Craig Taylor (born 24 January 1974) is an English former professional footballer. Taylor was born in

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

. He began his professional football career with

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

in June 1992 and made 5 first team appearances before dropping into the non-leagues with

Dorchester Town Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They currently play in the . The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...

. In April 1997 he joined

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

for a fee of £25,000 playing over 60 games for the First Division club. He had a month on loan with

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

from October 1998 and moved to Plymouth in August 1999 for a fee of £30,000. Taylor was made captain of his home team, making almost 100 appearances during his spell there. A broken ankle against Southend United put Taylor out for the best part of 2 years. In February 2003, Taylor joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on loan, initially for a month's cover as both Sean Hankin and Steve Woods were sidelined with injuries. The loan deal was extended to the end of the season and he signed for Torquay on a free transfer in June 2003.Torquay sign Taylor
/ref> The following season (2003/2004) he captained The Gulls to promotion to

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. He spent much of the early part of the 2006–07 season out of the Torquay side due to injury, but returned to the squad as an unused substitute in the 1–0 defeat at home to

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

on 16 December 2006. On his last appearance Taylor played in the 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient, scoring Torquay's only goal. Taylor retired from football in May 2007 due to recurring back and ankle injuries. His brother

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also played professionally for Swindon Town.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Craig 1974 births Living people Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English footballers Association football defenders Exeter City F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players