Grimsby Town on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. Taylor was released by Burton at the end of the 2012–13 season. In July 2013 he joined Southend United on trial. In August 2013 he signed for

, and after a loan spell with Corby Town he joined them permanently during the 2014 off-season. He subsequently played for

, Matlock Town, Coalville Town, Stamford and Quorn, player-managing the latter club.

International career

Taylor has represented Jamaica at under-20 and under-23North and Central American Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2004
Retrieved on 12 May 2008 (Olympic) levels.

Personal life

As of May 2020, Taylor was living and working near Quorn, Leicestershire.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Cleveland 1983 births Living people Footballers from Leicester English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent English men's footballers Jamaican men's footballers Men's association football wingers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Coalville Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Southern Football League players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Premier League players United Counties League players Quorn F.C. players Quorn F.C. managers Stamford A.F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Barwell F.C. players